Daniel Liftman , who worked for decades as a staffer to late Democratic U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings , died Tuesday in West Palm Beach after a long illness, the office of state Rep. Jervone “Tae” Edmonds said.

He was 73.

Liftman spent 32 years serving the people of South Florida while working under Hastings, who passed away in April 2021 .

At the time, Hastings was the longest-serving member of Florida’s congressional delegation. And for Hastings’ entire tenure in Washington, Liftman was there.

Born in Massachusetts on Dec. 5, 1951, Daniel Arthur Liftman was the only son of Samuel and Doris Liftman . He went on to earn an associate degree in theater arts from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in 1971 and a bachelor’s in communications from Georgia Southern University in 197

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