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Feb. 23, 2025 – “It’s important for me to say that I’m a person in recovery, for 35 years,” Osgood said.
Her drug of choice varied over time. “I used marijuana, I used cocaine and I used crack,” she said. “It just kinda depended on what was going on at that time.”
She represents District 32 in the Florida Senate. Osgood credits her faith, church and a substance abuse program with turning her life around.
“It was me having opportunities to come into recovery, go back to school, finish my undergraduate, my master’s, my doctorate and then a master’s of divinity that has opened so many doors and opportunities for me,” she said.
Now, when people look at her accomplishments, they don’t see her past. They see her education, leadership and dedication to service.
“Sometimes people don’t even ask me about my criminal record or two felony convictions because of the education,” she said.
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