Senator Nan Rich was first elected as Broward County Commissioner for District 1 in 2016 and re-elected in 2020 and 2024. She recently completed her one-year term as Mayor of Broward County in November 2024. Her top priority on the County Commission has been addressing the affordable housing crisis in Broward, as well as ending homelessness through affordable housing.

Prior to her service on the County Commission, Nan Rich was elected to the State Senate in 2004 after serving two terms in the Florida House of Representatives. She was recognized as one of the most passionate and dedicated members of the Florida Legislature and was the first woman to be elected Senate Democratic Leader – a position she held from 2010 until she was term-limited in November 2012.

In addition to her work as Mayor of Broward County, Senator Rich currently serves as the President of the Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Chair of the Coordinating Council of Broward County, and Immediate Past Chair of the Broward Behavioral Health Coalition.