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Betty Castor

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Betty Castor
Castor in 1984
President of the University of South Florida System
In office
1994–1999
Preceded byRobert Bryan
Succeeded byThomas Tighe
Education Commissioner of Florida
In office
January 6, 1987 – January 3, 1994
GovernorBob Martinez
Lawton Chiles
Preceded byRalph Turlington
Succeeded byDoug Jamerson
Member of the Florida Senate
In office
1982–1986
Preceded byDavid H. McClain[1]
Succeeded byJohn A. Grant Jr.
Constituency21st district
In office
1976–1978
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Bowe

(1941-05-11) May 11, 1941 (age 83)
Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Frank Castor
(m. 1965; div. 1978)
(m. 1989; died 2023)
Children3, including Kathy and Karen
EducationRowan University (BA)
University of Miami (MEd)

Elizabeth Castor (née Bowe; born May 11, 1941) is an American educator and former Democratic politician. She was a member of the Florida Senate from 1976 to 1978 and again from 1982 to 1986.

In 2004, Castor was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat to replace retiring Senator Bob Graham. She lost the election to former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez.[2]

References

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  1. "Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home". Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
  2. STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 2, 2004, Clerk of the House of Representatives, November 4, 2004, revised June 7, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

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