Shelley Vana

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shelley Vana
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 30, 1951(1951-12-30)
Age	73
Birthplace	Rochester
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Shelley Vana Biography

Shelley Vana is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 30, 1951 in Rochester, Pennsylvania, United States. Rochelle “Shelley” Vana (born December 30 1951) is an Democratic politician currently serving as the Palm Beach County Commissioner, serving in the 3rd District from 2008 until today. Prior to her election for the Broward County Commission, Vana was a member in the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 until 2008, and represented the 85th District.

In 2008, instead of run for re-election in the State House, Vana instead decided to run for Palm Beach County Commission in the 3rd District, challenging incumbent Republican Commissioner Bob Kanjian, who was appointed by the then-Governor Charlie Crist to the seat after the former commissioner quit following a conviction on corruption charges. Vana was up against Boynton Beach City Commissioner Carl McCoy in the Democratic primary, but she defeated McCoy easily, securing the nomination with more than 80 percent of the vote. When she ran for an election in general, she fought Kanjian. When Kanjian was adamant in the campaign for massive budget reductions, Vana argued that a more prudent approach was needed by saying, “I’d be the person who goes in with the scalpel.” Vana also stressed her support for reducing crime rates, reducing urban sprawl and traffic congestion as well as allowing affordable housing. The Sun-Sentinel harshly criticized Kanjian and noted that her “tendency for negativity, and frankly his own ego, have prevented him from being an effective leader on the County Commission and have only added to the dysfunction that all too often disrupts this already divisive board,” and supported Vana who they described as “a shrewd negotiator and a proven consensus builder who comes with a strong record of accomplishments after six years as a legislator in Tallahassee.” Vana narrowly defeated Kanjian and winning his first time on the County Commission with 57% of the votes.

Running for re-election in 2012, Vana was opposed by Cliff Montross, a retired policeman and the Republican nominee. In a low-key campaign, she campaigned on protecting residents’ access to emergency services and environmental protection, and was endorsed by the Sun-Sentinel, which called her a “productive member on the commission.” She ended up defeating Montross in a landslide, receiving 67% of the vote to his 33%.

In 2006, while running for her last term as a legislator, Vana was confronted during the Democratic primary by Jeff Murphy. Then, she was endorsed by the Sun-Sentinel in a statement Vana was “much better informed and more qualified to represent the district than her opponent” and the “ability to work with her Republican colleagues to get things done” merited a reelection. She ultimately defeated Murphy by a wide margin and won her primary by securing 77% of the votes. The general election was defeated to Robert Siedlecki, and campaigned on behalf of increasing the salaries of teachers, reshaping property insurance and reducing property taxes. She claimed that voters could look at her achievements as a legislator, including increasing the eligibility of KidCare as well as stating that “I go and pass bills you want me to pass. I have a record on which you can judge me.” The Sun-Sentinel also backed her candidacy during the primary election too by describing her as “simply an effective lawmaker who gets things done.” In the end, despite the close elections she was involved in before she beat Siedlecki with a huge margin and won re- election by five-and-a-half percent of votes.

Shelley Vana Net Worth

Shelley Vana is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shelley Vana 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Vana has been born in Rochester, Pennsylvania, and went to in the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, earning the degree of bachelor’s in psychology at age 1973. Vana moved in the United States state of Florida and started her career as an educator for the Dreyfoos School of the Arts as well as Jupiter Community High School. Vana was later employed as the science Resource Coordinator for the school district in Palm Beach County, and was President and chief executive officer for the Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association.

In 2002, the incumbent state representative Lois Frankel was unable to run for re-election due limit on term length and therefore Vana was elected to succeed herself in the 85th District which encompassed Lake Worth, Palm Springs, Royal Palm Beach, and Wellington in central Palm Beach County. Vana faced Frankel’s former legislative assistant Mark S. Pafford, in the Democratic primary, and barely beat him, gaining five percent of the votes. Vana made it to the general election which she was contested in the general election by Andy Edwards, the Republican candidate. Vana campaigned on behalf of public education, arguing for a decrease in class size, an increase in hiring of new teachers and the elimination of a law allowing schools to dismiss teachers with no explanation after a mere 100 days of employment. In the course of her campaign Edwards was adamant about Vana over the fact that she earned an annual salary of a hundred thousand dollars in her capacity as county union president. Vana denied it, claiming that the advertisement was significantly exaggerated to reflect her actual earnings. Vana was recognized by the Sun- Sentinel and was praised by the Sun-Sentinel for her “solid understanding of educational issues and the workings of the Legislature.” In the end, Vana squeaked out a small victory over Edwards and beat Edwards by six hundred votes, and securing five percent of the votes. In the first year of her term Vana introduced legislation that requires doctors to write prescriptions in either type or print that eventually became law as well as laws that could have completely funded KidCare without creating an exemption for families with low incomes but was ultimately rejected. When she ran for reelection in 2004, Vana was challenged by Edwards yet again and she promised to work for the continuation of mandatory preschool for Florida students in the event of a re- election. In the final vote, Vana expanded her margin of victory over the two years ago and defeated Edwards with 1,348 of the votes and just 51% votes.

In 2010, Vana declined to endorse the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate, Congressman Kendrick Meek, instead announcing that she would be supporting Governor Charlie Crist, running as an independent candidate, because Crist had the better chance of winning as was a “middle of the road” candidate.

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Facts & Trivia

Shelley Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Shelley Vana celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

Top Facts about Shelley Vana

1. Shelley Vana is an American politician from Florida.
2. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000-2008.
3. Vana was then elected to the Palm Beach County Commission in 2008.
4. In 2012, she ran for Congress but lost in the Democratic primary.
5. Vana has been a strong advocate for education and environmental issues.
6. She has also worked on improving healthcare access and affordability.
7. During her time in office, Vana supported LGBT rights and marriage equality.
8. She received numerous awards for her public service, including “Legislator of the Year.”
9. Vana retired from politics in 2016 after serving for over 16 years.
10. Her legacy includes advocating for progressive policies that benefit all Floridians.