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Maria Sachs
Maria Lorts Sachs (b. March 25, 1949) is a former Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 34 from 2010 to 2016.
Sachs did not seek re-election to the Florida State Senate in 2016.
Sachs served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 86 from 2006 to 2010.
Biography
Sachs' professional experience includes working as an associate professor at the University of Maryland.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Sachs served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities |
| • Fiscal Policy |
| • Higher Education, Vice chair |
| • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security |
| • Regulated Industries |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Sachs served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Gaming, Vice chair |
| • Agriculture |
| • Education |
| • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security |
| • Regulated Industries |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sachs served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Regulated Industries, Vice chair |
| • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities |
| • Higher Education |
| • Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security |
| • Reapportionment |
| • Legislative Auditing |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Sachs served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Energy & Utilities Policy |
Campaign themes
2014
Sachs' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Texting While Driving
- Excerpt: "Maria is fully dedicated to passing stronger legislation banning texting while driving."
Jobs and Economy
- Excerpt: "Maria is focused on combating the foreclosure crisis and strengthening our consumer rights protections"
Education
- Excerpt: "Maria sits on the Education Policy and Education Appropriations Committees and is intent on passing meaningful legislation to support Florida’s schools."
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2014
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Florida State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Incumbent Maria Sachs was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Ellyn Bogdanoff was unopposed in the Republican primary. Sachs defeated Bogdanoff in the general election. Joseph "JB" Bensmihen (R) withdrew from the race on June 26, 2014.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Maria Sachs Incumbent |
52.1% | 87,340 | |
| Republican | Ellyn Bogdanoff | 47.9% | 80,353 | |
| Total Votes | 167,693 | |||
2012
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012
Sachs won re-election in the 2012 election for Florida State Senate District 34. Sachs defeated Martin David Kiar in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated incumbent Ellyn Bogdanoff (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maria Sachs Incumbent |
52.8% | 122,430 | |
| Republican | Ellyn Bogdanoff Incumbent | 47.2% | 109,329 | |
| Total Votes | 231,759 | |||
2010
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2010
Sachs won election to the District 30 seat of the Florida State Senate in 2010. She did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary or in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Sachs won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 86th District, defeating John Sottilare (NPA). Sachs received 47,323 votes in the election while Sottilare received 10,390 votes.[9] Sachs raised $63,767 for her campaign; Sottilare raised $4,375.[10]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 86 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Maria Sachs (D)
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47,323 | 82.0% | ||
| John Sottilare (NPA) | 10,390 | 18.0% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 11.
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- Legislators are scored on whether the organization believes they are making an effort to provide “a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education.”
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 5.
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2013
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In 2013, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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Personal
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Sachs and her husband Peter have three children. She has been a member of the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce, California Bar Association, Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, Federal Bar of the Southern District of Florida, Florida Bar Association, Executive Board Member of the Jewish Association for Residential Care and the board of Kids in Distress.[1]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for Maria + Sachs + Florida + Senate
See also
- Florida State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Florida State Legislature
- Florida state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Maria Sachs on Facebook
- Maria Sachs on Twitter
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Sachs Biography," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ mariasachs.com, "Official campaign website," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Bogdanoff's primary opponent withdraws from race," June 27, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Official Primary Results," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "November 2, 2010, Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Florida House Official Election Results," November 4, 2008
- ↑ followthemoney.org, "District 86 Florida House candidate funds, 2008," November 4, 2008
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nan Rich (D) |
Florida State Senate 34 2012- 2016 |
Succeeded by Gary Farmer (D) |
| Preceded by ' |
Florida State Senate District 30 2010-2012 |
Succeeded by ' |
| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 86 2006–2010 |
Succeeded by Lori Berman |
