Nancy Overton Harrington (May 15, 1926 – May 22, 2020) was an American politician. Harrington was born in

Bay Shore, New York Bay Shore is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Administrative divisions of New York#Town, Town of Islip, New York, United States. It is situated on the South Shore (Long Island), South Shore of Long Island, adjo ...

. She went to

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and

Kent State University Kent State University (KSU) is a Public university, public research university in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio located in Kent State University at Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Kent State ...

. She was involved in the airline and automobile industries. Harrington owned the Harrington Auto Imports in

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...

. She served as an administrative aide in

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. Harrington served in the

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, from 1974 to 1976, from

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, and was a

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.Members of the Florida House of Representatives Regular Session 1976
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