DELRAY BEACH– In a vocal blast that officially kicked off her bid for re-election to the State Senate, Maria Sachs told fellow Democrats Monday night she was ready to “take down the last person who doesn’t represent our principles.”
She tossed those barbs at fellow senator, Ellyn Bogdanoff. The two officeholders will face each other in a rare two-incumbent race forced on them through redistricting.
Sachs is currently the state senator from District 30. Republican Bogdan off represents District 25. With the lines redrawn, both candidates are running for the newly created District 34 seat. The new political territory runs from Harbor Isles in Fort Lauderdaleto the city ofBoynton Beachand hugs mostly coastal areas until it reachesPalm Beach County, where it jogs west and takes in Democratic strongholds like Kings Point.
Fronting a bevy of powerful Democrats at the South County Civic Center, Sachs promised that “that person [Bogdanoff] will be defeated.”
Following the session, Sachs told the Boca Raton Tribune that the new District 34 is skewed slightly in favor of Democrats.Stepping to the podium before Sachs were such Democratic heavies as Chris Smith, the incoming party leader of the Florida Senate; County Commissioner Burt Aaronson; Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith and state Rep. Joseph Abruzzo, who is also running for a Senate seat.
Speakers characterized Sachs as a tough competitor. “Maria has done a phenomenal job,” said Chris Smith. Aaronson pointed out that “I know Maria is a fighter.”
Party Chairman Rod Smith made some predictions and said, “You can hold me to them.” He said President Obama and Sen. Bill Nelson will win re-election. He said Sachs will defeat Bogdan off and Democrats will “end 14 years of domination by one party [Republicans] in Tallahassee.”
In her address, Sachs said she favors women’s rights, including a woman’s right to choose, and she also backs proper funding of education. She said she also stands four-square in favor of care for the disabled, seniors and veterans.