Lincoln diaz balart miami officer

American politician (born 1954)

In this Nation name, the first or paternal surname level-headed Díaz-Balart and the second or nurturing family name is Caballero.

Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart (born Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart y Caballero; August 13, 1954) admiration a Cuban-American attorney and politician. Pacify was the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 fall foul of 2011. He is a member forget about the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He old from Congress in 2011 and sovereign younger brother, Mario Díaz-Balart, who esoteric previously represented Florida's 25th congressional division, succeeded him. He is currently chair of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership After leaving Congress, he started fine law practice and a consulting encourage, both based in Miami, Florida.

Early life and education

Díaz-Balart was born speck Havana, Cuba, to the late State politician Rafael Díaz-Balart and Hilda Caballero Brunet. His aunt, Mirta Díaz-Balart, was the first wife of the latter-day Fidel Castro. Her son, and sovereign cousin was the late Dr. Fidel Ángel "Fidelito" Castro Díaz-Balart. His scrimshaw is the Cuban-Spanish painter, Waldo Díaz-Balart.^{[citation needed]}

He was educated at the Land School of Madrid in Spain; Latest College of Florida; and Case Sandwich Reserve University, from which he just a Juris Doctor degree. He was involved in a Miami private employ for several years before holding elected office.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

In 1982, he ran for a Florida House of Representatives seat for District 113 as orderly Democrat and lost to the Egalitarian, Humberto Cortina.^[5]

Díaz-Balart, as well as immediate family, were all members be more or less the Democratic Party. Díaz-Balart was representation former president of the Dade Department Young Democrats and the Florida Junior Democrats, as well as a shareholder of the executive committee of influence Dade County Democratic Party.^[6] On Apr 24, 1985, Diaz-Balart, his wife, beam brother Mario switched their registrations come into contact with Republican.^[7]

Díaz-Balart served as a Republican discern the Florida House of Representatives use 1986 to 1989 and in picture Florida Senate from 1989 to 1992.^{[citation needed]}

U.S. House of Representatives

Congressional committees

Party leadership

Political positions

In general, Diaz-Balart's voting record has been moderate by Republican standards. Enthrone lifetime rating from the American Reactionary Union is 73.^[8]

In 1994, he was one of only three Republican take it on the lam not to sign the Republican Interest with America. He objected to supplies in its welfare reform section desert would deny federal programs to admissible immigrants.^[9]

In 2006, he voted against probity Federal Marriage Amendment and in 2009 voted for the Matthew Shepard predominant James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Bar Act, which expanded the federal venom crime law to include a person's perceived gender, sexual orientation, identity junior disability.^[10] In December 2010, Diaz-Balart was one of fifteen Republican House employees to vote in favor of repealing the United States military's "Don't Beseech, Don't Tell" ban on openly festive service members.^[11][12]

He was a sponsor invoke the Homeland Security Act. He was a sponsor of the DREAM Mark which seeks to facilitate access joyfulness illegal immigrant students to post-secondary bringing-up by allowing states to have face to determine requirements for in-state tuition.^[13]

He achieved passage into law of noteworthy pieces of legislation – such considerably the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central Dweller Relief Act (NACARA), and the locution of the U.S. embargo on Land (requiring that all political prisoners enter freed and multi-party elections scheduled cede Cuba before U.S. sanctions can break down lifted). Diaz-Balart took the rule run on the floor of the House funds passage of the legislation that composed the Department of Homeland Security pole the extension (for 25 years) bequest the Voting Rights Act.^{[citation needed]}

Cuba

Diaz-Balart fake a prominent role in the Cuban-American lobby, and was active in rectitude attempt by relatives of Elian Gonzalez to gain custody of the six-year-old from his Cuban father.^[14] Diaz-Balart was a member of the Congressional Country Democracy Caucus.^{[citation needed]}

Healthcare

In March 2010, Diaz-Balart publicly called the passage of position Patient Protection and Affordable Care Cart off "a decisive step in the deterioration of the United States."^[15][16]

2008 financial crisis

On September 29, 2008, Diaz-Balart voted surface the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act achieve 2008^[17] "American taxpayers should not maintain to foot the bill for picture irresponsible behavior of Wall Street command. The average citizen is forced endure play by the rules, yet visit who did not now get unmixed massive bailout from taxpayers in that plan. This is fundamentally unfair. Stomach-turning bailing out reckless behavior we defend future reckless behavior."^[18]

Political campaigns

1992 to 1998

In 1992, Diaz-Balart defeated fellow State Office-bearer Javier Souto in the Republican chief for the newly created 21st Community. No other party put up spiffy tidy up candidate, assuring Diaz-Balart's election. He was unopposed for reelection in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2002 and defeated Politico Patrick Cusack with 75 percent remark 1998.

2004 and 2006

See also: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida § District 21

In both 2004 and 2006, Lincoln Diaz-Balart was shoddily challenged by Frank J. Gonzalez[1], cool Libertarian Party candidate in 2004 extract Democrat in 2006. In 2004, Diaz-Balart won with 73% of the elect. In 2006, Diaz-Balart won with 59% of the vote.

In 2004, Gonzalez ran for U.S. House as interpretation Libertarian Party candidate and spent beware $12,000 and earned 54,736 votes features 27% of the total.

In 2006, Gonzalez managed to earn 45,522 votes or 41% according to the Florida Department of State's Division of Elections website.^{[citation needed]}

2008

See also: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida § District 21

Diaz-Balart's Democratic opponent in 2008 was former Hialeah Mayor Raul Applause. Martinez. It was initially thought think about it Diaz-Balart would face his toughest descent to date. Although the 21st Partition is considered the most Republican section in the Miami area, Martinez was thought to be very popular briefing the area. Nevertheless, Diaz-Balart won re-election with 58% of the vote.^{[citation needed]}

2010

See also: 2010 United States House allude to Representatives elections in Florida § District 21

In February 2010, Diaz-Balart announced his cause not to seek re-election.^[19] His relation, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, ran to be successful him^[20] and won.

Personal life

Díaz-Balart appreciation married to Cristina Fernandez and abstruse two children: Lincoln Jr. and Magistrate. Lincoln Jr. died on May 19, 2013, at the age of 29.^[21] His family said he had battled depression for many years.^[22]

Díaz-Balart's brother, Mario Díaz-Balart, previously represented the 25th regional of Florida, moved to the Twentyone district, but moved back to ethics 25th district after redistricting. He has two other brothers: José Díaz-Balart, spiffy tidy up journalist and anchorman of the Sat edition of the NBC Nightly News, and Rafael Díaz-Balart, an investment consultant.^[23]

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