Michael Grieco

Michael Christopher Grieco (born September 21, 1975) is a Democratic member of the Florida Legislature representing the State's 113th House district and criminal defense attorney.

Michael Grieco
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 113th district
Assumed office
November 6, 2018
Preceded byDavid Richardson
Personal details
Born (1975-09-21) September 21, 1975
New York
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceMiami Beach, Florida

Political career

Unseating incumbent Jorge Exposito, he was elected in 2013 as Commissioner in the City of Miami Beach.[1] Grieco resigned on October 24, 2017 after pleading ‘no contest’ in Miami-Dade County criminal court to a first-degree misdemeanor charge of accepting a campaign donation made in the name of another (no conviction). He was sentenced to one year of probation and was not allowed to run for office during that time in a deal prearranged with prosecutors. Grieco was also ordered to pay $3,000 to the State Attorney's office and $3,000 to the Miami-Dade Committee on Ethics.[2] In April 2018, the Court terminated probation six months early and he filed to run for the Florida House of Representatives the following week.[3]

Grieco won his election to the Florida House of Representatives' 113th House District on 6 November 2018. He secured sixty-three percent of the vote while his closest rival Republican Jonathan Parker secured thirty-eight percent.[4] In 2020, Representative Grieco was reelected to a second term unopposed.[5]

References
  1. "Miami Beach History of Mayors and Council Members" (PDF). Miami Beach City Government. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. https://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/10/24/michael-grieco-resign-criminal-charge-2/
  3. Smiley, David. "What better way for a Florida politician to celebrate ending probation than a campaign?". The Miami Herald.
  4. "Florida Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. "Ballotpedia".
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