Ben Diamond
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 |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin Frank Diamond October 9, 1978 Clearwater, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Yale University (BA) University of Florida (JD) |
Benjamin Frank "Ben" Diamond[1][2] (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. Diamond is to the House Democratic leader for the 2022-2024 session after Evan Jenne and Bobby Dubose's joint leadership.[3]
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 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
In the 2018 to 2020 term, Representative Diamond serves on the following House committees:[4]
- Member, Appropriations Committee
- Ranking Minority Member, Judiciary Committee
- Member, Subcommittee on Civil Justice
- Member, Subcommittee on Insurance and Banking
References
- ^ https://www.floridabar.org/directories/find-mbr/profile/?num=899291
- ^ https://www.martindale.com/seminole/florida/benjamin-frank-diamond-169101246-a/
- ^ https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/2019/04/25/florida-house-democrats-name-next-leaders/
- ^ "Ben Diamond's Biography". Vote Smart. The Voter's Self Defense. Retrieved 23 April 2020.