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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 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>
'''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.

== Career ==
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>

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" />

== Personal life ==
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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* [https://ballotpedia.org/Sharon_Day Sharon Day at ballotpedia.org]
* [https://ballotpedia.org/Sharon_Day Sharon Day at ballotpedia.org]
* [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

For the Native American activist, see Sharon Day (activist). For the American Olympic heptathlete, see Sharon Day-Monroe.

Sharon Day
United States Ambassador to Costa Rica
In office
September 25, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byS. Fitzgerald Haney
Succeeded byCynthia Telles
Personal details
Born1950 or 1951 (age 72–73)
Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

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]

  1. ^ a b Alanez, Tonya (June 14, 2017). "Trump taps Broward GOP leader for Costa Rica ambassadorship". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "PN604 — Sharon Day — Department of State". U.S. Congress. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.

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