Nancy C. Detert was an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Florida who held the office of Sarasota County Commissioner from 2016 until her passing on April 5, 2023. She was born on October 22, 1944.
She previously spent four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, from 1998 to 2006, and represented portions of Sarasota and Charlotte Counties in the Florida Senate from 2008 to 2016.
Detert relocated to Florida in 1978 after attending Siena Heights University but failing to graduate. She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1944. Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the sole Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, was her great-grandfather. Detert established the Osprey Mortgage Company in 1983, serving as its president up until 2007.
Who was Nancy Detert? Sarasota County Commissioner dies at 78
Vice Chair of the Sarasota County Commissioners Nancy Detert passed away. She was 78 years old.
The following notice was published on the social media sites of Sarasota County on Wednesday.
According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Commissioner Detert died quietly in her home on April 5; no foul play is believed to have occurred. As information becomes available, specifics about the upcoming memorial services will be made available to the public.