Anna Cowin is a former Lake County School District superintendent and served in the Florida State Senate. A Republican representing Leesburg in the 20th District State Senate Seat, in 2004 Cowin announced that she would not seek re-election to her seat and instead would run for Lake County Superintendent of Schools. She was succeeded by Carey Baker. [1]
Cowin was born in Brooklyn, New York. She has a BA from the College of New Rochelle in New York (1968) and an MS from Fordham University. [2] She authored Kayla McKean legislation (Kayla McKean Child Protection Act). [3]
She is married and has three children. [2]
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