Ben Diamond
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Ben Diamond | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 68th district | |
| Assumed office November 8, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Dwight Dudley |
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| Born | October 9, 1978 Clearwater, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Yale University (B.A. 2000) University of Florida Levin School of Law (J.D. 2003) Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review, Member of Florida Blue Key |
| Profession | Attorney |
Ben Diamond (born October 9, 1978) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 68th District, which includes most of the City of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County.
History
Ben Diamond is an attorney in St. Petersburg, Florida and a member of the Florida House of Representatives. Born in Clearwater, Florida, Ben graduated from Yale University in 2000, and earned his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2003, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review. Ben's grandfather was the late Representative Dante Fascell who represented Dade and Monroe Counties in the the United States House of Representatives for 19 consecutive terms, from 1955 to 1993.
Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives for District 68, Ben Diamond's public service included: Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, Board of Directors, 2014-2016; General Counsel to Florida's Chief Financial Officer, and the Florida Department of Financial Services, 2009-2011; Special Counsel to Florida's Chief Financial Officer, 2007-2009; Law Clerk to the Honorable Emmett Ripley Cox, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2004-2005.
Florida House of Representatives
In the 2016 to 2018 term, Representative Diamond serves on the following House committees:
- Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
- Agriculture & Property Rights Subcommittee
- Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Judiciary Committee
- Natural Resources & Public Lands Subcommittee
References
- Ben Diamond's Page at the Florida House of Representatives
- Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg's Ben Diamond wins House District 68 Democratic primary
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Category:Politicians from St. Petersburg, Florida