Roger Wishner
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Roger Wishner | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 98th district | |
| In office November 7, 2000 – November 2, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Steven Effman |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Sands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1957 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | Grant, Chad |
| Education | Miami-Dade Community College (A.A.) |
Roger B. Wishner is a Democratic politician and attorney-at-law who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2004.
Wishner was born in Miami Beach, Florida. He attended Miami-Dade Community College, graduating with his associate degree.[1]
Sunrise City Commission
In 1987, Wishner was elected to the Sunrise City Commission, defeating incumbent Commissioner Bernie Weiselberg.[2] He was re-elected in 1991 over former City Commissioner Bill Colon,[3] and in 1995 against high school teacher Arthur Goldsmith, despite Mayor Steven Effman's campaign to defeat him.[4] He was re-elected to a final term in 1999.[5]
Florida House of Representatives
In 2000, incumbent Democratic Representative Steven Effman declined to seek re-election to a third term following a sex scandal,[6] and Wishner ran to succeed him in the 98th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and faced Republican Craig Appleman in the general election.[7] Wishner defeated Appleman in a landslide, receiving 67 percent of the vote.[8]
Wishner ran for re-election in 2002 and faced businessman Franklin Sands in the Democratic primary.[9] He won renomination, winning 55 percent of the vote to Sands's 45 percent,[10] and faced only write-in opposition in the general election.[11]