Ana Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of

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. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a

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. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative

José Félix Díaz José Félix Díaz (born January 16, 1980) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2017, representing parts of Miami-Dade County. He resigned from the House in 2017 to run for a s ...

, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the

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from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district. She earned her bachelor's degree in Computer Science from

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and a master's degree in the same discipline from

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. In February 2014, she announced she was leaving the Republican Party and becoming a

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, citing Republicans' growing hostility to immigrants and women's issues. In 2016, she declared as a candidate for the

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in the 40th district, but later withdrew from the race to care for her parents. In May 2017, she announced she was running again for the 40th district, in a special election to replace resigned Senator

Frank Artiles Frank Artiles (born April 22, 1973) is a Cuban-American Republican politician from Florida. He served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County from 2010 to 2016, before being elected to the Fl ...

. She lost the Democratic primary to Annette Taddeo, 71 to 29%.

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