Jose Felix Diaz

FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE (FLORIDA)

As an attorney, advisor, and four-term elected official, Jose Felix has consistently been recognized as one of the rising stars in government affairs over the past decade. In 2010, Jose was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, where he served for seven years. Jose ascended quickly to the leadership ranks of the legislature, where he chaired the Energy & Utilities, Regulatory Affairs, and Commerce committees. Known for his fundraising prowess and sharp political instincts, Jose was recruited to serve on the Republican State Leadership Committee’s Future Majority Project Board, to help recruit and retain minority candidates throughout the United States.

During his legislative tenure, Jose was elected as chair of the Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation, where he led his colleagues during a period of sustained and successful bipartisanship. A Columbia Law School graduate, Jose has significant international, federal, state, and local government affairs experience and legal acumen.

Jose has been recognized by Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami for his national and statewide accomplishments. Jose has served on the Board of Directors of the National Recreation and Park Association, University of Miami’s Alumni Association, CHARLEE Homes for Children, the Children’s Trust of Miami-Dade, Our Kids of Miami-Dade and Monroe, the Cuban-American Bar Association, and the Zoo Miami Foundation. He recently served as chair of the Legislative Committee of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission.