Lincoln diaz balart biography
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Born:Aug
Birthplace:Havana, Cuba
Gender: Male
Religion:Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congressman from Florida,
Lawyer and state legislator elected to US Congress in His brother, Mario Diaz-Balart, is also a US Congressman. Their father and grandfather, both named Rafael Diaz-Balart, were prominent Cuban politicians, and their aunt, Mirta Diaz-Balart, is the ex-wife of Fidel Castro.
Republican. Anti-abortion, pro-gun rights, pro-immigrant rights. Played an outspoken public role in the custody efforts bygd American relatives of six-year-old Elian Gonzalez, and advocated a blockade of Cuba and the assassination of Castro. Supported Iraq war authorization. Opposed GM/Chrysler bailout, vägg Street bailout, economic stimulus, health care reform. Did not run for re-election in , after announcing his intent
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DIAZ-BALART, Lincoln
A refugee of the Cuban Revolution with deep family ties to the island’s politics in the era before Fidel Castro, Lincoln Diaz-Balart was a leading congressional voice for reform in the Cuban government and for immigrants’ rights. Beginning with his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in , he advocated for the fair treatment of legal immigrants and refugees and for the maintenance of vigorous economic sanctions against Cuba. “I’m friends with anyone who’s fighting Castro because that’s the supreme cause,” Diaz-Balart once said.1
Lincoln Diaz-Balart was born in Havana, Cuba, on August 13, , to Rafael Lincoln and Hilda Caballero Diaz-Balart. He and his brothers, Rafael, Jose, and Mario, were born into a family that had long been involved in Cuba’s government. Diaz-Balart’s grandfather, father, and uncle served in Cuba’s house of representatives, and his father was president of the senate beneath President Fulgencio Batista.2 Diaz-Balart’s aunt was b
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Díaz-Balart family
Cuban-American political family
The Díaz-Balart family is a Cuban-Americanpolitical family primarily composed of the descendants of Cuban politician Rafael Díaz-Balart, and including two members of the United States Congress. The family came to the United States in January , having been in Paris when Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban government the previous month.[1] In , the family was voted "Best Power Family" in the annual Miami New Times "BEST OF MIAMI" issue, which asserted that the family managed to "carve out a new U.S. Congressional district expressly for an ambitious family member", and also claimed that the father and grandfather of the U.S. politicians "were important members of the ruling oligarchy during the fearsome reign of Fulgencio Batista".[2]
Members
[edit]Members of the family include:
- Rafael José Díaz-Balart (c. – ), Cuban politician and mayor of the town of Banes; with his wife América Gutiérrez, he had two s