Lincoln Díaz-Balart
Lincoln Díaz-Balart | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 21st district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Mario Díaz-Balart |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 34th district | |
| In office August 30, 1989 – November 17, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Gutman |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 110th district | |
| In office November 18, 1986 – August 28, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |
| Succeeded by | Miguel De Grandy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart y Caballero August 13, 1954 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | March 3, 2025 (aged 70) Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1985) Republican (1985–2025) |
| Spouse | Cristina Fernandez |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | José Díaz-Balart (brother) Mario Díaz-Balart (brother) See Díaz-Balart family |
| Education | New College of Florida (BA) Case Western Reserve University (JD) |
Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart (born Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart y Caballero; August 13, 1954 – March 3, 2025) was a Cuban-American attorney and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother, Mario Díaz-Balart, who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district, succeeded him. He was chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. After leaving Congress, he started a law practice and a consulting firm, both based in Miami, Florida.