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Nancy Detert
| Nancy Detert | ||
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| Florida State Senate District 28 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 17, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 5 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Leadership | ||
| Florida State Senate Majority Whip | ||
| 2008-2012 | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $29,687/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms (8 years) | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Florida house of Representatives | ||
| 1999-2008 | ||
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | October 22, 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Chicago, IL | |
| Profession | Mortgage broker | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Prior to her election to the state senate, Detert served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1999-2008. In 2006, she was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida's 13th congressional district. She has also served on the Sarasota County School Board.
Detert has been the Majority Whip of the Florida State Senate since 2008.
Detert attended Sienna Heights College from 1962-1963. She has worked as a mortgage broker/owner for the Osprey Mortgage Company. She served as the legislative chair of the Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers in 1998. She was a member of the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee in 1998. That year, she was also the vice-president of the Venice-Nokomis Federated Womens Club. She was the president of the Republican Women's Club of Sarasota in 1996, the same year that she was president of the Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers. She has been a board member of Enterprise Florida and a board member of the financial services division of the National Conference of State Legislatures, as well as the vice-president of the Women's Legislative Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Issues
Political positions
Oil drilling
In October 2009, Detert said that she may support a plan that would allow oil drilling within 10 miles of Florida's coast if the tax money raised from the oil-drilling operations is used to subsidize solar panel installation. The Florida Solar Energy Industry Association announced that it supports the oil-drilling compromise. The new position by the solar panel installers goes against a "longstanding coalition of renewable energy businesses and environmentalists" in the state. Jerry Karnas, a lobbyist with the environmental organization Environmental Defense, said that solar panel installers "sold out." Detert said that oil drilling and solar panel installation should not preclude each other.[1]
Background checks
Detert is in favor of overhauling Florida's laws about background checks for caregivers for children and the elderly, after a Florida Sun Sentinel series that indicated that thousands of felons have jobs in day care and nursing homes. Detert said, "We shouldn't hire anyone until their background check is in because it's too dangerous. You have people in nursing homes who are elderly, unconscious, strapped to the bed. I realize these are minimum-wage jobs, and it's hard to get people to do this kind of work, but you have to get people you can trust."[2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Detert served on the following committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Commerce and Tourism, Chair | ||||
| • Banking and Insurance | ||||
| • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs | ||||
| • Regulated Industries | ||||
| • Administrative Procedures | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Detert served on these committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Commerce and Tourism Committee, Chair | ||||
| • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs | ||||
| • Environmental Preservation and Conservation | ||||
| • Reapportionment | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Detert served on these committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs | ||||
| • Education Pre-K - 12 | ||||
| • Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations | ||||
| • Environmental Preservation and Conservation | ||||
Elections
2012
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012
Detert won re-election in the 2012 election for Florida State Senate District 28. Detert ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Nancy Detert won election to the 23rd District Seat in the Florida State Senate, defeating Morgan R. Bentley (D), and Robert Waechter (WRI). Detert raised $547,518 for her campaign, while Bentley raised $223,428. Waechter raised nothing. [5]
| Florida State Senate, District 23 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Nancy Detert (R)
|
136,703 | 58.3% | ||
| Morgan R. Bentley (D) | 97,668 | 41.7% | ||
| Robert Waechter (WRI) | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010 (Off-cycle)
Detert raised $5,500 in campaign contributions in 2010, a year in which she was not up for election. The largest contributors are listed below.[6]
| Florida State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Nancy Detert's campaign in 2010 | |
| Hospital Corp Of America | $2,000 |
| Horton, Mifflin Harcourt | $500 |
| Keiser University | $500 |
| Foundation For Leadership & Integrity CCE | $500 |
| Detert, Nancy C | $500 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $5,500 |
2008
In 2008, Detert collected $547,518 in campaign contributions.[7] The five largest contributors to her campaign were as follows:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Florida Republican Party | $214,563 |
| Hospital Corporation of America | $4,000 |
| Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers | $3,000 |
| Florida Association of Insurance Agents | $2,500 |
| Florida Institute of CPAs | $2,500 |
Recent news
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Nancy Detert News Feed
- Florida Senate honors Detert for her foster care advocacy - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
- Detert among top 5 fundraisers in Florida Senate - Sarasota Herald-Tribune (blog)
- Florida Senate weakens parent trigger bill; floor vote likely Tuesday - Bradenton Herald
- Scott set to act on slate of bills, including those sponsored by First Coast ... - Florida Times-Union
- Florida ranks 23rd in electing women to Legislature - Sarasota Herald-Tribune (blog)
- Foster care bill named for Detert passes - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
- Allen West, other conservatives ask Congress to redo immigration bill - Tampabay.com (blog)
- Gov. Scott building political bridges - Sarasota Herald-Tribune (blog)
- Scott approves Benderson rowing park funds - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
- Florida Amazon.com center would increase sales tax and employment - WEAR
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Personal
Detert, who is divorced, is the mother of three children.
External links
- Official Florida State Senate website of Senator Nancy Detert
- Project Vote Smart Nancy Detert candidate summary
- Project Vote Smart Nancy Detert biography
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
References
- ↑ Herald Tribune, "Anti-drilling coalition fractures", October 3, 2009
- ↑ Florida Sun Sentinel, "Florida lawmakers vow changes after learning of laxness, loopholes in checking child and elder care workers", October 3, 2009
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections "Candidate List" Accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, Official Primary Results
- ↑ 2008 Senate District 23 Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributions to Nancy Detert
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Joe Negron |
Florida State Senate, District 28 2012–present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by ' |
Florida State Senate, District 23 2008–2012 |
Succeeded by Garrett Richter |
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