Former state Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff has a laundry list of unfinished business after leaving office in 2012, and she hopes to return to Tallahassee to get it done.

What priorities top her list?

“There are many,” Bogdanoff told BizPac Review. “I would like to continue to work on policies that strengthen our economy and create more jobs, reform our criminal justice system, and address our local challenges, like beach re-nourishment.”

After serving in the Florida House for six years, Bogdanoff was elected to the Florida Senate in 2010, where she served until 2012, when redistricting pitted her against Democratic Sen. Maria Sachs after their districts merged. Sachs was elected in the highly competitive race.

The Republican former legislator is a practicing attorney and business consultant specializing in management of nonprofits.

In a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans 40 percent to 32 percent, the other 29 percent of independent voters could be the key to victory on Nov. 4.

Bogdanoff touts a number of endorsements sure to appeal to the more moderate crowd, including the National Federation of Independent Business, the Business Political Action Committee of Palm Beach County, Florida State Fraternal Order of Police, Professional Firefighters and Paramedics of Palm Beach County, the Broward County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics and the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council.

Since entering the race in June, Bogdanoff has surpassed her opponent in campaign contributions, raising $339,535 to Sachs’ $295,842 through Sept. 26.

One of Bogdanoff’s main complaints about Sachs is her place of residence. While the Democrat claims to live in a Broward condo in her district, video footage has filmed her coming and going from a Palm Beach County estate not located in the district.

During her time in office, Bogdanoff said she enjoyed a reputation as a tenacious fighter willing to champion complex issues and execute strong, beneficial legislation.

Among the most notable measures she authored and sponsored was an anti-bullying law that “became a model for the nation and was adopted by many other states,” she said.

And she was the lead sponsor on an economic development package that used “creative tax policy” to ignite a lagging marine industry.

“We were losing this valuable industry to other states,” she said. “But we have since seen it grow in large part because of what we did in 2009.”

Bogdanoff said she also enjoyed the “customer service” side of public office. She credits her staff for helping constituents navigate the “complexities of government” to solve difficult issues, and she believes that together they can provide a more effective voice in Tallahassee than Sachs has been able to offer from her marginalized position in the minority party.

The strongest reason Bogdanoff is running shows just how suited this attorney and consultant is for representing District 34.

“I love public policy,” she said.

Watch Bogdanoff’s latest ad here:

Proven Leader from Ellyn Bogdanoff on Vimeo.

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