Ben Graber, For 19th District, Florida
Meet Ben
Ben Graber, the son of Holocaust survivors,
immigrated to the United States after leaving
a displaced person’s camp in Germany and
settled with his family in The Bronx.

Ben attended Queens College and Texas
Tech University School of Medicine. He
moved to Florida and for the past 29 years,
Ben has practiced Gynecological Surgery in
Coral Springs. He is also a voluntary
associate clinical professor at the University
of Florida and University of Miami's schools
of Medicine.

In 1988, Ben was elected to the Florida
House of Representatives. During his term in
the State Legislature, Ben’s leadership skills
were recognized by his colleagues and he
was named the Deputy Majority Leader,
appointed to chair the Health Committee,
and was elected the chair of the Broward
Legislative Delegation. After his four terms in
the House, Ben served in the Broward
County Commission beginning in 2000. In
2005, Ben served as the Mayor of Broward
County.

Ben has nearly two decades of experience
getting things done in South Florida as a
Democrat. He recently became a no party
affiliated candidate to give all citizens the
opportunity to vote for their next congressman
after returning from the summer vacation
season. As your next congressman, Ben
plans to strengthen our economy, bring our
troops home from Iraq, bring our industrial
jobs back home, and deliver a single-payer
healthcare system he has tested in Florida
and has proven will work for America.

Ben married his childhood sweetheart,
Sandy, 38 years ago. They raised their three
daughters, Mylissa, a physician; Geneen, a
pharmacist; and Cari, a physician; right here
in South Florida.
Why Ben Graber
Ben Has Experience Getting Things Done …

As a State Representative:

* Ben was the prime sponsor of the 1993 bill
that reformed private health insurance in
Florida.
* Ben was the prime sponsor of legislation
that improved the Florida Medicaid system in
1996.
* While State Representative, Ben also
served as:
o Deputy Majority Leader
o Chair of the Health Committee
o Chair of the Broward Legislative Delegation

As a County Commissioner:

* Ben was the only commissioner in Broward
County to vote against the new voting
machines in 2001 because of their lack of a
paper trail.
* Ben masterminded the effort to open the
Port of Ft. Lauderdale to competition, which
brought millions of dollars to Broward County.

As County Mayor:

* Ben led the Broward County Delegation to
China in 2006 where he secured multimillion
dollar port services and tourism deals for the
County.
* Ben orchestrated the cleanup of Broward
County following the destruction of Hurricane
Wilma with FEMA and local authorities.

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