Roger Wishner
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 Miami Beach, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Grant, Chad |
| Residence | Sunrise, Florida |
| 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.
Early life and career
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]
2004 Broward County Commission campaign
In 2004, Broward County Commissioner Lori Parrish opted to run for County Property Appraiser instead of re-election,[12] and Wisher opted to run to succeed her rather than seek re-election to a third term in the State House.[13] He faced School Board member Lois Wexler, Cooper City Mayor Suellen Fardelmann, and former Pembroke Pines Mayor Alex Fekete in the Democratic primary.[14] Wexler ultimately won the primary, receiving 36 percent of the vote to Fardelmann's 28 percent, Fekete's 20 percent, and Wishner's 16 percent.[15]
Post-legislative career
Wishner successfully ran for the Sunrise City Commission again in 2007, defeating incumbent Commissioner Irwin Harlem.[16] He was appointed Deputy Mayor of the Commission and, after Mayor Steven Feren was elected to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in 2008, served out the remainder of Feren's term as Mayor.[17]
Wishner ran for a full term as Mayor in 2010, and was challenged by attorney Mike Ryan and retired social worker Imogene Ferguson.[18] Wishner lost the election to Ryan by a wide margin, receiving 36 percent of the vote to Ryan's 55 percent.[19] Following Wishner's defeat, he returned to his City Commission seat and ran for re-election,[18] but was defeated by fellow City Commissioner Larry Sofield.[20]
In the 2012 presidential election, Wishner endorsed Republican Mitt Romney over incumbent President Barack Obama, and became one of the co-chairs of "Florida Democrats for Mitt Romney."[21]
References
- ^ "Roger B. Wishner". Florida House of Representatives. 2000–2004. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Greenbaum, Kurt (March 11, 1987). "Sunrise re-elects mayor". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 5B. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cherry, Alan (March 13, 1991). "Wishner keeps job ex-council member Colon wanted back". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James, Sallie (March 15, 1995). "Incumbents win re-election in Sunrise". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wallman, Brittany (March 10, 1999). "Commission incumbents easily defeat opponents". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 5B. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broward lawmaker won't seek re-election". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. July 9, 2000. p. 11A. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Savage, Charles (July 22, 2000). "Candidates celebrate lack of challengers". Miami Herald. p. 1A, 2A. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "November 7, 2000 General Election - Official Results - State Representative - District: 98". Florida Department of State Division of Elections. 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Nolin, Robert (August 21, 2002). "Last-minute challenger assails incumbent". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "September 10, 2002 Primary Election - Democratic Primary - Official Results - State Representative - District: 98". Florida Department of State Division of Elections. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ "November 5, 2002 General Election - Official Results - State Representative - District: 98". Florida Department of State Division of Elections. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Nevins, Buddy; Wyman, Scott (April 15, 2004). "Parrish to run for appraiser's job". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nevins, Buddy (May 7, 2004). "Legislator joins crowd in District 5". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bolstad, Erika (August 22, 2004). "District 5 race has 4 touting experience". Miami Herald. p. 1BR. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2004 Primary Election 8/31/2004". Broward County Supervisor of Elections. May 10, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Gollan, Jennifer (March 15, 2007). "Election signals change in Sunrise". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Norman, Bob (November 21, 2008). "Say Hello To Mayor Wishner". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ a b Bryan, Susannah (August 25, 2010). "Newcomer Ryan leads incumbent Mayor Wishner". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2010 Primary Election 8/24/2010". Broward County Supervisor of Elections. September 2, 2010. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ "Municipal/General Elections 2010 - 11/2/2010". Broward County Supervisor of Elections. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Man, Anthony (October 3, 2012). "Democrat endorses Romney". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.