Ron Klein
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| Assumed office January 4, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | July 10, 1957 (age 49) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dori Dragin |
| Religion | Jewish |
Ronald "Ron" Klein (born July 10, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. Klein, a Democrat, served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1993-1996 and in the Florida Senate from 1996 till 2006, where he was the Senate minority leader.
Klein was elected in the 2006 House election in Florida's 22nd congressional district, defeating 13-term Republican incumbent Clay Shaw. He took office on January 4, 2007
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[edit] Early life
Klein was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1975, and attended The Ohio State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1979. While at Ohio State, Klein was an intern at the Ohio General Assembly. Klein attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law and graduated with a law degree in 1982. Ron married Dori Dragin in 1982 and they moved to Boca Raton, Florida in 1985. They have two children, Brian and Lauren.
[edit] Florida legislature
In 1992, Klein defeated ten-year incumbent Steve Press in the Democratic primary to win a seat in the Florida House of Representatives ([1]). Klein became a member of the Florida Senate in 1996, and served as minority whip in 1998 and as minority leader in 2002-2004 ([2]).
[edit] Legal Career
Klein is a Director at the Boca Raton, Florida law firm of Sachs Sax Klein. His practice is focused on transactional law and he is also the head of the firm's government relations/lobbying practice([3]).
[edit] 2006 Congressional race
Klein ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida's 22nd congressional district against 13-term Republican incumbent Clay Shaw. Alhough Shaw won re-election easily in the 2004 election (his opponent dropped out before the election), John Kerry carried the district by a margin on 50-48 percent over George W. Bush in 2004.
On Election Day 2006, Klein defeated Shaw by a margin of 51%-48% and assumed office when the 110th Congress convened on January 4, 2007. Klein was aided by voter discontent over the war in Iraq and the scandal involving Republican Congressman Mark Foley in the neighboring district.
[edit] External links
- U.S. Congressman Ron Klein official House site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission - Ron Klein campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues - Ron Klein issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org - Ron Klein campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Ron Klein (FL) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia - Ron Klein profile
- Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Ron Klein voting record
- Ron Klein for Congress official campaign website
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| Preceded by Clay Shaw |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd congressional district 2007-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Categories: 1957 births | Living people | Florida lawyers | Florida State Senators | Jewish American politicians | Members of the Florida House of Representatives | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida | Current members of the United States House of Representatives | Ohio State University alumni | People from Boca Raton, Florida | People from Cleveland
