Reply #17: FL: Former diplomat named to state's top election post

[Wilms]

Former diplomat named to state's top election post

By Associated Press
Published December 8, 2005

TALLAHASSEE - Coral Gables businesswoman Sue Cobb, a former U.S. ambassador to Jamaica, was introduced by Gov. Jeb Bush Wednesday as Florida's next secretary of state.

Cobb, 68, whose duties will include overseeing crucial elections next year, previously served in Bush's administration as interim Florida lottery secretary in 1999. In January she will replace Glenda Hood, who resigned last month.

There has been partisan bickering in the past over the conduct of Florida's elections, most notably in 2000. Democrats accused then-Secretary of State Katherine Harris, now a Republican congresswoman and candidate for the Senate, of making rulings to favor the governor's brother in the presidential race.

In elections next year, Gov. Bush's successor will be chosen and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson will seek re-election, likely against Harris.

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http://www.sptimes.com/2005/12/08/State/Former_diplomat_named.shtml