Juan Zapata
| Juan Zapata | |
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| Florida House of Representatives District 119 | |
| Former member | |
| Term in office began 2002 | |
| Term in office ended 2010 | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Founder/President, Columbian American Service Association |
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Due to Florida term limits, Zapata could not run for re-election in the Florida House of Representatives elections of 2010.[1]
Zapata is the Founder and President of Columbian American Service Association, and the Owner of Greenback Investments.
He is a member of many organizations, including the Executive Committee for National Hispanic Council of State Legislators, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Miami, National Association of Latino Elected Officials, Vice Chair of the National Conference of Hispanic Legislators, and member of the Protect America's Children Board, Spanish American League Against Discrimination Board, and Kendall Federation Homeowners Association Board.[2]
Issue positions
Zapata did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[3]
Committee assignments
2009-2010
- Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee
- Health Care Services Policy Committee
- Health & Family Services Policy Council
- Intergovernmental Relations Committee, Florida State Legislature (Alternating Chair)
- Policy Council
- Select Committee on Seminole Indian Compact Review
Sponsored legislation
Zapata's sponsored legislation included:
- HB 507 - "Optometry: Requires Board of Optometry to adopt rules governing administration & prescription of oral ocular pharmaceutical agents; requires advisory committee to review requests for modifications of formulary of topical & oral ocular pharmaceutical agents"
- HB 787 - "Discretionary Sales Surtaxes: Authorizes constitutional charter county to levy voter-approved surtax for community college in county"
- HB 5109 - "Medical Research: Revises amounts of annual appropriations from General Revenue Fund to Biomedical Research Trust Fund within DOH for specified purposes."
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2008
On November 4, 2008, Zapata won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 119th District, defeating Michael Calderin (D). Zapata received 29,621 votes in the election while Calderin received 18,246 votes.[4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 119 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Juan Zapata (R)
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29,621 | 61.9% | ||
| Michael Calderin (D) | 18,246 | 38.1% | ||
Campaign donors
Below are Zapata's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[5]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| FL Republican Party | $51,262 |
| Hospital Corporation of America | $4,000 |
| Dade County Classroom Teachers Assoc | $3,000 |
| FL Optometric Assoc | $2,000 |
| FL Cable Telecommunications Assoc | $2,000 |
External links
- Juan Zapata's campaign website
- Florida House of Representatives - Rep. Juan Zapata
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
- Juan Zapata on LinkedIn
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| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 119 2002-2010 |
Succeeded by Frank Artiles |
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