14 Facts About Suzanne Gunzburger

Originally a public school teacher, Suzanne Gunzburger became a social worker and family therapist in the 1970s.

Suzanne Gunzburger was 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, Suzanne Gunzburger was elected to the Hollywood City Commission.

Suzanne Gunzburger was re-elected in 1986 and 1990 and served on the Commission for ten years.

In 1992, Suzanne Gunzburger resigned from the Commission in order to run in a special election for Broward County Commissioner.

Suzanne Gunzburger went on to defeat municipal official Kurt Volcker by a wide margin in the 1992 general election.

Suzanne Gunzburger was re-elected in a landslide margin in 1994 over veteran JD Fredericks and was re-elected without opposition in 1998,2002 and 2006.

Suzanne Gunzburger was term-limited in 2014 and announced retirement from elected 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.

Suzanne Gunzburger was a founding member of the governing body of the Broward County Children's Services Council, a local taxing authority, from its creation in 2000 until her retirement in 2014.

Suzanne Gunzburger is perhaps best known from her role in the 2000 Florida election recount.

Suzanne Gunzburger was one of the three members on the Broward County Canvass Board.

Suzanne Gunzburger received several death threats and thousands of emails during the recount.

Suzanne Gunzburger was a Holocaust survivor, chemist, inventor, and plastics manufacturing executive.