Ana Rivas Logan

Ana Rivas Logan
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 114th district
In office
November 2, 2010 – November 6, 2012
Preceded byAnitere Flores
Succeeded byErik Fresen[1]
Member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board
from the 7th district
In office
2004–2010
Preceded byFrank Cobo[2]
Succeeded byCarlos Curbelo
Personal details
Born (1961-05-16) May 16, 1961 (age 63)
Nicaragua
Political partyRepublican (before 2014)
Democratic (2014–present)
ProfessionEducator

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 José Félix 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]

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL State House 114 Race - Nov 02, 2010".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - Miami-Dade School Board District 07 Race - Nov 02, 2004".
  3. ^ "Candidates and Races - Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State". Election.dos.state.fl.us. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Kathleen, McGrory. "Former Republican state Rep. Ana Rivas Logan joining Democratic Party". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  5. ^ "Ana Rivas Logan". Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  6. ^ "Representative Ana Rivas Logan". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  7. ^ "Former Florida State Rep. Ana Rivas Logan Leaves GOP Over Immigration, Becomes A Democrat". Huffington Post. February 10, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "Ana Rivas Logan announces state Senate bid for Miami-Dade seat". miamiherald. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Ana Rivas Logan drops out of state Senate race | Naked Politics". Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  10. ^ Mazzei, Patricia (May 11, 2017). "Rivas Logan is in for Artiles' Florida Senate seat". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  11. ^ "July 25, 2017 Special Primary Results". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved September 27, 2017.


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