Humberto J. Cortina (born August 7, 1941) was an American politician in the state of

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

. Cortina was born in Cuba and came to the United States in 1960. He is a veteran of the

Bay of Pigs Invasion The Bay of Pigs Invasion (, sometimes called ''Invasión de Playa Girón'' or ''Batalla de Playa Girón'' after the Playa Girón) was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles, covertly fina ...

. He served in the

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from 1982 to 1984 (113th district).

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1941 births Living people Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives People from Havana Politicians from Miami Cuban emigrants to the United States American politicians of Cuban descent 20th-century American politicians Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Florida {{Florida-politician-stub