Suzanne Kosmas

Suzanne M. Kosmas was a Democrat who defeated Republican incumbent representative Tom Feeney in the 2008 election for Florida's 24th congressional district. In the general election held on November 2, 2010, Kosmas lost to Republican challenger Sandy Adams. It was Adams' first bid for a congressional seat.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/state_districts/FL.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

While Kosmas was in office, she made space exploration one of her main priorities (this was also one of the main issues of Feeney, who she replaced). Contributing to the this focue was the fact that a large part of her district fell on the Space Coast of Florida, and with the space shuttle set to be decommissioned Kosmas worked to ensure future work for her constituents.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/52961.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Suzanne Kosmas was born on February 5, 1944 in Arlington, Virginia. She successfully beat cancer while she was still in her 20s, and then moved to her current home state of Florida. She was elected to the Florid House of Representatives in 1996, and earned her bachelor's degree while still in office in 1998. She was 54 years old, and graduated from Stetson University.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/52961.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

After four terms in the state house, she vied for the position as United States congresswoman in 2008 and served one term. There she served on the House Science & Technology Committee, as well as on the House Financial Services Committee.http://www.kosmas.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=56