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Ben Diamond
Ben Diamond
Member of the Florida House of Representatives; from the 68th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 8, 2016
Preceded by	Dwight Dudley
Personal details
Born	October 9, 1978; Clearwater, Florida
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Yale University (B.A. 2000); University of Florida Levin School of Law (J.D. 2003); Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review, Member of Florida Blue Key
Profession	Attorney

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Ben Diamond (born October 9, 1978) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives^[1], representing the 68th District, which includes most of the City of Saint Petersburg^[2], Pinellas County.^[3]

History

Ben Diamond is an attorney St. Petersburg, Florida and a member of the Florida House of Representatives. Born in Clearwater, Florida,^[4] Ben graduated from Yale University^[5] in 2000, and earned his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law^[6]in 2003, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review^[7]. Ben's grandfather was the late Representative Dante Fascell^[8] who represented Dade and Monroe Counties in the the United States House of Representatives for 19 consecutive terms, from 1955 to 1993.

Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives for District 68, Ben Diamond's public service included: Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority^[9], Board of Directors, 2014-2016; General Counsel to Florida's Chief Financial Officer, and the Florida Department of Financial Services, 2009-2011; Special Counsel to Florida's Chief Financial Officer, 2007-2009; Law Clerk to the Honorable Emmett Ripley Cox^[10], United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,^[11] 2004-2005.

Florida House of Representatives

In the 2016 to 2018 term, Representative Diamond serves on the following House committees:

Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
Agriculture & Property Rights Subcommittee
Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee
Natural Resources & Public Lands Subcommittee

References

^ "Florida House of Representatives - Ben Diamond - 2016 - 2018 ( Speaker Corcoran )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-21. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 39 (help)
^ "St. Petersburg, Florida". Wikipedia. 2017-07-25.
^ "Pinellas County, Florida". Wikipedia. 2018-02-03.
^ "Clearwater, Florida". Wikipedia. 2018-03-05.
^ "Yale University". Yale University. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
^ "Fredric G. Levin College of Law". Wikipedia. 2017-11-16.
^ "Florida Law Review". Wikipedia. 2017-12-15.
^ "Dante Fascell". Wikipedia. 2017-05-28.
^ "Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority | PSTA". www.psta.net. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
^ "Emmett Ripley Cox". Wikipedia. 2017-08-27.
^ "United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit". Wikipedia. 2018-02-27.

External links

Ben Diamond's Page at the Florida House of Representatives
Tampa Bay Times Reports Diamond Election Win
Tampa Bay Times Reports on Ben Diamond's fight for more open government

Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the Florida House of Representatives Category:Florida Democrats Category:Politicians from Clearwater, Florida Category:Yale University alumni Category:University of Florida Levin School of Law alumni Category:Florida lawyers Category:Politicians from St. Petersburg, Florida

[1] "Florida House of Representatives - Ben Diamond - 2016 - 2018 ( Speaker Corcoran )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-21. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 39 (help)

[2] "St. Petersburg, Florida". Wikipedia. 2017-07-25.

[3] "Pinellas County, Florida". Wikipedia. 2018-02-03.

[4] "Clearwater, Florida". Wikipedia. 2018-03-05.

[5] "Yale University". Yale University. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

[6] "Fredric G. Levin College of Law". Wikipedia. 2017-11-16.

[7] "Florida Law Review". Wikipedia. 2017-12-15.

[8] "Dante Fascell". Wikipedia. 2017-05-28.

[9] "Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority | PSTA". www.psta.net. Retrieved 2018-03-14.

[10] "Emmett Ripley Cox". Wikipedia. 2017-08-27.

[11] "United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit". Wikipedia. 2018-02-27.

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