Sandy Murman - Sandy Murman for County Commission, District 1

Former State Representative Sandra L. Murman completed eight years as a member of the Florida House of Representatives in 2004. Representative Murman was the first Republican Woman to hold the position of Speaker Pro-Tempore in the Florida House of Representatives. She hit the ground running in Tallahassee and through her hard work and knowledge of the legislative process she personally sponsored and passed 64 bills and brought home over $ 900 million dollars that benefited the Tampa Bay area and her constituency during her tenure.

Sandy represented the citizens of District 56, which covers Harbour Island, Davis Island, Gibsonton, Riverview, Brandon and downtown Tampa. Before deciding to seek election, Representative Murman had a successful career in business as a manager and sales representative for Top 500 Companies.

Sandy has lived in the Tampa Bay area for over 35 years and has spent many hours volunteering her time as an active community advocate as well as a public policy leader in making children and families safer, smarter, healthier, and financially secure for the future. She has been directly involved in more than 20 organizations that support our community and enhances the lives of our children and hard working families.

A native of Indiana and a graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Marketing, former State Representative Murman is presently a business consultant for Barr, Murman, Tonelli, P.A. She is married to local attorney Jim Murman and they have a daughter, Michele who graduated from Florida State University and is currently in graduate school to be a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.