Ronny Sydney | |
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Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 15th Norfolk district | |
In office January 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | John Businger |
Succeeded by | Frank Smizik |
Personal details | |
Born | Ronny Jane Metz July 10, 1938 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Coconut Creek, Florida |
Education |
University of Massachusetts Amherst (
BA) Newton College ( MEd) Boston College ( JD) |
Ronny Jane Sydney [1] (née Metz; [1] born July 10, 1938) is an American teacher, lawyer, and politician who represented the 15th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2001. [2]
She was born on July 10, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York, to Ruth Frankel and M. Stanley Metz. [3] [4]
She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 1960, Newton College with a Master of Education degree in 1972, and from Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1987. [5] [6]
She later became a teacher working for the Brookline Public School district. [6]
She has practiced law in Boston and Brookline. [3] [5] She formerly practiced law with Israel, Van Kooy & Days, LLC. [6] [7]
She was a member and later chair of the Brookline Board of Selectmen from 1992 to 1998. [2]
In 1998, Sydney defeated 14-term incumbent John Businger in the Democratic primary for the 15th Norfolk District House seat by 35 votes. She ran unopposed in the general election. [8]
In 2000, Sydney lost to Brookline School Committee member Frank Smizik 2,517 votes to 2,336. [9]
Between 2017 and 2018 she served as an area leader for the Broward County Democratic Party representing Coconut Creek and Margate in Florida. [10] [11] [12]
She was later a family law attorney for the BNI Brookline Networkers. [7] She is now retired from practicing law and resides in Coconut Creek, Florida. [7]
Ronny Sydney | |
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Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 15th Norfolk district | |
In office January 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | John Businger |
Succeeded by | Frank Smizik |
Personal details | |
Born | Ronny Jane Metz July 10, 1938 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Coconut Creek, Florida |
Education |
University of Massachusetts Amherst (
BA) Newton College ( MEd) Boston College ( JD) |
Ronny Jane Sydney [1] (née Metz; [1] born July 10, 1938) is an American teacher, lawyer, and politician who represented the 15th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2001. [2]
She was born on July 10, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York, to Ruth Frankel and M. Stanley Metz. [3] [4]
She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 1960, Newton College with a Master of Education degree in 1972, and from Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1987. [5] [6]
She later became a teacher working for the Brookline Public School district. [6]
She has practiced law in Boston and Brookline. [3] [5] She formerly practiced law with Israel, Van Kooy & Days, LLC. [6] [7]
She was a member and later chair of the Brookline Board of Selectmen from 1992 to 1998. [2]
In 1998, Sydney defeated 14-term incumbent John Businger in the Democratic primary for the 15th Norfolk District House seat by 35 votes. She ran unopposed in the general election. [8]
In 2000, Sydney lost to Brookline School Committee member Frank Smizik 2,517 votes to 2,336. [9]
Between 2017 and 2018 she served as an area leader for the Broward County Democratic Party representing Coconut Creek and Margate in Florida. [10] [11] [12]
She was later a family law attorney for the BNI Brookline Networkers. [7] She is now retired from practicing law and resides in Coconut Creek, Florida. [7]