Lincoln Díaz-Balart, who served in the Florida House, the Florida Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives, died on Monday, according to his brother Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart. He was 70.
Lincoln Díaz-Balart was born in Havana, Cuba. He was educated in Spain and Florida before he earned his law degree from the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Lincoln Díaz-Balart, a Democrat turned Republican, served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1986 to 1989. He served in the Florida Senate from 1989 to 1992, and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011.
Aside from his brother, Lincoln Díaz-Balart is also survived by his brothers Rafael and Jose Díaz-Balart, his son Daniel Díaz-Balart, and his wife, Cristina Díaz-Balart.
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Lincoln Díaz-Balart, who served in the Florida House, the Florida Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives, died on Monday, according to his brother Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart. He was 70.
MIAMI – Lincoln Díaz-Balart, who served in the Florida House, the Florida Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives, died on Monday, according to his brother Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart. He was 70.
Lincoln Díaz-Balart, who was born in Havana, Cuba, had been diagnosed with cancer. He was educated in Spain and Florida before he earned his law degree from the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
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After learning of his death, José Daniel Ferrer, a Cuban human rights activist, described him in Spanish on X as “a great Cuban” who was a “firm and tireless defender of the cause for the freedom of Cuba” and “a great friend of the pro-democratic opposition and the Cuban people.”
Lincoln Díaz-Balart, a Democrat turned Republican, served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1986 to 1989. He served in the Florida Senate from 1989 to 1992, and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011.
Aside from his brother, Lincoln Díaz-Balart is also survived by his brothers Rafael and Jose Díaz-Balart, his son Daniel Díaz-Balart, and his wife, Cristina Díaz-Balart.
This is a developing story.