Former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Republican who represented a district alongside Florida’s Treasure Coast from 1993 to 2011, has died.
Diaz-Balart, 70, was the brother of present Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.), who posted a press release from the household on-line Monday morning in English and Spanish, praising the late lawmaker as a “defender of the silent and oppressed.”
“Lincoln’s profound love for the United States and his relentless commitment to the cause of a free Cuba guided him throughout his life and his 24 years in elected public service, including 18 years in the U.S. House of Representatives,” the assertion learn. “We will miss him infinitely.”
A public memorial Mass will likely be celebrated at a later date, based on the household assertion.
The late Diaz-Balart was the architect behind Congress enshrining the long-standing U.S. embargo towards Cuba. He was born in Havana, however the distinguished political household moved to the U.S. after Fidel Castro seized energy in 1959.
He was chair emeritus of the Congressional Hispanic Management Institute, which he cofounded in 2003.
