What is George Sheldon (politician)?
[[File:GeorgeSheldonHHS.jpg|right|200px]] '''George Sheldon''' (1947 – August 23, 2018) was an American attorney and politician. He was born in [[Wildwood, New Jersey]]. Sheldon was a member of the [[Florida House of Representatives]], as the Secretary of the [[Florida Department of Children and Families]], and as the Acting Assistant Secretary at the federal [[Administration for Children and Families]] within the [[Department of Health and Human Services]]. Sheldon ran unsuccessfully in the [[Florida Attorney General election, 2014|2014 Florida Attorney General election]].<ref name=GS2014>{{cite web|title=George Sheldon 2014 Website|url=http://www.georgesheldon2014.com}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. Sheldon died from complications of a fall in [[Miami, Florida]], on August 23, 2018, at the age of 71.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article217264940.html|title=George Sheldon, a former DCF secretary and a champion for foster children, dies|work=miamiherald|access-date=2018-08-24|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheldon, George}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Accidental deaths from falls in the United States]] [[Category:Lawyers from New Jersey]] [[Category:Politicians from Florida]] [[Category:Politicians from New Jersey]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Lawyers from Florida]] [[Category:Members of the Florida Legislature]] {{US-bio-stub}}