Suzanne Gunzburger
| Suzanne N. ″Sue″ Gunzburger | |
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| Born | 1939 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gerard Gunzburger (1931-2009) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Hollywood, Florida |
| Occupation | Broward County Commissioner, Social Worker, Teacher |
| Website | http://www.broward.org/sue |
Suzanne N. ″Sue″ Gunzburger (born 1939) is long-term elected official in Broward County, Florida, known for her work in support of environmental preservation, social services, public funding of the arts, LGBT equality, and adoption of the Broward County Ethics Code.
Gunzburger received her Bachelor's degree in Education from Wayne State University and her Master's of Social Work degree from Barry University.
Originally a public school teacher, Gunzburger became a social worker and family therapist in the 1970s. She was also a long-time community and political activist who was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as a delegate to the White House Conference on Families in 1980.
In 1982, Gunzburger was elected to the Hollywood, Florida, City Commission. Gunzburger was reelected in 1986 and 1990. She served on the Hollywood City Commission for ten years.
In 1992, Gunzburger resigned from the Hollywood City Commission in order to run in a special election for Broward County Commissioner. While initially viewed as an underdog, she finished first by a comfortable margin over her three opponents in the Democratic primary, and won the Democratic primary run-off by defeating Broward County School Board Member Don Samuels. Gunzburger went on the defeat municipal official Kurt Volcker (R) by a wide margin in the 1992 general election.
Gunzburger was reelected in a landslide margin in 1994 over veteran J.D. Fredericks (R); and was subsequently reelected without opposition in 1998, 2002 and 2006. In 2010, Gunzburger faced a tough primary challenge from former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Steve Geller. After a hotly contested, costly, and largely negative race, Gunzburger defeated Geller by a 56.5% to 43.5% vote. She went on to win the 2010 general election by an 84-16 margin. Gunzburger is term-limited in 2014, and announced she plans to retire from elective office.
When Gunzburger retired in November 2014, she tied the late Gerald F. Thompson's record for being the longest serving County Commissioner in Broward County history. Both Thompson (served 1974-1996) and Gunzburger (served 1992-2014) served 22 years apiece on the County Commission. With Broward County's adoption of 12-year term limits, no future Broward County Commissioner will be able to tie or break this record. During her years of service on the County Commission, Gunzburger also served at various times as Commission Vice Chair (1993–94 and 1998–99), Commission Chair (1994–95 and 1999-2000), Broward County Vice Mayor (2009–10), and Broward County Mayor (2010-11).
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