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Meet Elaine Schwartz
A Hollywood resident for 25 years, Elaine was born in New York City, raised in Elmont, Long Island, NY, received her BA in History, cum laude, from Hofstra University and Juris Doctor from NYU School of Law. She and Marty have been married since 1968. He is a prominent real estate attorney and partner in the law firm of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price and Axelrod, LLP.
Their three children are Dovid, an attorney involved in civil litigation; Alison, practicing psychologist, whose husband, Joel Nemes, who is the Director of Student Development at Nova Southeastern University ; and Deborah, a writer and new media manager for the New York City affliliate of Habitat for Humanity, whose husband, Brian Geller, is an attorney in NYC.
Councils and Committees:
Health Care Coucil
Healthly Seniors Committee — Ranking Member
Constitutional & Civil Law Committee
Ethics & Elections Committee
DEMOCRATIC WHIP
Elaine Has a Long History of...
Fighting for Elderly and Disabled Rights
Attorney, representing the elderly and disabled*
Chair, Broward County Bar Association, Elder Law Section*
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys*
Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys*
Co-founder, “Share-A-Meal” Homeless Feeding Program*
Member, New York and Florida Bars*
Strengthing Our Community
Hollywood Assistant City Attorney
Commissioner, Hollywood Housing Authority
Temple Solel, Synagogue Board member and Sisterhood President
People Columnist, Hollywood Sun-Tattler
National Council of Jewish Women, State Public Affairs Co-Chair and President, Hollywood Section
Founder, Chair and Musical Director of annual Women’s Seder
Posnack JCC Tri-K Race, Director of Volunteers
Co-founder and Officer of neighborhood security organization
Working for Quality Education
High school teacher, Social Studies and Remedial Reading
Religious school teacher, Metropolitan Synagogue (New York, NY)
Stirling Elementary School PTA, Protection and Safety Chair
Participating in Business and Finance
Attorney with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Transactional Real Estate Attorney with Met Life and leading Miami law firm
Leadership Hollywood, Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Juris Doctor, New York University School of Law
Leading Democrats to Victory
President, Hills Democratic Club*
Member, Broward County Democratic Executive Committee*
Co-founder and Director, Grassroots Patriots, Feet on the Street Activist PAC*
*Denotes current participation
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Pictured above: (top) Schwartz family in Rockefeller Center, up north. Representative Schwartz is reminded of one of the beauties of Florida—no need for winter coats.
(bottom) At the Steinway in the Governor's mansion, Representative Schwartz plays and discusses the suggestion to save the historic "Swanee" state song by change the offensive lrics. The Governor and Legislature adopted this measure.
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For more about Elaine, visit her
Official Florida House of Representatives Webpage.
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