Nan Rich won a seat on the Broward County Commission in 2016. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000-2004 and then was elected to the Florida Senate. She served as leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus 2010-2012 and then was term limited. Rich lost a Democratic primary for governor in 2014.
Nan Rich"Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state."
Florida has the "third most-regressive tax" structure.
"$3 billion over the next five years will be taken out of our public schools and be put into vouchers."
In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly.
"We’re 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education."