Manny Díaz Jr.
Manny Díaz Jr. | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 103rd district | |
| Assumed office November 20, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Watson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1973 Hialeah, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jennifer "Jenny" Díaz |
| Children | Dominic, Madison |
| Alma mater | St. Thomas University (B.A.) Nova Southeastern University (M.S.) |
| Profession | Teacher, school administrator |
Manny Díaz Jr. (born March 2, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd District, which includes southern Broward County and northeastern Miami-Dade County, stretching from Miramar to Hialeah Gardens, since 2012.
History
Díaz was born in Hialeah, and attended St. Thomas University, where he graduated with a degree in human resources in 1994. He then attended Nova Southeastern University, graduating with a Master's degree in educational leadership in 1998. Díaz then began working as a teacher and a coach at Miami Springs High School and Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and then became an assistant principal at Hialeah-Miami Lakes. In 2010, Díaz ran for the Miami-Dade County School Board, but lost to Perla Tabares Hantman in the primary, receiving only 39% of the vote to her 61%.[1]
Florida House of Representatives
In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Díaz ran in the newly created 103rd District in the Republican primary against former State Representative Renier Díaz de la Portilla and Alfredo Naredo-Acosta. Despite the nastiness and perceived closeness of the race,[2] Díaz ended up defeating his opponents by a wide margin, winning 55% of the vote to Díaz de la Portilla's 39% and Naredo-Acosta's 6%. He faced only write-in opposition in the general election and won by a wide margin.
While serving in the legislature, Díaz sponsored legislation that would "allow more private online education companies, some from outside Florida," to offer classes to public school students; allow students to take classes in public virtual schools in other counties, and require the Florida Department of Education "to create a catalogue of online offerings."[3]
References
- ^ "August 24, 2010 Primary Election". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ Caputo, Marc (August 13, 2012). "A voter's guide to Miami-Dade's nasty primaries". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ McGrory, Kathleen (May 6, 2013). "State lawmakers increased education budget by $1 billion". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
