11 Facts About Susan Guber

Susan Guber was a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 117th district between 1986 and 1992.

Susan Guber received her bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago.

Susan Guber married Michael, a gastroenterologist, and moved to Florida in 1964.

Susan Guber worked initially as a teacher and was a member of the Dade County chapter of the Women's Political Caucus and the Citizens Coalition of Dade County Public Schools.

Susan Guber ran against former legislator Scott McPherson in the 1988 general election, receiving 16,469 votes to his 14,170 votes.

Susan Guber was the chair of the programs subcommittee of the education committee and chair of the vocation and technical education committee.

Susan Guber then moved on to write a bill with the aim of classifying abortion as a protected personal decision under the state constitution in response to proposed anti-abortion legislation in the October 1989 special legislative session.

Susan Guber sponsored a bill requiring background checks to purchase a gun, which was combined with a bill written by Ron Silver, and a bill to punish the sale of guns to unsupervised minors.

Susan Guber was appointed to the state job training council and the HIV services planning council.

Susan Guber introduced legislation to allow terminally ill patients to refuse sustenance which was approved by the House in May 1990, following amendments by Republican Jim King.

Susan Guber introduced the House Bill 1863 in 1992, which would transfer $5 million from the state coastal water protection fund to a clean-up fund for polluted water, in response to contaminated well water in the neighborhood of Suniland.