1. Nancy C Detert was an American Republican politician from the US state of Florida who served as a Sarasota County Commissioner from 2016 until her death.
12 Facts About Nancy Detert
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Nancy Detert is a descendant of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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In 1983, Nancy Detert founded the Osprey Mortgage Company, where she worked as the President until 2007.
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Nancy Detert was elected to the Sarasota County School Board, serving as a member until 1992, when she was defeated for re-election by Caroline Zucker.
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In 1998, when incumbent State Representative Lisa Carlton retired from her seat to run for the Florida Senate, Nancy Detert ran to succeed her in the 70th District, which was based in Venice, where she lived.
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In 2002, Nancy Detert did not face a major party opponent and was opposed only by Sandy Primack, the Libertarian nominee and a software developer who lived in Volusia County.
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When State Senator Lisa Carlton was unable to seek another term due to term limits, Nancy Detert ran to succeed her in the 23rd District, which included western Charlotte County, a small segment of Manatee County, and most of Sarasota County.
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Nancy Detert faced State Representative Michael J Grant in the Republican primary, and received the endorsements of Carlton and State Senate President Ken Pruitt, while Grant was endorsed by then-Governor Charlie Crist and State Senator Michael S Bennett.
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Nancy Detert went for moderate strategies that got things done.
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When Florida Senate districts were redrawn in 2012, Nancy Detert opted to run for a second term in the 28th District, which included most of her previous district's territory.
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Nancy Detert was re-elected unopposed, both in the primary and the general election.
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In 2016, Nancy Detert was term-limited in the Senate and decided to run for an open Sarasota County Commission seat.