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Alberto Gutman
American politician

Alberto Gutman

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American politician
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Havana, Cuba
Age
60 years
Education
University of Miami
Miami Dade College
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Biography

Gutman smoking cigars with members of the Florida House of Representatives
Gutman addressing his colleagues in the Senate chamber
Gutman listening to Father Sergio Carrillo of St.John the Apostle Church in Hialeah, Florida, along with other members of the Florida House of Representatives

Alberto Gutman (January 4, 1959 – February 17, 2019) was a Cuban-American politician. Born to a Jewish family in Havana, Cuba, he moved to the United States when he was 6 years old.

Early life

He lived and went to school in Miami Beach, Florida.

He entered politics and became a member of the Republican Party. He was elected Member of Florida House of Representatives, 1984–92; member of Florida Senate 34th District, 1992-99.

He is a member of the Freemasons, B'nai B'rith, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Theta Kappa.

He is married and has two daughters, one of whom is disabled.

In 1992 he won first election to the Florida Senate defeating Democrat Kendall Coffey, who was subsequently appointed by President Clinton as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Gutman resigned his post as chair of the Senate Health Care Committee over alleged improprieties in brokering a Medicaid health plan during his term as vice chairman of the committee. He had obtained the permission of the Senate legal counsel before brokering the deal and maintained his position on the Senate Select Committee on Social Services Reform and the Ways and Means subcommittee. Gutman accused his opponent in the 1998 senatorial election of using voodoo against him after Santería paraphernalia was tossed at him and scattered on his vehicle by his opponent's supporters; Gutman won the election.

Death

Gutman died on February 16, 2019, at his home in Miami, Florida.

Electoral history

DatePositionStatusOpponentResultVote shareTop-opponent vote share
1984State RepresentativeIncumbentHarold W. Spaet (D)Elected58.01%41.99%
1986State RepresentativeIncumbentA. J. Daoud (D)Re-elected63.40%36.60%
1988State RepresentativeIncumbentRan unopposedRe-elected100.00%0%
1990State RepresentativeIncumbentSteve Leifman (D)Re-elected58.89%41.11%
1992State SenatorOpen-seatKendall Coffey (D)Elected56.68%43.32%
1994State SenatorIncumbentRan unopposedRe-elected100.00%0%
1998State SenatorIncumbentAgustin "Gus" Garcia (D)Re-elected50.23%49.77%
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