Nan Rich | |
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Member of the Florida Senate from the 34th district |
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In office November 16, 2004 – November 20, 2012 |
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Preceded by | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
Succeeded by | Maria Sachs |
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 97th district |
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In office November 21, 2000 – November 16, 2004 |
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Preceded by | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
Succeeded by | Susan Goldstein |
Personal details | |
Born |
New York City, New York, U.S. |
February 9, 1942
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | David Rich |
Alma mater | University of Florida |
Religion | Judaism |
Nan Rich (born February 9, 1942) is an American politician from the state of 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, but lost the Democratic primary to Charlie Crist, who garnered 74 percent of the vote. Rich received endorsements from both the Florida NOW and NOW as well as Buddy MacKay, the most recent Democratic governor of Florida.
President Bill Clinton appointed Rich to the Board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Rich served as president of the National Council of Jewish Women (1996-1999).