Ana Rivas Logan | |
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| Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 114th district | |
| In office November 2, 2010 –November 6, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Anitere Flores |
| Succeeded by | Erik Fresen [1] |
| Member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board from the 7th district | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Cobo [2] |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Curbelo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16,1961 Nicaragua |
| Political party | Republican (before 2014) Democratic (2014–present) |
| Profession | Educator |
Ana Rivas Logan (born May 16,1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative JoséFélix Díaz,Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. [3] [4] Before serving in the Florida House,Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district. [5]
She earned her bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Florida International University and a master's degree in the same discipline from Nova Southeastern University. [6]
In February 2014,she announced she was leaving the Republican Party and becoming a Democrat,citing Republicans' growing hostility to immigrants and women's issues. [4] [7]
In 2016,she declared as a candidate for the Florida Senate in the 40th district,but later withdrew from the race to care for her parents. [8] [9] In May 2017,she announced she was running again for the 40th district,in a special election to replace resigned Senator Frank Artiles. [10] She lost the Democratic primary to Annette Taddeo,71 to 29%. [11]
