Gwen Margolis, Florida's First Female Senate President, Dies
Gwen Margolis served three different times in the Senate and was its president from 1990-92, the last Democrat to lead the chamber.
June 10, 2020 at 01:58 PM
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Democrat Gwen Margolis, the first woman to serve as the leader of a state Senate, died. She was 85.
Margolis served 30 years in the Florida Legislature, including three different times in the Senate. She served as Senate president from 1990-1992, and was the last Democrat to lead the chamber.
"President Margolis was a wealth of historical and institutional knowledge, and like many of you, I learned so much from her," said Republican Senate President Bill Galvano in a letter to senators. "She could be fierce, yet loving, and I know those of us who served with President Margolis miss her quick wit in committee and on the Senate floor."
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