Legislator Profile
Former Florida Representative Maria Lorts Sachs (D)
The information below was accurate during the legislator's active term.
District Address:
203 NE 1st Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444-3714
(561) 266-6645
Capitol Address:
218 House Office Bldg.
402 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
(850) 488-1662
- House District:86
- First Elected:2006
- Terms Out:2014
- Party:Democrat
- Delegations:Palm Beach
- District Information:view district 86 map
- Legislative Service:Elected to the House in 2006, reelected subsequently
Democratic Deputy Whip
- Born:March 25, 1949, Battle Creek, MI
- Moved to Florida:1976
- Religious Affiliation:Catholic
- Education:University of Maryland, B.A., Cum Laude;
Boston University, M.A.;
University of Miami, J.D.
- Occupation:Attorney, Constitutional Law
- Spouse:Peter Sachs, of Berlin, Germany
- Children:Natasha, 23, Marcello, 21, Taylor, 20
- 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
- Highlights:2009 Recipient of the American Jewish Congress Distinguished Civic Achievement Award
2008 recipient of the Florida's Veterans of Foreign Wars Legislative Award
1st Annual Distinguished Humanitarian Award recipient from B'Nai B'rith Greater Florida Region
Great Humanitarian Award from the Order of the Sons of Italy
Legislative Award of Merit, Florida Bar Family Law Section
Vista Award from the National Association of Women Business O
- Former 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
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