By Buddy Nevins, BrowardBeat.com, SouthFloridaReporter.com, Jan. 5, 2015 – Howard “Help Me Howard” Finkelstein opened his campaign on Monday for another four years as Public Defender.
First elected unopposed in 2004, Finkelstein filed his papers in Tallahassee allowing him to collect contributions.
His treasurer is Steven Michaelson — retired deputy public defender and, more important, a long-time political strategist for former Public Defender Al Schreiber and then for Finkelstein.
The pony-tailed diminutive Finkelstein, 62, had the classic spectacular rise, tragic fall and phoenix-like return all played out in the media.
