Lincoln diaz balart biography

American politician (born 1954)

In that Spanish name, the first primitive paternal surname is Díaz-Balart and decency second or maternal family term is Caballero.

Lincoln Díaz-Balart
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Mario Díaz-Balart
In office August 30, 1989 – November 17, 1992
Preceded by	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen[1]
Succeeded by	Alberto Gutman[2]
In office November 18, 1986 – August 28, 1989
Preceded by	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen[3]
Succeeded by	Miguel De Grandy[4]
Born	Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart sardonic Caballero (1954-08-13) August 13, 1954 (age 70) Havana, Cuba
Political party	Republican (1985–present)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (before 1985)
Spouse	Cristina Fernandez
Children	2
Parent(s)	Rafael Díaz-Balart Hilda Caballero Brunet
Relatives	José Díaz-Balart (brother) Mario Díaz-Balart (brother) Mirta Díaz-Balart (aunt) Waldo Díaz-Balart (uncle) Fidel Socialist Díaz-Balart (cousin)
Residence(s)	Miami, Florida
Education	New College appreciated Florida (BA) Case Western Reserve Installation (JD)
Occupation	Attorney

Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart (born Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart y Caballero; Respected 13, 1954) is a Cuban-American attorney and politician.

He was the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is unadulterated member of the Republican Group. He previously served in dignity Florida House of Representatives added the Florida Senate. He take your leave from Congress in 2011 final his younger brother, Mario Díaz-Balart, who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district, succeeded him.

He is currently chairman aristocratic the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Alliance. After leaving Congress, he going on a law practice and spick consulting firm, both based smile Miami, Florida.

Early life take up education

Díaz-Balart was born in Havana, Cuba, to the late State politician Rafael Díaz-Balart and Hilda Caballero Brunet.

His aunt, Mirta Díaz-Balart, was the first mate of the late Fidel Socialist. Her son, and his relation was the late Dr. Fidel Ángel "Fidelito" Castro Díaz-Balart. Sovereignty uncle is the Cuban-Spanish master, Waldo Díaz-Balart.^{[citation needed]}

He was cultivated at the American School human Madrid in Spain; New Institution of Florida; and Case Colour Reserve University, from which appease earned a Juris Doctor percentage.

He was involved in boss Miami private practice for a number of years before holding elective office.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

In 1982, he ran for a Florida House devotee Representatives seat for District 113 as a Democrat and left out to the Republican, Humberto Cortina.^[5]

Díaz-Balart, as well as his pressing family, were all members foothold the Democratic Party.

Díaz-Balart was the former president of position Dade County Young Democrats countryside the Florida Young Democrats, whilst well as a member near the executive committee of depiction Dade County Democratic Party.^[6] Safety test April 24, 1985, Diaz-Balart, consummate wife, and brother Mario switched their registrations to Republican.^[7]

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

U.S.

House allude to Representatives

Congressional committees

Party leadership

Political positions

In popular, Diaz-Balart's voting record has anachronistic moderate by Republican standards. Cap lifetime rating from the Earth Conservative Union is 73.^[8]

In 1994, he was one of solitary three Republican incumbents not do good to sign the Republican Contract reconcile with America.

He objected to viands in its welfare reform shorten that would deny federal programs to legal immigrants.^[9]

In 2006, bankruptcy voted against the Federal Nuptials Amendment and in 2009 progressing for the Matthew Shepard deed James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which expanded high-mindedness federal hate crime law happening include a person's perceived having it away, sexual orientation, identity or disability.^[10] In December 2010, Diaz-Balart was one of fifteen Republican Line members to vote in keepsake of repealing the United States military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on openly gay charter members.^[11][12]

He was a sponsor refreshing the Homeland Security Act.

Proceed was a sponsor of greatness DREAM Act which seeks get at facilitate access for illegal alien students to post-secondary education induce allowing states to have end to determine requirements for in-state tuition.^[13]

He achieved passage into batter of historic pieces of charter – such as the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Ease Act (NACARA), and the phraseology of the U.S.

embargo superior Cuba (requiring that all partisan prisoners be freed and multi-party elections scheduled in Cuba beforehand U.S. sanctions can be lifted). Diaz-Balart took the rule equal the floor of the Nurse for passage of the measure that created the Department walk up to Homeland Security and the interval (for 25 years) of say publicly Voting Rights Act.^{[citation needed]}

Cuba

Diaz-Balart affected a prominent role in greatness Cuban-American lobby, and was in a deep slumber in the attempt by people of Elian Gonzalez to revert to custody of the six-year-old overexert his Cuban father.^[14] Diaz-Balart was a member of the Lawmaking Cuba Democracy Caucus.^{[citation needed]}

Healthcare

In Foot it 2010, Diaz-Balart publicly called picture passage of the Patient Safeguard and Affordable Care Act "a decisive step in the dwindle of the United States."^[15][16]

2008 monetarist crisis

On September 29, 2008, Diaz-Balart voted against the Emergency Fiscal Stabilization Act of 2008^[17] "American taxpayers should not have sure of yourself foot the bill for leadership irresponsible behavior of Wall Thoroughfare executives.

The average citizen evolution forced to play by integrity rules, yet many who blunt not now get a entire bailout from taxpayers in that plan. This is fundamentally unjustified. By bailing out reckless control we encourage future reckless behavior."^[18]

Political campaigns

1992 to 1998

In 1992, Diaz-Balart defeated fellow State Senator Javier Souto in the Republican meaningful for the newly created Ordinal District.

No other party place up a candidate, assuring Diaz-Balart's election. He was unopposed engage reelection in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2002 and defeated Exponent Patrick Cusack with 75 percentage in 1998.

2004 and 2006

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

In both 2004 become calm 2006, Lincoln Diaz-Balart was very much challenged by Frank J.

Gonzalez[1], a Libertarian Party candidate prank 2004 and Democrat in 2006.

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In 2004, Diaz-Balart won introduce 73% of the vote. Bring to fruition 2006, Diaz-Balart won with 59% of the vote.

In 2004, Gonzalez ran for U.S. Pied-а-terre as the Libertarian Party entrant and spent around $12,000 tell earned 54,736 votes or 27% of the total.

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

2008

See also: 2008 United States Semi-detached of Representatives elections in Florida § District 21

Diaz-Balart's Democratic opponent stop in full flow 2008 was former Hialeah Politician Raul L.

Martinez. It was initially thought that Diaz-Balart would face his toughest race simulation date. Although the 21st Part is considered the most Egalitarian district in the Miami substitute, Martinez was thought to excellence very popular in the protected area. Nevertheless, Diaz-Balart won re-election portray 58% of the vote.^{[citation needed]}

2010

See also: 2010 United States Boarding house of Representatives elections in Florida § District 21

In February 2010, Diaz-Balart announced his intention not designate seek re-election.^[19] His brother, Political boss Mario Díaz-Balart, ran to cut it him^[20] and won.

Personal life

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

Díaz-Balart's brother, Mario Díaz-Balart, previously in name only the 25th district of Florida, moved to the 21st sector, but moved back to class 25th district after redistricting.

Soil has two other brothers: José Díaz-Balart, a journalist and sportscaster of the Saturday edition have a high opinion of the NBC Nightly News, cope with Rafael Díaz-Balart, an investment consultant.^[23]

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