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Eduardo Gonzalez (Florida)
Eduardo "Eddy" Gonzalez is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 111 from 2006 to 2014. He did not seek re-election in 2014.
Gonzalez served as a Hialeah City councilman from 1999 to 2007.
Biography
Gonzalez's professional experience includes working as a business development leader at CAC Florida Medical Center.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gonzalez served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Local & Federal Affairs, Chair |
| • Appropriations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gonzalez served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Health & Human Services, Vice chair |
| • Rules & Calendar |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Gonzalez served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Government Operations Appropriations, Vice chair |
| • Civil Justice & Courts Policy |
| • PreK-12 Policy |
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Gonzalez's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 253 - "Use of Public Moneys and Property: Prohibits use of public funds for certain purposes benefiting professional sports team & provides exceptions; provides for ad valorem taxation of property owned by governmental entity if property is used by private entity for nonexempt purpose."
- HB 1279 - "Local Government Revenue Collections: Authorizes local governments & tax collectors to contract with private attorneys or collection agents to collect delinquent revenues"
- HB 1501 - "Discretionary Sales Surtaxes: Prohibits application of specified sales amount limitations to specified county public hospital surtaxes."
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House website.
Elections
2012
Gonzalez won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 111. Gonzalez defeated Maykel Balboa in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Grettel Limia (I) and Lizette B. Rodriguez (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Eddy Gonzalez Incumbent |
100% | 26,034 | |
| Independent | Grettel Limia | 0% | 3 | |
| Independent | Lizette B. Rodriguez | 0% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 26,041 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Eduardo Gonzalez Incumbent |
62.2% | 5,461 |
| Maykel Balboa | 37.8% | 3,319 |
| Total Votes | 8,780 | |
2010
Gonzalez ran for re-election to the 102nd District seat in 2010. He did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary. Gonzalez defeated Cali Vallejo (write-in) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 102 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Eduardo Gonzalez (R)
|
18,405 | 100% | ||
| Cali Vallejo (WRI) | 1 | 0.0% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Gonzalez won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 102nd District, defeating Alfred Leon (write-in). Gonzalez received 31,891 votes in the election while Leon received 4 votes.[4] Gonzalez raised $228,075 for his campaign.[5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 102 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Eduardo Gonzalez (R)
|
31,891 | 100.0% | ||
| Alfred Leon (write-in) | 4 | 0.0% | ||
Campaign themes
2008
Gonzalez did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[6]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 5.
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2013
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In 2013, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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Personal
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Gonzalez has been President of the Miami-Dade County League of Cities of the Kiwanis Club of Flamingo Hialeah, Florida League of Cities Board of Directors, Fast Action Strike Team, Municipal Finance and Taxation and a member of the Municipal Loan Council Executive Committee.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Eduardo + Gonzalez + Florida + House"
See also
- Florida House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Florida State Legislature
- Florida state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 21, 2012
- ↑ Florida Election Watch, "2010 Election results," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Florida House Official Election Results," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Contributions," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue Positions," accessed July 14, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Erik Fresen (R) |
Florida House of Representatives District 111 2012–2014 |
Succeeded by Bryan Avila (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 102 2006–2012 |
Succeeded by Sharon Pritchett (D) |
