2007 – 2008 Legislative Councils

• Policy and Budget (Ranking Member)
• Rules and Calendar

2007 – 2008 Legislative Committees

• Constitution and Civil Law
• Select Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

Legislative Service

• Elected to the House of Representatives in 2000
• Re-elected to the House of Representatives in 2002, 2004, and 2006
• Chair of Broward Legislative Delegation 2007-2008

Biographical Information

• City of Residence: Fort Lauderdale
• Occupation: Attorney – Law Offices of Seiler, Sautter, Zaden, Rimes & Weihe
• Spouse: Susan Rimes of Miami
• Children: Marianna, Jacqueline, Preston, Susanne
• Education: University of Miami, J.D., 1988; University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1985; Cardinal Gibbons High School, 1981; Saint Anthony Catholic School, 1977
• Born: May 27, 1963, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Florida resident since 1964
• Religious Affiliation: Catholic
• Recreational Interest: golf, fishing, cycling, basketball, softball, tennis, coaching

Other Public Service

• City of Wilton Manors, Mayor 1998-2000, Vice Mayor 1996-1998, Council Member 1993-1996
• Director, Wilton Manors Business Association
• Former Chairman and Member, City of Wilton Manors Board of Adjustments and Appeals
• Former Chairman and President, Island City Foundation, Inc. (also former Vice Chairman and Vice President)
• Former Member, Wilton Manors Visioning Committee and Stakeholders Forum (various subcommittees)
• Board of Directors, Notre Dame Club of Greater Fort Lauderdale (1989-1998)
• Member, Notre Dame Club of Greater Fort Lauderdale (1988-present)
• Board of Directors, Orange Bowl Committee (1999-present)
• Member, Orange Bowl Committee (1994-present) (various chairmanships and subcommittees)
• Chairman, Orange Bowl Foundation
• Board of Directors and Officer, Brian Piccolo Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc. (also former President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer)
• Board of Trustees, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery & Science
• Kids in Distress Broward Advisory Council
• Director, PACE Center for Girls
• Director and Advisor, Providence Place Shelter for Homeless Women and Children
• Board of Directors of the St. Thomas More Society
• Elected Member of the Downtown Council Steering Committee (Area Council of Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce)
• General Counsel, Promenade in the Park/Beaux Arts of the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Inc.
• Guardian Ad Litem [numerous cases in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth (17th) Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida]
• Member, Bench & Bar Committee of the Broward County Bar Association
• Former Chairman, Lawyer Referral Committee, Broward County Bar Association
• Former Member, Professionalism/Professional Responsibility Committee, Broward County Bar Association
• Former Member, United Way Committee of the Broward County Bar Association
• Former Member, Fort Lauderdale High School Public Affairs Cluster Advisory Board (Government and Legal)
• Former Member, Waiver Review Committee of the School Board of Broward County, Florida
• Sponsor of “Teacher of the Month”, Wilton Manors Elementary School
• Member, Wilton Manors Elementary PTA
• Youth Baseball Coach, Fort Lauderdale
• Youth Flag Football Coach, Fort Lauderdale
• Youth Girls’ Soccer Coach, Fort Lauderdale
• Former Little League Baseball and Tee Ball Coach, Wilton Manors Little League
• Former Youth Basketball Coach, City of Oakland Park
• Former Girl’s Softball Coach, City of Fort Lauderdale and City of Wilton Manors
• Member, Democratic Club(s) in Pompano, North Broward, Tri-Cities, Pine Island Ridge, and Greater Fort Lauderdale
• Member, Marine Industries of South Florida Manatee Public Awareness Team (2001-2002)
• Lector and Usher, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Legal Highlights

• District of Columbia, Admitted 1988/1989 (currently inactive due solely to geography)
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Admitted 1989
• Supreme Court, State of Florida, Admitted 1988