KEN KEECHL ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
DEMOCRAT KEN KEECHL ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN
FOR BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 4 SEAT
Local Attorney and Political Activist Will Be Full-Time Commissioner
Fort Lauderdale - Broward County attorney and Democratic activist Ken Keechl today announced his campaign for the District 4 seat on the Broward County Commission, pledging to be a full-time representative if elected. Keechl is not expected to face an opponent in the Democratic primary, and will take on incumbent Republican Jim Scott in November.
"It's time the 4th District had a full-time representative on the Broward County Commission," Keechl said. "The County has grown so much, and we are facing too many important issues, to have part-time representation - especially when the job comes with a full-time salary.
"We have a well-noted workforce housing crisis, as well as serious problems surrounding sensible growth," he continued. "I've seen how Broward County has developed over the past 20 years, and we need a focused effort on planning how we'll grow over the next 20 years. When I'm representing the residents of the 4th District, I'll put their interests and futures first."
Keechl is a native Floridian who has lived in Broward County for nearly 20 years. He recently resigned as a partner at Brinkley McNerney to devote his full-time effort to the campaign. During his tenure on the management committee, Brinkley McNerney tripled in size. Keechl built the firm's commercial litigation and land use litigation practices. He served the residents of the City of Plantation for 14 years as Assistant City Attorney, where he fought overdevelopment, and defended the city from developers wanting to take over Plantation Golf Course and other parks, and turn green spaces into high-end housing. Keechl also represented the City of Wellington.
According to the authoritative Martindale-Hubble legal credentialing service, Keechl holds an AV rating by his peers ("A": Very High to Preeminent for Legal Ability; "V": Very High for Ethical Standards).
Keechl also just stepped down as president of the Dolphin Democrats, one of Florida's largest Democratic clubs. The Dolphin Democrats represent Broward's gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community, and Keechl had been president since 2005. During that time the Dolphins' membership grew from 133 to 400, making the club a force in local politics.
Keechl is a member of the Broward Democratic Executive Committee, serves as precinct leader in his local district of 16R, and was a delegate at the Florida Democratic Conventions in 2003 and 2005. He also served on the Kerry-Edwards Legal Team, which was charged with ensuring fairness in the 2004 Broward County vote.
Keechl was born on Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle in 1962, where his father was stationed as an enlisted non-commissioned officer (NCO). After moving around the world throughout his youth, Keechl's family settled in South Florida in the late 1970s. Keechl put himself through school with on-campus jobs, student loans, and Pell Grants, and graduated cum laude from Florida State University (FSU) in 1984. He also graduated cum laude from FSU Law School in 1987, where he also was an editor on the Law Review.
Keechl and his partner, realtor Ted Adcock, have been together 9 years. They live in Coral Ridge.
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Full-Time Commitment. Full-Time Leadership. It's Time for a Change.
