Former Cooper City Mayor Russell M. Setti expected to lose his underdog campaign to unseat Democratic Broward County Commissioner Lois Wexler and was not surprised Tuesday night.
Wexler easily beat the challenger, 50,883 votes to 17,257, but Setti was not unhappy.
"It's not all about victory but about participation and democracy," Setti said. "Wexler did not want to have a debate with me. You can't be an official without being accountable."
District 5 includes the entire city of Cooper City and portions of Davie, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, The Town of Southwest Ranches, Sunrise and Weston
Setti, administrator of Broward Soil and Water Conservation, based most of his campaign on environmental issues saying that if elected he would re-evaluate the county's recycling program, improve environmental checks and balances, adopt tiered water system charges and reward conservation, among others issues.
Setti campaign urged citizens to vote on issues and not on party affiliation and believes in an election reform.
"We were not founded as a two party system. In George Washington's time people were elected based on the person and the issues not the party," he said. Setti wants to change the election process where all parties are equal so that non-partisans are not treated like second class citizen.
Wexler, a one-term commissioner who served as Broward County mayor for the last year, wants to continue expanding programs and services for senior citizens and recognizing the importance of utilizing data and technology in our current systems.
Setti, 65, was born in Brooklyn, NY. In 1973 at age 29 he was elected to the Cooper City Commission. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977.
He is a member of the Broward County Agricultural Council, Davie-Cooper City Chamber of Commerce, Hollywood-South Broward Board of Realtors and Tropical Rare Fruits and Vegetables Society.
Dainelys Martinez
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