Nan H. Rich | |
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| Mayor of Broward County | |
| In office November 28, 2023 –November 19, 2024 | |
| Vice Mayor | Beam Furr |
| Preceded by | Lamar P. Fisher |
| Succeeded by | Beam Furr |
| Vice Mayor of Broward County | |
| In office November 29,2022 –November 28,2023 | |
| Mayor | Lamar P. Fisher |
| Preceded by | Lamar P. Fisher |
| Succeeded by | Beam Furr |
| Member of the Broward County Commission from the 1st district | |
| Assumed office November 22,2016 | |
| Preceded by | Martin David Kiar |
| Minority Leader of the Florida Senate | |
| In office November 16,2010 –November 20,2012 | |
| Preceded by | Al Lawson |
| Succeeded by | Chris Smith |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 34th district | |
| In office November 2,2004 –November 6,2012 | |
| Preceded by | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
| Succeeded by | Redistricted |
| Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 97th district | |
| In office November 7,2000 –November 2,2004 | |
| Preceded by | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
| Succeeded by | Susan Goldstein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 9,1942 New York City,New York,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | David Rich |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
Nan H. Rich (born February 9,1942) is an American politician from the state of Florida and currently serves as a county commissioner in Broward County,Florida.
She served as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate from 2004 to 2012. Rich served as Senate Minority Leader from 2010 to 2012 and was term-limited out of the Senate in 2012. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2004.
She was a candidate for Governor of Florida in 2014, [1] [2] but lost the Democratic primary to Charlie Crist,who garnered 74 percent of the vote. [3] Rich received endorsements from both the Florida NOW and NOW as well as Buddy MacKay,the most recent Democratic governor of Florida. [4]
President Bill Clinton appointed Rich to the Board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington,D.C. [5] Rich served as president of the National Council of Jewish Women (1996-1999). [6]
Rich attended the University of Florida,where she was a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority. [7]