Dante Fascell
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Harry Johnston |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th district |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | William C. Cramer |
| Succeeded by | J. Herbert Burke |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967 |
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| Preceded by | William C. Lantaff |
| Succeeded by | Albert S. Herlong, Jr. |
| Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs | |
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In office December 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Clement John Zablocki |
| Succeeded by | Lee H. Hamilton |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
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In office 1951–1955 |
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| Born | March 9, 1917 Bridgehampton, New York |
| Died | November 28, 1998 (aged 81) Clearwater, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) served as an American politician from the state of Florida.
Dante Fascell was born in Bridgehampton, New York. In 1925, his family moved to Florida. In 1938, he graduated from the University of Miami School of Law. Fascell was a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. While a University of Miami law student, Fascell was inducted into its Iron Arrow Honor Society, the University of Miami's highest honor.
Fascell served in the Florida National Guard during World War II, serving in the African, Sicilian, and Italian Campaigns.
Fascell's constituents elected him to the Florida House of Representatives in 1950. In 1954 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in a district representing Dade County, Florida. Fascell refused to sign the Southern Manifesto in 1956. Fascell began as a supporter of the Vietnam War, but he soon spoke out against the war. Fascell cosponsored the War Powers Act of 1973 and he won aid for Cuban-Americans who had settled in his district. He served as the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 1984 to 1993. He worked to repeal the Clark Amendment, allowing the U.S. government to send aid to UNITA rebels in Angola, as a partner in the Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly lobbying firm.
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