Adam Fetterman (born October 16, 1970) is an attorney and
Democratic Party politician in
Palm City, Florida
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, who served as the representative for District 81 of the
Florida House of Representatives
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from 2008–2009.
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Fetterman was born in ]New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle ( ; in ) is a Political subdivisions of New York State#City, city in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately from Midtow ...
October 16, 1970 and moved to Florida in 1973. He graduated from Palm Beach Gardens High School
Palm Beach Gardens Community High School is a public magnet high school for grades 9–12 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The school mascot is the Gator. It was built in 1968 as a public high school. The original school was demolished and a new ...
and earned his Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
degree in anthropology
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at Brandeis University
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in 1992, after serving served as President of th
Society Organized Against Racism
and Brandeis and being a Founding Father
Massachusetts Beta Chapter
Phi Kappa Psi
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fraternity. He later earned his Juris Doctor
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from the University of Miami School of Law
The University of Miami School of Law (Miami Law or UM Law) is the law school of the University of Miami, a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida.
Founded in 1926, it is the oldest law school in South Florida, graduating its first ...
in 1998, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of th
University of Miami Business Law Journal
In 2003, Fetterman was recognized by th
Boys and Girls Clubs
of Florida as the new board member of the year for his efforts to reorganize the fundraising model for the organization. He served as the General Counsel for the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office from 2006 to 2023.
Fetterman was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2010 by Gayle B. Harrell.
Fetterman is Jewish.
References
Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
1970 births
Living people
Florida lawyers
Politicians from New Rochelle, New York
21st-century members of the Florida Legislature
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