Lincoln Diaz-Balart
| Lincoln Díaz-Balart | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 21st district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | None (District created after the 1990 census) |
| Succeeded by | Mario Diaz-Balart |
| Member of the Florida Senate | |
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In office 1989–1992 |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
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In office 1986–1989 |
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Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart y Caballero August 13, 1954 Havana, Cuba |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cristina Fernandez |
| Children | Lincoln Díaz-Balart Daniel Díaz-Balart |
| Residence | Miami, Florida |
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New College of Florida Case Western Reserve University |
| Occupation | attorney |
Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart (born Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart y Caballero; August 13, 1954) was the U.S. Representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother, Mario Díaz-Balart, who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district, succeeded him. He is currently chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (www.chli.org) and is active in El Instituto La Rosa Blanca (The White Rose Institute)(www.larosablanca.org). After leaving Congress, he started a law practice (Diaz-Balart, PLLC) and a consulting firm (Western Hemisphere Strategies, LLC), both based in Miami, Florida.
Díaz-Balart was born in Havana, Cuba to the late Cuban politician Rafael Díaz-Balart and Hilda Caballero Brunet. His aunt, Mirta Díaz-Balart, was the first wife of the late Fidel Castro. Her son, and his cousin, is Dr. Fidel Ángel "Fidelito" Castro Díaz-Balart. His uncle is the Cuban-Spanish painter, Waldo Díaz-Balart.
He was educated at American School of Madrid, Madrid, Spain; New College of Florida; and Case Western Reserve University, from which he earned a law degree. He was involved in a Miami private practice for several years before holding elective office.
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