In Politics There Are No Friends . . . and other Interesting Anecdotes

This book explores the political life and times of Mayor Richard J Kaplan (Ret.) into the early 21st century. He not only served in public office for almost 31 years but held a variety of positions in Southeast Florida, the State of Florida, and in the Federal arena exposing him to numerous well-known and relatively unknown public figures. From this work, he developed his theories on the personalities of politicians and how they operated.

This memoir explores issues impacting people on a daily basis and analyzes political theory, both in a humorous and disconcerting way. These stories are about real people and what they were actually doing to represent their constituency.



About the Author

MAYOR RICHARD J KAPLAN (RET.) Mayor of the City of Lauderhill 1998 - 2018 Councilman/Commissioner of the City of Lauderhill 1988 - 1998 Florida League of Cities Mayor of the Year 2004 Florida MPOAC 1994 - 2015; Chair 2001 - 2014 Broward Metro. Planning Organization 1993 - 2017; Chair 2000 - 2007 Association of MPO's 2001 (the National MPO Organization) - 2006; President 2003 - 2004 Southeast Florida Transportation Council 2005 - 2015; Chair 2006-2012 Florida Strategic Intermodal System Steering Committee 2002 & 2009 Florida Dept. of Transportation 2025 Long Range Steering Cmte. 2004 US Conference of Mayors - Member 1998 - 2014 National League of Cities - Member 1988 - 2018 (serving on several boards) Florida League of Cities - Member 1988 - 2018 (serving on several boards) Inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame 2014