Ana Rivas Logan
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Ana Rivas Logan | |
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| 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 | Erik Fresen[1] |
| Member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board from the 7th district | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Cobo[2] |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Curbelo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1961 |
| Political party | Republican (before 2014) Democratic (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.[3][4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[4][7]
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.[8][9] In May 2017, she announced she was running again for the 40th district, in a special election to replace resigned Senator Frank Artiles.[10] She lost the Democratic primary to Annette Taddeo, 71 to 29%.[11]
