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Ana Rivas Logan
Ana Rivas Logan (b. May 16, 1961) was a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for District 40 of the Florida State Senate. She unsuccessfully ran for the District 40 seat in 2016, losing in the Democratic primary.
Rivas Logan is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 114 from 2010 to 2012. She served on the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010.
In February 2014, Rivas Logan announced that she was joining the Democratic Party, citing radicalism within the Tea Party movement.[1]
Biography
Rivas Logan earned her B.S. in Computer Science from Florida International University and her M.S. in Computer Science from Nova Southeastern. Her professional experience includes working as an educator. Rivas Logan was born in Nicaragua to Cuban emigrant parents.[2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Logan served on these committees:
- Health & Human Services
- Subcommittee on Economic Development and Tourism
- Subcommittee on Government Operations (State Affairs)
- Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Access
- Subcommittee on Pre K-12 Appropriations
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Florida State Senate District 40 was held on September 26, 2017. Democrat Annette Taddeo, Republican Jose Felix Diaz, and independent Christian “He-Man” Schlaerth ran in the special election. Annette Taddeo won with 51.0 percent of the vote, flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic control.
There was a special primary election on July 25, 2017. Jose Felix Diaz won the Republican primary and Annette Taddeo won the Democratic primary.[3][4]
The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 31, 2017.[5] Candidates who successfully filed to run in this election were Republicans Jose Felix Diaz, Alex Diaz de la Portilla, and Lorenzo Palomares; Democrats Ana Rivas Logan, Steve Smith, and Annette Taddeo; and independent Christian “He-Man” Schlaerth.[6] Smith withdrew from the race on June 6, 2017, after the Miami Herald reported that he had not been registered as a Democrat for at least a year before running, contradicting the oath he took when he filed to run.[7]
The seat became vacant following the resignation of Republican Frank Artiles. Artiles resigned on April 21, 2017, following a exchange where he used a racial slur in front of two black state senators, Audrey Gibson (D) and Perry Thurston (D).
For more on the political context of this race click here.
| Florida State Senate, District 40, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Annette Taddeo |
51% | 22,656 | |
| Republican | Jose Felix Diaz | 47.2% | 20,987 | |
| Independent | Christian Schlaerth | 1.8% | 820 | |
| Total Votes | 44,463 | |||
| Source: Florida Department of State | ||||
| Florida State Senate, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Annette Taddeo |
70.7% | 7,101 | ||
| Ana Rivas Logan | 29.3% | 2,941 | ||
| Total Votes | 10,042 | |||
| Source: Florida Department of State |
||||
| Florida State Senate, District 40 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Jose Felix Diaz |
57.8% | 7,678 | ||
| Alex Diaz de la Portilla | 25.6% | 3,398 | ||
| Lorenzo Palomares | 16.7% | 2,217 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,293 | |||
| Source: Florida Department of State |
||||
2016
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Florida State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Frank Artiles defeated incumbent Dwight Bullard and Mario Jimenez in the Florida State Senate District 40 general election.[8][9]
| Florida State Senate, District 40 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Frank Artiles |
50.62% | 100,170 | |
| Democratic | Dwight Bullard Incumbent | 40.70% | 80,551 | |
| No party affiliation | Mario Jimenez | 8.68% | 17,170 | |
| Total Votes | 197,891 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Dwight Bullard defeated Andrew Korge, Ana Rivas Logan and Missalys Perez in the Florida State Senate District 40 Democratic primary.[10][11]
| Florida State Senate, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dwight Bullard Incumbent |
48.59% | 9,909 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Korge | 21.76% | 4,437 | |
| Democratic | Ana Rivas Logan | 24.53% | 5,002 | |
| Democratic | Missalys Perez | 5.12% | 1,043 | |
| Total Votes | 20,391 | |||
Frank Artiles ran unopposed in the Florida State Senate District 40 Republican primary.[10][11]
| Florida State Senate, District 40 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Frank Artiles (unopposed) | |
Mario Jimenez listed no party affiliation on the candidate list.
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2012
Logan ran in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 116. Logan was defeated by incumbent Jose Felix Diaz in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012.[12]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jose Felix Diaz Incumbent |
66% | 7,818 |
| Ana Rivas Logan Incumbent | 34% | 4,026 |
| Total Votes | 11,844 | |
2010
Logan did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary. She defeated Millie Herrera (D) and Denny Wood (NPA) in the November 2 general election.[13]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 114 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ana Rivas Logan (R)
|
19,758 | 63.2% | ||
| Millie Herrera (D) | 10,444 | 33.4% | ||
| Denny Wood (NPA) | 1,048 | 3.4% | ||
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Personal
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Logan has three children.
Recent news
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See also
- Florida State Legislature
- Florida House of Representatives
- Florida House Committees
- Florida state legislative districts
- Florida State Senate
- Florida State Senate District 40
- Florida State Senate elections, 2016
External links
- Official campaign website
- Ana Rivas Logan on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Miami Herald Blog, "Former Republican state Rep. Ana Rivas Logan joining Democratic Party", accessed October 26, 2014
- ↑ Ana Rivas Logan for State Representative, "Meet Ana," accessed June 7, 2011
- ↑ Florida Department of State, Florida Election Watch," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Jose Felix Diaz defeats Alex Diaz de la Portilla, will face Annette Taddeo in general election," July 25, 2017
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Notice of Special Election for the Office of State Senate, District 40," accessed May 10, 2017
- ↑ SaintPetersBlog, "Jose Felix Diaz, six others qualify to run in SD 40 special election," May 31, 2017
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedMIAMISMITH - ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 21, 2012
- ↑ Florida Election Watch, "2010 Election results," accessed December 16, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Anitere Flores |
Florida House District 114 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Erik Fresen (R) |
