Rosalind Osgood

Rosalind Osgood is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Florida Senate.[1] She is president and CEO of non-profit Mount Olive Development Corp and served on the Broward County School Board for more than a decade.[2]

Rosalind Osgood

Early life

A native of Broward County, Florida, Osgood graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School.[2] She earned a master’s degree and a doctorate in public administration from Nova Southeastern University, and later received a Master of Divinity from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.[1]

Career

Osgood served as a member of the Broward County School Board from 2012 until 2022, when she resigned to run for a seat on the Florida State Senate.[3] She defeated Republican Joseph Carter in a special election to become state senator for Broward County’s Senate District 33 on March 8, 2022.[2]

During the 2022 redistricting process, Osgood’s district was renumbered 32 and its boundaries shifted to the south.[4] Osgood is running for re-election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 32 and is on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022.[5]

In addition to her work in public service, Osgood is an associate pastor of the New Mount Olive Baptist Church in Fort Lauderdale and the first female ordained minister in the church’s history.[6] She serves as president and CEO of the Mount Olive Development Corp., the church’s community development arm.[6] She operates her own ministry and, in 2013, became the first female chaplain for the City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department.[7]

References
  1. "Senator Rosalind Osgood". The Florida Senate. July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  2. Snelling, David (March 15, 2022). "Former Broward School Board Chair Osgood Wins District 33 Senate Seat by a Landslide". South Florida Times. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. Man, Anthony (November 4, 2021). "Broward school board chair set to resign to run for Florida Senate seat". WLRN Public Radio and Television. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  4. Geggis, Anne (May 13, 2022). "Rosalind Osgood facing challenge from fellow Democrat for Senate re-election". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. "Rosalind Osgood". Ballotpedia. July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  6. Beatty, Robert (March 12, 2009). "Woman turns life around, wins award". South Florida Times. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  7. "Our President". Mount Olive Development Corporation. July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.


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