Jose (Jose) F. Diaz (R-SH116)
Email - Web Site

Capitol: 850.717.5116
FAX: 850.488.9707
District: 305.442.6800
Representative
Room 400 House Office Building 402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300

District Office:
7901 SW 24th Street
Miami, FL 33155-6524
Elected: 2010    Next Election: 2014
Spouse: Therese Dieguez   DOB: 1/16/1980
Committee Assignments
Vice ChairHouse State Affairs Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
Vice ChairHouse Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee on Energy and Utilities
MemberJoint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight
MemberHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on Health Care
MemberHouse Committee on Regulatory Affairs
MemberHouse Select Committee on Gaming

Bio

Biographical Information - City of Residence- Miami-Dade County

Occupation- Attorney

Spouse- Therese Marie Diaz of Miami, Florida

Child(ren)- Dominick Jose Diaz, Christian Manuel Diaz

Education- University of Miami, B.A., English/Political Science, 1998-2002, Student Government President, Iron Arrow Honor Society, Order of Omega National Honor Society, Board of Directors; Columbia University, J.D., 2002-2005, Student Senate Parliamentarian, American Bar Association Governance Commission, American Review of International Arbitration, Senior Editor

Born- January 16, 1980, Miami, FL

Recreational Interest- reading, spending time with family, sports, travel

Committee Membership - Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Vice Chair

Ethics & Elections Subcommittee Vice Chair

Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight

Regulatory Affairs Committee

Select Committee on Gaming

Legislative Service - Elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2010, reelected subsequently

Other Public Service - Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation, Vice-Chairman, 2011-present

Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee, Vice-Chair, 2011-2012

Coral Gables Community Relations Board, 2001-2002

Affiliations - American Bar Association, Governance Commission, 2003-2005, House of Delegates, 2006-2010, member, 2003-present

CHARLEE Homes for Children, Chair of Nominating Committee, 2008-2010, member, 2006-present

Cuban American Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2007-2009, member, 2003-present

St. Brendan High School Alumni Association, President, 2008-present, member, 2005-present

Miami Fellows Initiative, member, 2008-2010

American Red Cross of Greater Miami, Speakers Bureau, 2005-2009

Highlights - Cuban American Bar Association, Presidential Award, 2012

Florida Chamber of Commerce, Honor Roll, 2011, 2012

Florida Association for Insurance Reform, Outstanding Legislator, 2012

The American Conservative Union, Defender of Liberty, 2011, 2012

Voices for Children Foundation, Most Valuable Protectors (MVP) Leadership Award, 2012

Our Kids of Miami-Dade County, Outstanding Legislator, 2011

Super Lawyers magazine, Rising Star, 2010, 2011, 2012

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Top 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County, 2009

Florida Trend, Florida's Legal Elite Top "Up and Comers", 2009

Minority Chamber of Commerce, Young Professional of the Year, 2009








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