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{{Short description|American politician & diplomat}} |
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| name = Sharon Day |
| name = Sharon Day |
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| image = Sharon Day official photo.jpg |
| image = Sharon Day official photo.jpg |
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| office = [[United States Ambassador to Costa Rica]] |
| office = [[United States Ambassador to Costa Rica]] |
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| president = [[Donald Trump]] |
| president = [[Donald Trump]] |
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| term_start = September 25, 2017 |
| term_start = September 25, 2017 |
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| term_end = January 20, 2021 |
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| predecessor = [[S. Fitzgerald Haney]] |
| predecessor = [[S. Fitzgerald Haney]] |
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| successor = [[Cynthia Telles]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|61|2012|8|24}} |
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| birth_place = [[Texas]] |
| birth_place = [[Texas]], U.S. |
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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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'''Sharon Day''' is the [[United States Ambassador to Costa Rica]]. She previously served as the co-chairwoman of the [[Republican National Committee]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alanez|first1=Tonya|title=Trump taps Broward GOP leader for Costa Rica ambassadorship|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-reg-gop-sharon-day-costa-rica-ambassador-20170614-story.html|accessdate=July 7, 2017|publisher=Sun Sentinel|date=June 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Daugherty|first1=Alex|last2=Ordoñez|first2=Franco|title=Trump to nominate South |
'''Sharon Day''' is the former [[United States Ambassador to Costa Rica]]. She previously served as the co-chairwoman of the [[Republican National Committee]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Alanez|first1=Tonya|title=Trump taps Broward GOP leader for Costa Rica ambassadorship|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-reg-gop-sharon-day-costa-rica-ambassador-20170614-story.html|accessdate=July 7, 2017|publisher=Sun Sentinel|date=June 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Daugherty|first1=Alex|last2=Ordoñez|first2=Franco|title=Trump to nominate South Florida's Sharon Day as Costa Rica ambassador|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article156197419.html|accessdate=July 7, 2017 |publisher=Miami Herald|date=June 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/604|title=PN604 — Sharon Day — Department of State|website=U.S. Congress|accessdate=August 6, 2017}}</ref> She resigned on January 19, 2021. |
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== Career == |
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Day owned an insurance company in [[Indianapolis]] with her husband. They sold the company, which had 156 employees, in the early 1990s and retired to South Florida.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Man|first=Anthony|date=August 24, 2012|title=South Florida's Sharon Day, her party's No. 2, is 'Mrs. Republican'|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-sharon-day-republican-20120825-story.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=sun-sentinel.com}}</ref> |
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Day has served on different [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] committees on the local, state, and national level since the 1990s. Day became a [[Precinct Committeeman|precinct committeeman]] in 1994, state Republican committeeman for [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] in 1996, national committeewoman representing Florida in 2004, and national party secretary in 2009. She lost a bid for national party chair in 2010 when [[Jim Greer]] resigned.<ref name=":1" /> She has served as national party co-chair since 2011 and has been re-elected into 2015.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Personal life == |
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Day resided in the Galt Mile neighborhood in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]].<ref name=":1" /> She has been a lifelong Republican.<ref name=":1" /> She was married to Larry Day, whom she built the insurance company with. They have two children.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lyons|first=David|title=Sharon Day, U.S. envoy to Costa Rica, lists L'Hermitage penthouse in Fort Lauderdale for $5.225 million|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/real-estate/prime-property/fl-bz-ambassador-sharon-day-lists-lhermitage-lauderdale-penthouse-20180628-story.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=sun-sentinel.com|date=June 28, 2018 }}</ref> Larry died in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Man|first=Anthony|title=South Florida Republican leader is Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to Costa Rica|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-reg-sharon-day-ambassador-costa-rica-20170629-story.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=sun-sentinel.com|date=July 3, 2017 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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* [https://ballotpedia.org/Sharon_Day Sharon Day at ballotpedia.org] |
* [https://ballotpedia.org/Sharon_Day Sharon Day at ballotpedia.org] |
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* [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=232562 Sharon Day at ourcampaigns.com] |
* [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=232562 Sharon Day at ourcampaigns.com] |
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Latest revision as of 22:23, 26 September 2023
Sharon Day | |
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United States Ambassador to Costa Rica | |
In office September 25, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | S. Fitzgerald Haney |
Succeeded by | Cynthia Telles |
Personal details | |
Born | 1950 or 1951 (age 72–73) Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Sharon Day is the former United States Ambassador to Costa Rica. She previously served as the co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.[1][2][3] She resigned on January 19, 2021.
Career[edit]
Day owned an insurance company in Indianapolis with her husband. They sold the company, which had 156 employees, in the early 1990s and retired to South Florida.[4]
Day has served on different Republican Party committees on the local, state, and national level since the 1990s. Day became a precinct committeeman in 1994, state Republican committeeman for Broward County in 1996, national committeewoman representing Florida in 2004, and national party secretary in 2009. She lost a bid for national party chair in 2010 when Jim Greer resigned.[4] She has served as national party co-chair since 2011 and has been re-elected into 2015.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Day resided in the Galt Mile neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[4] She has been a lifelong Republican.[4] She was married to Larry Day, whom she built the insurance company with. They have two children.[5] Larry died in 2012.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Alanez, Tonya (June 14, 2017). "Trump taps Broward GOP leader for Costa Rica ambassadorship". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Daugherty, Alex; Ordoñez, Franco (June 14, 2017). "Trump to nominate South Florida's Sharon Day as Costa Rica ambassador". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "PN604 — Sharon Day — Department of State". U.S. Congress. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Man, Anthony (August 24, 2012). "South Florida's Sharon Day, her party's No. 2, is 'Mrs. Republican'". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Lyons, David (June 28, 2018). "Sharon Day, U.S. envoy to Costa Rica, lists L'Hermitage penthouse in Fort Lauderdale for $5.225 million". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Man, Anthony (July 3, 2017). "South Florida Republican leader is Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to Costa Rica". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
External links[edit]
- US Ambassador biography
- Sharon Day at ballotpedia.org
- Sharon Day at ourcampaigns.com
- Appearances on C-SPAN