David Santiago
David Santiago | |
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Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 27th district | |
In office November 6, 2012 – November 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Redistricted |
Succeeded by | Webster Barnaby |
Member of the Deltona City Commission | |
In office November 4, 2003 – November 6, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Ken Runge |
Succeeded by | Herb Zischkau |
Constituency | District 2 |
Personal details | |
Born | Dover, New Jersey | December 14, 1970
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Emma Santiago |
Children | Kristina, Gabriela, David |
Profession | Financial manager |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
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Years of service | 1988-1996 |
David Santiago (born December 14, 1970) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served one term on the Deltona City Commission from 2003 to 2007 and four terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, representing the 27th District, which includes southern Volusia County.
History
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Santiago was born in Dover, New Jersey, and joined the United States Army Reserve after graduating from Brentwood High School in Brentwood, New York. He was honorably discharged eight years later. Santiago moved to the state of Florida in 1991 after his father-in-law gave him a house in Deltona, Florida as a wedding gift. Following his move, Santiago worked in insurance and real estate, and served on the Deltona, Florida City Commission from 2003 to 2007.
Deltona City Commission
[edit]Santiago served[when?] as a city commissioner of District 2 and vice mayor in the city of Deltona. In 2010 incumbent mayor Dennis Mulder decided not to seek reelection.[1] Santiago ran against two opponents in the primaries (Robert Desmond and former mayor John Masiarcyzk Sr.). Santiago was defeated by Masiarcyzk in the general election with Masiarczyk receiving 58.52% of votes and Santiago 41.48%.
Florida House of Representatives
[edit]In 2012, the legislative districts were redrawn, and incumbent State Representative Dorothy Hukill was unable to seek re-election, creating an open seat in the 27th District, which stretches from Oak Hill to DeBary. Santiago ran in the open seat and faced George Trovato in the Republican primary, whom he easily defeated with 65% of the vote. In the general election, Santiago was initially set to face Dennis Mulder, the Democratic nominee and the former Mayor of Deltona. The Florida Democratic Party was targeting the district because it has a substantial registration advantage, but in August, Mulder abruptly dropped out of the race, citing his son's deteriorating health.[2] The Volusia County Democratic Party was forced to find a replacement, eventually voting to nominate their Chairman, Phil Giorno, who previously served as a member of the Volusia County Council, over DeBary Mayor Bob Garcia and former congressional candidate Nicholas Ruiz. Santiago declared, "The race hasn't changed. My campaign has never been about my opponent. It's about getting Florida back on track."[3] Ultimately, Santiago was elected over Giorno, winning his first term in the legislature with 55% of the votes to Giorno's 45%.
Santiago was term-limited from the House in 2020, after serving four terms.
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Garcia, Jason (August 31, 2012). "Democratic candidate drops out of state House race". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ Harper, Mark (September 6, 2012). "Democrats recommend Giorno for state House race". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
External links
[edit]- 1970 births
- American politicians of Cuban descent
- Brentwood High School (Brentwood, New York) alumni
- Living people
- Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
- Military personnel from Florida
- 21st-century American legislators
- People from Deltona, Florida
- United States Army reservists
- Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Florida
- 21st-century Florida politicians