José Félix Díaz
| José Félix Díaz | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 116th district 115th (2010-2012) |
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Assumed office November 2, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Juan-Carlos Planas |
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January 16, 1980 Miami, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Therese Marie Diaz |
| Children | Dominick J. Diaz, Christian M. Diaz |
| Alma mater |
University of Miami (B.A.) Columbia Law School (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
José Félix Díaz (born January 16, 1980) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 116th district, which stretches from Doral to Kendall in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 115th district from 2010 to 2012. In May 2017, he announced he was running for the Florida Senate in the 40th district.
Díaz was born in Miami and attended St. Brendan High School, after which he attended the University of Miami, where he received a degree in political science and English in 2002. He then received his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 2005, and moved back to Florida, where he was a losing contest on Season 5 of The Apprentice. After leaving the show, Díaz began working for Akerman LLP as an attorney specializing in commercial litigation and zoning and land use. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates.
In 2010, when incumbent State Representative Juan-Carlos Planas was unable to seek re-election, Díaz ran to succeed him in the 115th district, which narrowly stretched from Doral to Cutler Ridge in Miami-Dade County. He faced Kendall Community Councilwoman Carla Ascencio-Savola in the Republican primary, and he campaigned on improving the quality of living in the district, noting, "It's an important time to make this area, this district, better. People have lost confidence in where they live," and on his lack of experience in politics, declaring, "People have rallied around the fact that I'm not the same-old, same-old in the district." Ultimately, Díaz defeated Ascencio-Savola by a comfortable margin, winning 60% of the vote to her 40%. He advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Jeffrey Solomon, the Democratic nominee and Christopher Blau, the Tea Party nominee. Neither of his opponents proved to be a significant obstacle, however, and Díaz easily defeated both of them in a landslide, winning 64% of the vote to Solomon's 33% and Blau's 3%.
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