Ron Gunzburger

Ronald M. "Ron" Gunzburger (b. 1963) is a Florida attorney, communications consultant, and publisher of the Politics1.com website.

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1963 - Politics1.com

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Born in New England, Gunzburger grew up in South Florida. He earned his B.A. degree in Political Science from George Washington University in 1984, and his J.D. degree cum laude from Vermont Law School in 1987.

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New England - Florida - B.A. - Political Science - George Washington University - 1984 - J.D. - Vermont Law School - 1987

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Before entering law school in the mid-1980s, Ron served as a legislative assistant in two Congressional offices on Capitol Hill. He began his political consulting career when his mother Sue Gunzburger first ran for Hollywood, Florida, City Commissioner in 1982 (she won that race and every race since then). Sue Gunzburger (D) is also the same person who earned national attention for her prominent role in the 2000 Presidential recount as the Broward County Commission Chair who served on the Broward County Election Canvassing Board.

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Capitol Hill - Hollywood, Florida - 1982 - 2000 Presidential recount - Broward County

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Specializing in direct mail and message development, Gunzburger worked as a professional campaign consultant for 20 years in over 125 campaigns ranging from municipal races through Congressional campaigns. His innovative and often humorous campaign ads have been featured on NBC's Today Show, CNN's Headline News and in numerous print articles. Selected by the US Secretary of Defense, Ron spent nine days participating in DOD's prestigious JCOC program in 2001. Most recently, Ron volunteered in January 2004 as a Howard Dean campaign GOTV ward captain in Concord, New Hampshire during the primary campaign. He remains active in numerous civic and progressive organizations.

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Today Show - Headline News - 2001 - 2004 - Howard Dean - GOTV - Concord, New Hampshire

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A trial attorney since 1988, Ron has previously served as an Assistant Public Defender, an Assistant Attorney General of Florida (RICO Unit, Economic Crimes Division), and as a litigation partner in a large national law firm. Gunzburger was a candidate for Broward County Judge in 1994, losing in the run-off (45% - 149,000 votes). He was again a candidate in 2002, challenging an incumbent Circuit Court Judge in the 17th Judicial Circuit (Broward County) of Florida -- in a county where no incumbent circuit judge had lost a race for re-election in over 60 years -- but missed qualifying for the run-off by a 2% margin. He is currently General Counsel and Director of Administration for Broward County Property Appraiser Lori Parrish.

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1988 - Public Defender - Attorney General - RICO Unit - 1994 - 2002

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Moving into the realm of new media, he created and launched the Politics1 web site in late 1997. While the site initially published a political newsletter (The Politics1 Report), Gunzburger converted the weekly newsletter into one of the first established daily political blog sites in early 2002.

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The South Florida Business Journal honored Gunzburger and 39 others in 1998 with its prestigious "40 Under 40 Award" for achieving career excellence before age 40.

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