BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Broward County has a new Mayor and Vice Mayor today. Two new Broward Commissioners have been sworn in and three incumbent Commissioners have once again been sworn in to represent their individual districts. 

The Broward Board of County Commissioners selected District 4 Commissioner and former Vice Mayor, Lamar P. Fisher to serve as Mayor.  Commissioner Nan Rich (District 1) has been chosen to serve as Vice Mayor.  The Broward County Charter stipulates that Commissioners, elected from single-member districts, vote annually in November for the position of Mayor and Vice Mayor.

Outgoing Mayor Michael Udine delivered the 2022 Annual State of the County Address today and described the State of the County as "strong."  He noted that Commissioners passed a balanced $6.9 billion budget for FY23 without raising property taxes and increased the living wage for employees and outsourced contractual workers doing business with the county. Commissioner Udine will continue to serve the residents of District 3. 

Mayor Fisher will also serve as the Commissioner representing Broward District 4 after winning re-elected this year. Fisher is a fourth-generation resident of Broward County, and his great-grandfather signed the articles of incorporation for the City of Pompano Beach in 1908.

He entered public service in 1994 by serving on the City of Pompano Beach Planning and Zoning Board for eight years. He was successfully elected as the Pompano Beach City Commissioner for District 3 in 2002 and re-elected in 2004 and 2006. Following in his grandfather's footsteps, in 2007 Lamar was elected Mayor-at-Large of Pompano Beach and served re-election terms in 2010, 2013, and 2016 through November of 2018. Commission District 4 encompasses Fort Lauderdale (part), Hillsboro Beach, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Lazy Lake, Lighthouse Point, Oakland Park (part), Pompano Beach (part), Sea Ranch Lakes, and Wilton Manors (part).  Mayor Fisher was proudly sworn in by his daughter Patricia Fisher McGrath, with his wife Suzan Fisher, his son-in-law Tom McGrath, his granddaughter Madison, and his son and daughter-in-law Paul and Molly Fisher by his side. 

Commissioners also chose Nan Rich to serve as Vice Mayor. Nan Rich represents Broward District 1 and is a former State Senator.  She served in the State Senate from 2004 until she was term-limited in 2012. She was the first woman to be elected Senate Democratic Leader in 2010. She also served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives. She was voted to represent residents in District 1 in 2016.  Commission District 1 encompasses Broward Municipal Service District (SW Regional Landfill), County Regional Facility (Water Conservation Area), Miramar (part), Pembroke Pines (part), Southwest Ranches (part), and Weston.

New Commissioners joining the Board are also experienced and recognizable political public figures in Broward's history. 

Robert McKinzie was sworn in today to serve District 8. He was sworn in by his sons Robert L. and Ryan L. McKinzie. He has served as a Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner since 2014. Robert McKinzie is a native of Fort Lauderdale,  graduating from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. Prior to his election to the Broward County Commission, he served as the District 3 Commissioner for the City of Fort Lauderdale. Commissioner McKinzie has many years of experience and service in Broward County both in the public and private sectors. He is a licensed General Contractor and has been in the construction business for over 20 years. He currently sits on the Broward Housing Finance Authority. Commission District 8 encompasses Broward Municipal Service District (Central County, turnpike), Coconut Creek (part), Fort Lauderdale (part), Lauderdale Lakes (part), Lauderhill (part), Margate (part), North Lauderdale (part), Oakland Park (part), Plantation (part), Pompano Beach (part), Tamarac (part), and Wilton Manors (part).

The Honorable Hazelle P. Rogers was sworn in today to serve as Broward Commissioner for District 9. Swearing her into office was Bishop Clinton George Ruddock, Senior Pastor of the New Life Fellowship Center; and Bishop Henry Fernandez, from the Henry Fernandez Ministries. Rogers began her political career in Broward County in 1996 when she was elected to the Lauderdale Lakes City Commission, the only woman on the 7-member commission. She was appointed as President of the Broward League of Cities in 2004, representing the 31 municipalities in Broward County. She subsequently served as Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes, just prior to her election to the Broward County Commission in 2022. After 12 years of service in Lauderdale Lakes, in 2008 she was elected to the State Legislature, making her the first person from the English-speaking Caribbean-American community elected to office in the southeastern United States. When she was elected to her second term, she became the first Jamaican and second person from the English-speaking Caribbean to serve in the Florida House of Representatives. Over her 32 years of public service, Commissioner Rogers has received numerous awards, including the Florida Association of Counties' Champion Award for 2014 and 2015; the Jamaican American Bar Association Legislative Award, 2015; and the Florida League of Cities' Legislative Appreciation Award for four consecutive years 2013-2016. Commission District 9 encompasses the Broward Municipal Service District (turnpike), Fort Lauderdale (part), Lauderdale Lakes (part), Lauderhill (part), Oakland Park (part), Plantation (part), and Sunrise (part).  

Incumbent Commissioners Mark Bogen and Beam Furr were both sworn in, once again serving the people of District 2 (Bogen) and District 6 (Furr).  

Commissioner Bogen was sworn into his District 2 seat by Broward Chief Judge Jack B. Tuter.  Bogen has been practicing law for 30 years and as the managing partner of the Bogen Law Group which focuses on the representation of condominium and homeowner associations big and small. He is also well known for his legal expertise in a variety of securities, consumer, and anti-trust class action lawsuits. Mark Bogen was a former Special Assistant to the State Attorney's office, an adjunct professor of business law at Florida Atlantic University, and authored a book "What Every Condo Owner Should Know."  Broward District 2 encompasses Broward Municipal Service District (Hillsboro Pines & Ranches, turnpike), County Regional Facility (Monarch Land Fill), Coconut Creek (part), Deerfield Beach, Margate (part), Parkland (part/south of Sawgrass), Pompano Beach (part), and Tribal Land (Coconut Creek Casino).

Broward Commissioner Beam Furr retains his seat representing Broward District 6. He was sworn in today by his sister Tiffany Furr Grantham.  He formerly served as a Hollywood City Commissioner for 12 consecutive years representing Hollywood's District 2. He was formerly a teacher at Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines for many years. Broward Commission District 6 includes parts of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Pembroke Park, and West Park.

November 29, 2022

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