Maria Sachs
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| Member of the Florida Senate from the 34th district |
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Assumed office November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Nan Rich |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 30th district |
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In office November 16, 2010 – November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Deutch |
| Succeeded by | Lizbeth Benacquisto |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 86th district |
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In office November 21, 2006 – November 16, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Anne M. Gannon |
| Succeeded by | Lori Berman |
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March 25, 1949 Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Sachs |
| Children | Natasha, Marcello, Taylor |
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University of Maryland (B.A.) Boston University (M.A.) University of Miami (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Maria Lorts Sachs (born March 25, 1949) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 34th District, which stretches from Hollywood to Boynton Beach in northeastern Broward County and southeastern Palm Beach County, since 2012, previously representing the 30th District from 2010 to 2012. Before she was elected to the Florida Senate, Sachs served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 86th District from 2006 to 2010.
Sachs was born in Battle Creek, Michigan and attended the University of Maryland, where she received her bachelor's degree, Boston University, where she received her masters degree, and, after she moved to Florida in 1976, the University of Miami, where she received her Juris Doctor. Following her graduation from law school, she worked as an assistant state attorney in the narcotics division in Miami-Dade County and in Broward County before working for Sachs and Sax, a civil law firm. In 1994, Sachs ran for the Group 25 judicial position on the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, facing incumbent Judge Catherine M. Brunson, Curtis Levine, John Marinelli, and Brian Kimber. In the nonpartisan primary, Sachs received 21% of the vote and placed second to Brunson, who received 33%. Because Brunson did not win a majority, a runoff election was held. Sachs lost to Brunson, receiving 44% of the vote to Brunson's 56%.
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