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Lincoln Diaz-Balart
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Republican, represented the 21st District of Florida in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011.
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Environmental record
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Biography
Diaz-Balart was born in Havana,Cuba on August 13, 1954. He is the son of Cuban politician Rafael Diaz-Balart, and a former nephew by marriage of Fidel Castro. He was educated at American School of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, New College of Florida, Cambridge University, and Case Western Reserve University. He was a lawyer and a state legislator before entering the House.
He is active in the Free Cuba movement.[1]
His brother, Mario Diaz-Balart, is also a congressman, representing the 25th district of Florida.
2006 elections
In 2006, the Democrats nominated Frank Gonzalez to face Diaz Balart in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Diaz Balart retained his seat.
Money in Politics
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| Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| Leon Medical Centers | $ 27,600 |
| FPL Group | $ 22,300 |
| MCM Corp | $ 18,750 |
| The Villages | $ 18,400 |
| Flo-Sun Inc | $ 14,900 |
| First Comm Insurance | $ 14,700 |
| Federated Investors Inc | $ 13,050 |
| Greenberg Traurig LLP | $ 12,700 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center | $ 12,250 |
| Koch Industries | $ 11,500 |
| Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. | |
| Links to more campaign contribution information for Lincoln Diaz-Balart from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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- Revolving door profile for Lincoln Diaz-Balart from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Lincoln Diaz-Balart from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Lincoln Diaz-Balart from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- House Committee on Rules
- Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process - Chair
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on Lincoln Diaz-Balart. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
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Articles and resources
Resources
- Official website
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
Articles
- Jay Nordlinger, "Meet the Diaz-Balarts: A couple of Castro's 'nephews' — in Congress" National Review, March 10, 2003.
- Matt Taibbi, "The Whining Minority. Republican congressman turns from bully to baby," The Beast, April 2007.
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Date of Birth: August 13, 1954 November 3, 1992 | |||
Latitude: 25°49′19.351″N
Longitude: 80°20′8.362″W
