Background
Geller was born in The Bronx in New York City in 1954, and moved to the state of Florida in 1965.
Geller was born in The Bronx in New York City in 1954, and moved to the state of Florida in 1965.
He attended Northwestern University, but did not graduate, instead receiving his bachelor"s degree in history from the Florida State University in 1975. After graduation, Geller then attended the Florida State University College of Law, receiving his Juris Doctor in 1979.
In 1989, he was elected the Chairman of the Miami-Dade County Democratic Party, serving in that capacity in 2000. During the 2000 presidential election, he played a prominent role as an attorney for the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Gore presidential campaign. During the recount, Geller, seeking to confirm a theory that some Gore voters had accidentally punched the wrong hole in their ballots, requested a sample ballot from the Supervisor of Elections" office.
After receiving the ballot from a clerk, Geller was accused of stealing a ballot, was mobbed by protesters, and had to be escorted to safety by police.
"I requested, which I"m entitled to do," Geller said. "lieutenant was clearly marked "sample ballot for use by Democratic Party." The whole transaction was out in the open and all very calmly done.
This Republican observer — a woman with blond hair, a suit and clipboard — was watching the whole thing. But the moment I started to walk away, she sicced the crowd on medical
She said I was stealing a ballot and they surrounded medical
lieutenant was all orchestrated."
Geller ran for Mayor of North Bay Village, a small city in northeastern Miami-Dade County, in 2004. When incumbent State Representative Dan Gelber was unable to seek re-election due to term limits in 2008, Geller ran to succeed him in the 106th District, which stretched from Fisher Island to Golden Beach in eastern Miami-Dade County. He faced Richard L. Steinberg in the Democratic primary, and he lost to Steinberg handily, receiving only 31% of the vote to Steinberg"s 69%.
In 2014, incumbent State Representative Joseph Gibbons was unable to seek re-election in the 100th District, so Geller ran in the Democratic primary to replace him, declaring, "My style is to be a consensus builder to build bridges between people.
I’m a progressive. And I make no bones about being a progressive. But I have also lived in other parts of the state.
I think I can do some good up there. I think I can make a difference.
In the general election, Geller faced fellow attorney Marty Feigenbaum and once again earned the endorsement of the Herald, which said that he was "thoroughly familiar with the issues.".