Nick Navarro | |
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Sheriff of Broward County, Florida | |
In office 1985–1993 | |
Preceded by | George Brescher |
Succeeded by | Ron Cochran |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Nicholas G. Navarro (November 11, 1929 – September 28, 2011) was a Cuban-American businessman, born in Jaruco, Cuba, in 1929.[1] He served as sheriff of Broward County, Florida, from 1985 to 1993.[2]
He won election for sheriff in 1984. During Navarro's tenure the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) approximately doubled, to 3,000 personnel, and its budget increased from $75 million to $200 million. Contracts were added for the BSO to provide law enforcement services to three Broward cities—Dania Beach, Tamarac, and Deerfield Beach.[3]
Navarro was defeated in the 1993 election.