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25th 91st florida joseph abruzzo george moraitis judaism north miami , florida attorney republican 2012 2010 jeff atwater connie mack iv florida 17 october 1959 2010 2004 steven bogdanoff ellyn setnor bogdanoff -lrb- r-25th -rrb- . jpg ellyn setnor bogdanoff
 florida florida ellyn bogdanoff university center -lrb- j.d. -rrb- of florida -lrb- b.a. -rrb- shepard broad law
ellyn setnor bogdanoff

ellyn setnor bogdanoff -lrb- born october 17 , 1959 -rrb- was a republican member of the florida senate from the 25th district , which ran from west palm beach to fort lauderdale , florida , from 2010 to 2012 .
in 1996 , ellyn bogdanoff began her political career by running for the broward county school board as the republican nominee , though she lost to democratic incumbent miriam oliphant .
she ran for the florida senate in a special election in march 1998 to replace ken jenne , who had resigned his seat in the senate when governor lawton chiles appointed him as broward county sheriff , but lost to steven geller , a state representative and the democratic nominee .
ellyn bogdanoff ran for the florida house of representatives in january 2004 following the resignation of incumbent representative connie mack iv , who had retired to focus on his ultimately successful campaign for congress .
she emerged victorious from a crowded field of seven candidates , and was re-elected unopposed later that year .
in 2006 , ellyn bogdanoff fended off a spirited challenge from democratic opponent christian chiari , in which she won with just 55 % of the vote ; two years later , she defeated chiari again in a rematch by a larger margin .
when incumbent state senator jeff atwater was term-limited in his position and ran for chief financial officer of florida in 2010 , an open seat arose , and ellyn bogdanoff defeated fellow state representative carl j. domino to win the republican nomination .
in the general election , she overwhelmingly defeated the democratic nominee , state representative kelly skidmore , and independent candidate miranda rosenberg .
in 2012 , florida senate districts were reconfigured , and ellyn bogdanoff was drawn into a district with democratic state senator maria sachs , and a competitive election ensued .
`` the palm beach post '' criticized ellyn bogdanoff for `` reckless '' votes to allow the privatization of state prisons and to allow a takeover of public schools by charter school companies while the `` miami herald '' , in endorsing sachs , called it `` unfortunate '' that ellyn bogdanoff `` can not simply run on her own record . ''
on the other hand , the `` south florida sun-sentinel '' endorsed her , praising her as `` smart , a bit of a wonk , hard-working and tenacious when dealing with legislative issues . ''
in a race that emerged as the top target of both the democrats and the republicans , costing up to $ 1.5 million , ellyn bogdanoff , who received 47 % of the vote , was narrowly defeated by sachs , who received 53 % .
