Broward County Commission District 5

October 19, 2008

County Commission District 5

Russell Setti

No party affiliation

Personal: 65, single

Education: Graduate equivalency degree through U.S. Air Force, 1960

Professional: District administrator, Broward Soil and Water Conservation District; real estate broker

Political: Mayor-commissioner, Cooper City, 1973-79

Civic: Active in natural resource conservation projects; government affairs committee, South Broward Board of Realtors; former chairman, First Florida Public Summit on affordable housing

Lois Wexler

Democrat

Personal: 58, married,

two children

Education: Bachelor's, Florida Atlantic University, 1971

Professional: Full-time county commissioner

Political: Broward County mayor, 2008; Broward County Commission, 2004-present; Broward County School Board, 1992-2004

Civic: Children's Services Council; Metropolitan Planning Organization; School Oversight Committee; South Florida Regional Planning Council; Broward Aging Alliance; Broward County Elder Services Summit

Issues

Streamlining government: Setti wants to reward employees who find savings and to create public-private committees to evaluate agencies. Wexler wants to scrutinize all spending each year. She also wants to improve oversight in government.

Scott Wyman