# Sharon Day

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For the Native American activist, see [Sharon Day (activist)](/source/Sharon_Day_(activist)). For the American Olympic heptathlete, see [Sharon Day-Monroe](/source/Sharon_Day-Monroe).

**Sharon Day** is the former [United States Ambassador to Costa Rica](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Costa_Rica). She previously served as the co-chairwoman of the [Republican National Committee](/source/Republican_National_Committee).[1][2][3] She resigned on January 19, 2021.

## Career

Day owned an insurance company in [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis) with her husband. They sold the company, which had 156 employees, in the early 1990s and retired to South Florida.[4]

Day has served on different [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) committees on the local, state, and national level since the 1990s. Day became a [precinct committeeman](/source/Precinct_Committeeman) in 1994, state Republican committeeman for [Broward County](/source/Broward_County,_Florida) in 1996, national committeewoman representing Florida in 2004, and national party secretary in 2009. She lost a bid for national party chair in 2010 when [Jim Greer](/source/Jim_Greer) resigned.[4] She has served as national party co-chair since 2011 and has been re-elected into 2015.[1]

## Personal life

Day resided in the Galt Mile neighborhood in [Fort Lauderdale, Florida](/source/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida).[4] She has been a lifelong Republican.[4] She was married to Larry Day. They have two children.[5] Larry died in 2012.[6]

## References

1. Alanez, Tonya (June 14, 2017). ["Trump taps Broward GOP leader for Costa Rica ambassadorship"](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-reg-gop-sharon-day-costa-rica-ambassador-20170614-story.html). Sun Sentinel. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

1. Daugherty, Alex & Ordoñez, Franco (June 14, 2017). ["Trump to nominate South Florida's Sharon Day as Costa Rica ambassador"](http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article156197419.html). Miami Herald. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

1. ["PN604 — Sharon Day — Department of State"](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/604). *U.S. Congress*. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.

1. Man, Anthony (August 24, 2012). ["South Florida's Sharon Day, her party's No. 2, is 'Mrs. Republican'"](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-sharon-day-republican-20120825-story.html). *sun-sentinel.com*. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

1. Lyons, David (June 28, 2018). ["Sharon Day, U.S. envoy to Costa Rica, lists L'Hermitage penthouse in Fort Lauderdale for $5.225 million"](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/real-estate/prime-property/fl-bz-ambassador-sharon-day-lists-lhermitage-lauderdale-penthouse-20180628-story.html). *sun-sentinel.com*. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

1. Man, Anthony (July 3, 2017). ["South Florida Republican leader is Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to Costa Rica"](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-reg-sharon-day-ambassador-costa-rica-20170629-story.html). *sun-sentinel.com*. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

## External links

- [US Ambassador biography](https://cr.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/)
- [Sharon Day at ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Sharon_Day)
- [Sharon Day at ourcampaigns.com](https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=232562)

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