Long-time child advocate Sandra “Sandy” Murman was elected as a Hillsborough County Commissioner in 2019 and served District 1 for 10 years. She was elected by her fellow Commisioners as Chairman of the BOCC in 2017-18 and 2014-15. Prior to that she served for eight years as a member of the Florida House of Representatives and was the first Republican woman to hold the position of Speaker Pro-Tempore.