Nancy Floreen
Nancy Floreen | |
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Member of the Montgomery County Council, At Large | |
In office 2002–2018 | |
Mayor, Town of Garrett Park | |
In office 2000–2012 | |
Preceded by | Peter Benjamin[1] |
Succeeded by | Peter Benjamin[2] |
Montgomery County Planning Board | |
In office 1986–1994[3] | |
Preceded by | Mable Granke[4] |
Succeeded by | Arthur Holmes, Jr.[3] |
Personal details | |
Born | Rutgers University School of Law–Newark[10] | September 29, 1951
Profession | Attorney[11] |
Nancy M. Floreen (born September 29, 1951) is an American politician who was a member of the
Early years
Floreen was born in
In 1983, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection allowed Permanent Financial Corporation to build an office building at Wayne and Cedar avenues in
In 1985, the Montgomery County Zoning Board approved construction of a six-story residential building for elders in Silver Spring.[14] The building was to be built on land zoned for single-family homes.[14] Floreen represented the Woodside Civic Association in its appeal of the decision, saying the building would be too dense for the neighborhood, and that the fact that there were already large buildings in nearby downtown Silver Spring was irrelevant.[14]
Political career
Montgomery County Planning Board
Floreen became a member of the Montgomery County Planning Board in 1986.[15] The Montgomery County Council appointed her with a vote of 5 to 2,[4] although the Council later moved to officially record the vote as unanimous.[16] Floreen succeeded Mable Granke after her term expired.[4] Floreen said she would give up her part-time law practice to sit on the board in order to avoid any conflict.[4]
The board considered a $250 million development plan for downtown Silver Spring in 1988.[17] The plan included retail, office, and hotel space.[18] Floreen was opposed to the plan,[19] saying it was too much too soon,[18] and she was particularly to the proposed three-story bridge over Georgia Avenue.[17]
Because members of the Planning Board are limited to two four-year terms,[20] Floreen stepped down from the board in 1994.[3]
Mayor of Garrett Park
Floreen was elected mayor of the town of Garrett Park in 2000.[9] While mayor, she supported a renovation to Penn Place, a 104-year-old Victorian house and one of the oldest buildings in the town.[21] The building's porches were rebuilt, previous alterations were removed, and the building was brought up to building codes, safety standards, and historical preservation requirements.[9]
Montgomery County Council
Floreen ran for an
On the subject of transportation, Floreen has supported building the
On development, Floreen supported increases to the recordation and
On environmental issues, she supported removing trash cans from most county parks[40] and supported increasing the fine for deliberately violating the county's forest conservation law.[41]
She also supported banning smoking in restaurants and bars,[42] opposed cutting the Montgomery County Public Libraries' budget,[43] opposed a plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for county employees and retirees,[44] and supported a law requiring permits for lawn signs displayed for more than 30 days.[45]
Floreen was reelected in 2006,[46] 2010,[47] and 2014.[48]
Montgomery County Executive race
In the 2018 race for Montgomery County Executive, Floreen endorsed Rose Krasnow, who came in third behind businessman David Blair and long-time Montgomery County Council Member Marc Elrich in the Democratic Party primary. Floreen subsequently switched her party affiliation from Democrat to independent (unaffiliated) and filed to enter the race for Montgomery County executive, submitting 20,343 signatures to election officials by the deadline of August 6, 2018. She faced Elrich and Republican Robin Ficker, a local attorney and sports heckler, in the November general election.[6] Floreen positioned herself as a moderate alternative to Elrich and campaigned for support from centrist Republicans, independents, and Democrats dissatisfied with Elrich.[49] On November 6, Floreen was defeated in the general election for County Executive by Marc Elrich, who won the three-way race with 64.4% of the vote.[50]
Personal life
Floreen lives in Potomac, Maryland, with her husband, David O. Stewart.[7] She has three adult children and three grandchildren.[7]
Electoral history
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nancy Floreen | 184,528 | 20 | |
Democratic | Steven Silverman | 182,834 | 20 | |
Democratic | Michael L. Subin | 181,856 | 20 | |
Democratic | George L. Leventhal | 172,631 | 19 | |
Republican | Scott Dyer | 95,775 | 11 | |
Republican | Joe Dollar | 89,262 | 10 | |
Write-in | 5,164 | 1 |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nancy Floreen | 193,269 | 18 | |
Democratic | George L. Leventhal | 191,037 | 18 | |
Democratic | Marc Elrich | 185,667 | 17 | |
Democratic | Duchy Trachtenberg | 182,998 | 17 | |
Republican | Steve Abrams | 96,586 | 9 | |
Republican | Tom Reinheimer | 76,452 | 7 | |
Republican | Shelly Skolnick | 73,809 | 7 | |
Republican | Amber Gnemi | 71,121 | 7 | |
Write-in | 1,119 | 0 |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Marc Elrich | 47,839 | 18 | |
Democratic | Hans Riemer
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40,493 | 15 | |
Democratic | Nancy Floreen | 39,500 | 15 | |
Democratic | George L. Leventhal | 38,761 | 14 | |
Democratic | Duchy Trachtenberg | 34,780 | 13 | |
Democratic | Rebecca R. Wagner | 32,213 | 12 | |
Democratic | Jane de Winter | 15,171 | 6 | |
Democratic | Fred Evans | 10,989 | 4 | |
Democratic | Raj Narayanan | 8,751 | 3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Marc Elrich | 179,008 | 17 | |
Democratic | Nancy Floreen | 177,572 | 17 | |
Democratic | George L. Leventhal | 169,912 | 16 | |
Democratic | Hans Riemer | 166,130 | 16 | |
Republican | Robert Dyer | 82,773 | 8 | |
Republican | Mark D. Fennel | 81,634 | 8 | |
Republican | Brandon Rippeon | 80,635 | 8 | |
Republican | Robin N. Uncapher | 78,075 | 8 | |
Green
|
George Gluck | 16,359 | 2 | |
Write-in | 1,065 | 0 |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marc Elrich | 57,563 | 21 | |
Democratic | Nancy Floreen | 53,924 | 19 | |
Democratic | Hans Riemer | 49,932 | 18 | |
Democratic | George L. Leventhal | 46,286 | 17 | |
Democratic | Beth Daly | 39,642 | 15 | |
Democratic | Vivian Malloy | 25,599 | 9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Marc Elrich | 160,914 | 17 | |
Democratic | Nancy M. Floreen | 159,030 | 17 | |
Democratic | George L. Leventhal | 150,902 | 16 | |
Democratic | Hans Riemer | 143,048 | 15 | |
Republican | Shelly Skolnick | 81,698 | 9 | |
Republican | Robert Dyer | 80,991 | 8 | |
Republican | Chris P. Fiotes, Jr. | 73,355 | 8 | |
Republican | Adol Woen-Williams | 67,034 | 7 | |
Green
|
Tim Willard | 22,274 | 2 |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marc Elrich | 225,900 | 64.3% | |
Independent
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Nancy Floreen | 67,402 | 19.2% | |
Republican | Robin Ficker | 57,489 | 16.4% | |
Write-ins | 356 | 0.1% | ||
Majority | 158,498 | 45.1% | ||
Total votes | 351,150 | 100.0% |
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