Elect Darrin E. McGillis Clerk of the Circuit Court

Click link for DBR story on Darrin McGillis concession: Clerk of court challenger tenders courteous concession Posted using ShareThis Elections: Clerk of the Courts Miami-Dade veteran Ruvin draws opponents for first time Daily Business Review October 31, 2008 By: Billy Shields Harvey Ruvin is facing opposition for the first time in his 16 years as Miami-Dade County’s Clerk of the Courts. This time, he has plenty of opponents vying for his job, which pays $173,000 a year. The four-way race to be decided Tuesday includes Alfredo Perez, a minor-league baseball player turned lawyer; Darrin McGillis, the former promoter of the Hispanic boy band Menudo. "This is an elected office, and I honor anyone who’d put their hat in the ring to run," Ruvin said. Let’s hope the best man wins." Perez is an attorney who was a catcher in the Houston Astros organization for four years in the 1980s before he was sidelined by a knee injury. He became a Miami solo practitioner after going back ...

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