Steve Glassman was sworn in to his first term as Commissioner of District 2 on March 20, 2018. Commissioner Glassman also currently serves as Fort Lauderdale’s Vice Mayor. His run for City Commission was a victory of people over politics. It was an honest, straightforward campaign about fixing our infrastructure, real solutions for traffic, and smart growth that proactively plans for the future. Steve has worked hard to ensure that everyone has a seat at the table and all neighborhoods are treated fairly.
Steve was born in New York City in 1953 and grew up on Long Island. After receiving a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree, he was an educator for eighteen years. Steve and his spouse of forty-seven years, Rande, moved to the area in 1994 and they have lived in District II for the past 20+ years. For eleven years, Steve was an administrator for the Broward County Cultural Division where he worked closely with elected officials and business leaders to further the quality of life in all of Broward’s major cities.
Closer to home, Steve has served on Fort Lauderdale’s Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board and the Planning and Zoning Board where he grew to understand the importance of building consensus. Over his many years in various civic leadership positions, including President of the Broward Trust for Historic Preservation, Steve has come to understand how vital Neighborhood Associations are in our City’s civic and economic development. This understanding was driven home time and time again in Steve’s seven-year tenure as the President of the Central Beach Alliance where he worked in close partnership with many of the City’s most prominent neighborhood and business leaders.
Steve is running for re-election because his work to improve our community is not done yet. Since being elected as your City Commissioner, he has worked hard to improve the relationship between the residents and the City Commission. He strongly believes that the residents’ collective voices are an essential part of the government process. Steve has worked hard and will continue to work hard to ensure that all voices are heard and that civility, reason and fiscal responsibility are maintained on the City Commission.
City Commissioner Steve Glassman has represented District 2 since 2018, and respectfully serves as your Fort Lauderdale Vice Mayor.
Relentlessly focused on accelerated upgrades to our city’s infrastructure, stormwater flooding systems, roadways and technology platforms, Steve gets real results. And he is taking our homeless challenges head-on to safeguard our neighborhood, streets and parks.
Leading the way on smart planning for the future that addresses the mistakes of the past while ensuring housing affordability remains a priority, he has demanded the commission pass a balanced budget – with no tax rate increases for 6 years straight.
And while Steve won’t shy away from a fight to protect our residents and small businesses, he works hard to ensure that everyone has a seat at the table and all neighborhoods are treated fairly.
Steve was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. After earning his BA and MA Degrees from SUNY Buffalo, he was an educator for eighteen years. Steve and his spouse of 51 years, Rande, moved to South Florida in 1994 and have lived in District 2 for the past 25 years. For over a decade, he was an administrator for the Broward County Cultural Division where he worked closely with neighborhood and business leaders to improve the quality of life for all through the arts and culture.
Before becoming your City Commissioner, Steve served on the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board and the Planning and Zoning Board, where he earned a strong reputation for building positive consensus and working as a team to get things done. Because of his many years in various civic leadership positions, including President and founder of the Broward Trust for Historic Preservation, Steve understands how vital Neighborhood Associations are in our City’s civic and economic development. In his seven-year tenure as the President of the Central Beach Alliance, he worked in close partnership with our neighbors and many of the City’s most impactful neighborhood and business leaders. He has also served as President of several beach condominium associations including his current 12-year tenure at the Sapphire Condominium.
