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Senator Maria Lorts Sachs-- flsenate.gov
District Office:
955 NW 17th Avenue Suite E Delray, FL 33445
(561) 279-1427
Senate VOIP: 43000
Legislative Assistants:
Gladys Ferrer, Julia Wester and Beth Kennedy
Tallahassee Office:
216 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5091
Senate VOIP: 5091
Email:
sachs.maria.web@
flsenate.gov
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Senator
Maria Lorts Sachs
District 30
Democrat
Committee Membership
District Information
Legislative Service
- Elected to the Senate in 2010
- House of Representatives, 2006-2010
Other Public Service
- Appointed by Governor Crist to the Florida Statewide Task Force on Human Trafficking, 2009-2011
- Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation 2008-2009, Vice Chair
- Circuit Fifteen Juvenile Justice Commission, Executive Board
- Executive Board Member of T.A.G. (Together Against Gangs)
- Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC), Executive Board Member
- Kids in Distress, Board Member
- "Scared Straight" Program, Dade County
- South Tech Executive Board, Member
Honors and Awards
- American Jewish Congress, Distinguished Civic Achievement Award, 2009
- Florida's Veterans of Foreign Wars, Legislative Award, 2008
- B'Nai B'rith Greater Florida Region, 1st Annual Distinguished Humanitarian Award
- Order of the Sons of Italy, Great Humanitarian Award
- Florida Bar Family Law Section, Legislative Award of Merit
- National Association of Women Business Owners, Vista Award
Affiliations
- Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Boca, Delray, Boynton Beach Democratic Club, former Vice President
- Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Broward County Women Lawyers Association, former President
- California Bar Association, Member
- Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Federal Bar of the Southern District of Florida, Member
- Florida Association for Women Lawyers, former President
- Florida Bar Association, Member
- National Organization for Women (NOW), Member
- Palm Beach County Juvenile Detention Center, 15th Circuit, Chairperson
- Statewide Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Member
- University of Maryland, former Associate Professor
- Women for Excellence, Founder, former President
Biographical Information
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Occupation:
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Attorney, Constitutional Law |
| Spouse: |
Peter Sachs of Berlin, Germany |
| Children: |
Natasha, Marcello, Taylor |
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Education:
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- University of Miami, J.D.
- Boston University, M.A.
- University of Maryland, B.A.
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| Born: |
March 25 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Moved to Florida in 1976. |
| Historical: |
- Russell F. Lorts, father, decorated combat Veteran, U.S. Army Infantry, World War II; mother, Italian war bride, World War II
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| Religious Affiliation: |
Catholic |
| Recreation: |
Autocross, equestrian, biking |
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