Wexler, Robert, 1961-

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li> 11/04/2008 FL - District 19 Won 66.16% (+38.92%)</li>
<li> 11/07/2006 FL - District 19 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 11/02/2004 FL - District 19 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 11/05/2002 FL District 19 Won 72.16% (+44.32%)</li>
<li> 11/07/2000 FL District 19 Won 71.62% (+43.24%)</li>
<li> 11/03/1998 FL District 19 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 11/05/1996 FL District 19 Won 65.58% (+31.16%)</li>
<li> 10/01/1996 FL District 19 - D Runoff Won 65.07% (+30.15%)</li>
<li> 09/03/1996 FL District 19 - D Primary Won 47.37% (+18.08%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1994 FL State Senate 28 Won 71.36% (+42.73%)</li>
<li> 11/03/1992 FL State Senate 28 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1990 FL State Senate 28 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 10/02/1990 FL State Senate 28 - D Runoff Won 73.45% (+46.91%)</li>
<li> 09/04/1990 FL State Senate 28 - D Primary Won 41.24% (+8.17%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1988 Palm Beach County Commissioner 04 Lost 47.79% (-4.43%)</li>
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<p>Robert Ira Wexler (born January 2, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Florida's 19th congressional district, from 1997 until his resignation on January 3, 2010.</p>

<p>Wexler was born in Queens, New York to Sonny and Sandra Wexler. He and his family moved to South Florida when he was ten. Wexler graduated from Hollywood Hills High School in Hollywood, Florida and later attended Emory University for a year. He transferred to the University of Florida, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1982. Wexler received his J.D. degree from The George Washington University Law School in 1985 and was a lawyer in private practice with Shutts & Bowen before serving in the House.</p>

<p>Wexler served in the Florida Senate from 1990 to 1996 before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1996 election, filling the open seat vacated by fellow Democrat Harry Johnston. He has been reelected five times, never facing serious opposition in one of the most Democratic districts in Florida. On January 3, 2010, he resigned to become executive director of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation, a Washington-based think tank.</p>

WEXLER, Robert, a Representative from Florida; born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., January 2, 1961; graduated from Hollywood Hills High School, Hollywood, Fla.; B.A., University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1982; J.D., George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., 1985; lawyer, private practice; member of the Florida state senate, 1990-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses until his resignation on January 4, 2010 (January 3, 1997-January 4, 2010); president, Center for Middle East Peace, Washington, D.C., 2010-present.