Ronny Jane Sydney (née Metz;United States Census, 1940 born July 10, 1938) is an American teacher, lawyer, and politician who represented the 15th Norfolk District in the

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from 1999 to 2001.

Early life and education

She was born on July 10, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York, to Ruth Frankel and M. Stanley Metz.Ruth (Frankel) Metz obituary
/ref> She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts degree in

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in 1960, Newton College with a Master of Education degree in 1972, and from Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1987.Martindale-Hubbell Law Profile
/ref> She later became a teacher working for the Brookline Public School district.

Legal career

She has practiced law in

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and

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. She formerly practiced law with Israel, Van Kooy & Days, LLC.Attorney Profile — Ronny Sydney
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Political career

She was a member and later chair of the Brookline Board of Selectmen from 1992 to 1998.

Massachusetts House of Representatives

In 1998, Sydney defeated 14-term incumbent John Businger in the Democratic primary for the 15th Norfolk District House seat by 35 votes. She ran unopposed in the general election. In 2000, Sydney lost to Brookline School Committee member Frank Smizik 2,517 votes to 2,336.

Broward County Democratic Party

Between 2017 and 2018 she served as an area leader for the Broward County Democratic Party representing Coconut Creek and

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in Florida.Broward Democratic Area Leaders (October 23, 2018)
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Post-political career

She was later a family law attorney for the BNI Brookline Networkers. She is now retired from practicing law and resides in

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