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
