Nancy Detert
Nancy C. Detert (b. October 22, 1944 in Chicago, IL) is a former Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 28 from 2008 to 2016. Detert served as Majority Whip from 2008 to 2010.
Detert did not seek re-election to the Florida State Senate in 2016.
Detert served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1999 to 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.
Biography
Detert attended Sienna Heights College from 1962 to 1963. Her professional experience includes working as a mortgage broker/owner for the Osprey Mortgage Company.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Detert served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs |
| • Commerce and Tourism, Chair |
| • Education Pre-K - 12, Vice chair |
| • Joint Administrative Procedures |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Detert served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • 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 the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • 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 the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs |
| • Education Pre-K - 12 |
| • Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations |
| • Environmental Preservation and Conservation |
Issues
Political positions
Oil drilling
In October 2009, Detert said that she could 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 voiced favor for 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]
Sponsored legislation
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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 Nancy Detert was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[3][4]
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.[5][6]
2008
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 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.[7]
| Florida State Senate, District 23 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Nancy Detert (R)
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136,703 | 58.3% | ||
| Morgan R. Bentley (D) | 97,668 | 41.7% | ||
| Robert Waechter (WRI) | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2016
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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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Detert, who is divorced, has three children. She served as the legislative chair of the Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers in 1998. Detert has been a member of the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, Enterprise Florida and the financial services division of the National Conference of State Legislatures; vice president of the Venice-Nokomis Federated Womens Club and the Women's Legislative Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures; and president of the Republican Women's Club of Sarasota and the Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers.
Recent news
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See also
- Florida State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Florida State Legislature
- Florida state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart Nancy Detert summary
- Project Vote Smart Nancy Detert biography
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2008, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ 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, "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
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Official Primary Results," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ followthemoney.org, "2008 Senate District 23 Election Results," November 4, 2008
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Joe Negron |
Florida State Senate, District 28 2012–2016 |
Succeeded by Kathleen Passidomo (R) |
| Preceded by ' |
Florida State Senate, District 23 2008–2012 |
Succeeded by Garrett Richter |
