Alex Díaz de la Portilla

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Alejandro Díaz de la Portilla (born August 25, 1964) is an American political consultant and former politician from Florida. A Republican, Díaz de la Portilla was a City of Miami commissioner for District 1[1] and a member of the Florida Senate from 2000 to 2010, representing parts of Miami-Dade County. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 until his election to the Senate.[2] Former Miami Commissioner Álex Díaz de la Portilla is no longer facing charges following an investigation into alleged bribery and money laundering.

Early life and career

Díaz de la Portilla was born in Little Havana community of Miami.[3] His career in politics began in 1994, when he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, District 115. Díaz de la Portilla served in the Florida House until 2000, when he was elected to the Florida Senate in a special election.[4] He was reelected to the Senate three times. He served as president pro tempore from 2002 to 2004.

Later political career

Díaz de la Portilla ran for the Florida House of Representatives in 2012, for the Florida Senate in 2017, and for the Miami-Dade County Commission in 2018. In 2019, Díaz de la Portilla won a run-off election for the Miami Commission to represent Miami’s District.

In September 2023, Díaz de la Portilla was arrested on charges of money laundering, bribery, criminal conspiracy, and illegal compensation for official acts.[5] The arrest affidavit[6] cited a combined 14 charges against Díaz de la Portilla and William “Bill” Riley Jr., an attorney and lobbyist. Díaz de la Portilla pleaded not guilty.

He left office on September 15, 2023, after Governor Ron DeSantis suspended him from serving.[7] The commission voted to leave the seat vacant until the November election.[8] On November 21, 2023, Díaz de la Portilla was defeated by Miguel Angel Gabela in the election for Miami Commissioner District 1.[9]

Family

Díaz is one of the four children of Cuban exiles Miguel Ángel Díaz Pardo and Fabiola Pura de la Portilla García. His paternal great-grandfather served in the Cuban Senate; two of hisScript error: No such module "Unsubst". sons served simultaneously in the Cuban House of Representatives. His maternal great-grandfather served as the Cuban Minister of Justice.

His brothers have also held elected office:

Electoral history

Florida House of Representatives, 1990-1998

1990 Republican Primary, Florida House District 114
Party Candidate Votes %
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Thomas "Tom" Borell Script error: No such module "string". 23.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 23.3%
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1992 Republican Primary, Florida House District 115
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 36.4%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Carlos Manrique Script error: No such module "string". 23.3%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Manuel Casas Script error: No such module "string". 12.5%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Hugo D. Menendez Script error: No such module "string". 10.3%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Luis Rodriguez Script error: No such module "string". 9.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Raul Perez Sanz Script error: No such module "string". 7.6%
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1992 Republican Primary Runoff, Florida House District 115
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Carlos Manrique Script error: No such module "string". 53.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 46.2%
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1994 Republican Primary, Florida House District 115
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 70.7%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Carlos Manrique Script error: No such module "string". 29.3%
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1994 General Election, Florida House District 115
Party Candidate Votes %
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1996 Republican Primary, Florida House District 115
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 87.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Fred A. Naaman Script error: No such module "string". 12.2%
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1996 General Election, Florida House District 115
Party Candidate Votes %
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1998 Republican Primary, Florida House District 115
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 57.7%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bernie Navarro Script error: No such module "string". 42.3%
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1998 General Election, Florida House District 115
Party Candidate Votes %
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Florida Senate, 1999-2006

December 14, 1999 Special Republican Primary, Florida Senate District 34
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 57.7%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Carlos L. Valdes Script error: No such module "string". 33.3%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Rousseau Script error: No such module "string". 5.3%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Arnau Script error: No such module "string". 3.8%
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January 25, 2000 Special General Election, Florida Senate District 34
Party Candidate Votes %
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2000 General Election, Florida Senate District 34
Party Candidate Votes %
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2002 Republican Primary, Florida Senate District 36
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 49.2%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Carlos Lacasa Script error: No such module "string". 42.0%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mike Gorrie Script error: No such module "string". 8.8%
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2002 General Election, Florida Senate District 36
Party Candidate Votes %
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2006 General Election, Florida Senate District 36
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 99.9%
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Post-Senate electoral career

2012 Republican Primary, Florida House District 112
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 58.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gustavo Barreiro Script error: No such module "string". 41.2%
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2012 General Election, Florida House District 112
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". José Javier Rodríguez Script error: No such module "string". 53.7%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 46.3%
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July 25, 2017 Special Republican Primary, Florida Senate District 40
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". José Félix Díaz Script error: No such module "string". 57.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Díaz de la Portilla Script error: No such module "string". 25.6%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lorenzo J. Palomares Script error: No such module "string". 16.7%
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References

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