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 by Anitere Flores
Succeeded by Redistricted
Member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board
from the 7th district
In office
2004–2010
Preceded by Frank Cobo[1]
Succeeded by Carlos Curbelo
Personal details
Born (1961-05-16) May 16, 1961
Nicaragua
Political party Republican Party (before 2014)
Democratic Party (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 José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz.[2][3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[3][6]

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.[7][8] In May 2017, she announced she was running again for the 40th district, in a special election to replace resigned Senator Frank Artiles.[9] She lost the Democratic primary to Annette Taddeo, 71 to 29%.[10]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=312057
  2. ↑ "Candidates and Races - Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State". Election.dos.state.fl.us. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Kathleen, McGrory. "Former Republican state Rep. Ana Rivas Logan joining Democratic Party". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20061209093008/http://district7.dadeschools.net:80/
  5. ↑ "Representative Ana Rivas Logan". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Former Florida State Rep. Ana Rivas Logan Leaves GOP Over Immigration, Becomes A Democrat". Huffington Post. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  7. ↑ "Ana Rivas Logan announces state Senate bid for Miami-Dade seat". miamiherald. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  8. ↑ "Ana Rivas Logan drops out of state Senate race | Naked Politics". Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  9. ↑ Mazzei, Patricia (2017-05-11). "Rivas Logan is in for Artiles' Florida Senate seat". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  10. ↑ "July 25, 2017 Special Primary Results". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
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