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Ann Scott
Official portrait, 2011
First Lady of Florida
In role
January 4, 2011 – January 7, 2019
GovernorRick Scott
Preceded byCarole Crist
Succeeded byCasey DeSantis
Personal details
Born
Francis Annette Holland

(1952-02-11) February 11, 1952 (age 72)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[citation needed]
Spouse
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(m. 1972)​
Children2
EducationSouthern Methodist University (BA)

Frances Annette Scott (née Holland, born February 11, 1952) is an American businesswoman, who served as the first lady of Florida from 2011 to 2019, as the wife of former Governor Rick Scott. She focused her time as first lady promoting childhood literacy.

Scott was raised in Texas and moved to Missouri where she met her future husband in high school. She studied business administration at Southern Methodist University in Texas and worked as a tax accountant for a gas and oil company. She left corporate work when her daughters were born.

Early life

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Frances Annette (née Holland) Scott was born on February 11, 1952, in Mobile, Alabama, and grew up in Dallas, Texas.[1] Her father was a regional manager for Sunshine Biscuits, a Nabisco competitor.[2] Her mother stayed at home and raised the children.[1] Scott is the second oldest of four children.[1] Her family moved her senior year to Kansas City, Missouri, where she graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1970.[3]

Ann Scott worked after high school and saved money to go to college.[3] She married in April 1972 Rick Scott who she met senior year in high school.[1][4] They had a modest wedding at a Baptist church in Kansas City.[5] Rick Scott before the wedding had just finished naval recruitment training, afterwards they moved to his first naval posting in Newport, Rhode Island.[3][6] She worked as a legal secretary while there.[5] They were 15 months in Rhode Island, before her husband was discharged from the navy and they moved back to Kansas City.[3][2]

Scott afterwards attended community college and worked full time, while her husband attended law school. She received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 1980.[1][7]

Scott after graduating worked as a tax accountant for Texas Oil and Gas.[1] She left work when she was thirty and had her first daughter, Allison.[6] Two years later she had a second daughter, Jordan.[6][8] Her husband later became the 45th governor of Florida and served two terms from 2011 to 2019.[9][10]

First Lady of Florida (2011–2019)

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As First Lady of Florida, Scott was an advocate for childhood literacy and welfare.[1] She was actively involved in several initiatives to promote education, healthcare, and the arts. She had a reading with the first lady program, which aimed to encourage children to read by providing them with access to books and organizing reading events. She also supported a healthy Florida program, which focused on promoting healthy lifestyle choices and combating childhood obesity.[11][12][13][14]

Subsequent activities

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U.S. senator Rick Scott, Connor Mann and Ann Scott at an event celebrating the bicentennial of Pensacola's incorporation

Today, Scott continues to be an advocate for education, healthcare, and the arts, and remains active in philanthropy and community service.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Anderson, Zac (June 15, 2014). "Ann Scott hopes she can help husband get re-elected". The Gainesville Sun. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Roger (July 9, 2014). "Rick Scott: A political outsider works hard to stay inside the governor's office". Florida Weekly -- Fort Meyer's Edition.
  3. ^ a b c d Parker, Betty (February 2014). "What You Don't Know About Ann Scott". Gulfshore Life. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014.
  4. ^ M.C. Moewe (April 17, 2006). "Ex-Columbia chief helps grow Solantic". Jacksonville Business Journal. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Sanders, Katie (January 24, 2013). "Ann Scott: Florida's reluctant first lady". Miami Herald.
  6. ^ a b c Lewis, Kira (May 10, 2014). "A friendly first lady". News-Press. I got married one day and moved 1,500 miles the next.
  7. ^ "Meet the First Lady". 2017-11-23. Archived from the original on 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2023-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ Levine, Daniel (September 10, 2017). "Ann Scott, Rick's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.
  9. ^ "Biography". U.S. Senator Rick Scott. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  10. ^ "Ann Scott". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  11. ^ "Space Coast Daily Exclusive Q&A With Florida First Lady Ann Scott - Space Coast Daily". spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  12. ^ "Florida's first lady Ann Scott visits Tampa General Hospital". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  13. ^ "Florida first lady Ann Scott finding her voice". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  14. ^ Solodev (2022-11-22). "Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott Invite K 12 Students to Partic". www.fldoe.org. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  15. ^ "Ann Scott". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  16. ^ McBride, Jessica (2018-11-06). "Ann Scott, Rick Scott's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
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