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Ben Diamond

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Florida State House, District 68 (2016 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Benjamin 'Ben' Frank Diamond
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Place:
    Clearwater, FL
  • Home City:
    Saint Petersburg, FL
  • Religion:
    Jewish
  • Family:
    Wife: Christina; 1 Child: Frank, Adele, Vera
Personal Details

Education

  • JD, University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law, 2000-2003
  • BA, English, Yale University, 1996-2000

Professional Experience

  • JD, University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law, 2000-2003
  • BA, English, Yale University, 1996-2000
  • Attorney, The Diamond Law Firm, 2017-present
  • Attorney, Williamson, Diamond and Caton, Professional Association, 2013-present
  • Editor-in-Chief, Florida Law Review, present
  • Attorney, Akerman Senterfitt, 2011-2017
  • General Counsel, State of Florida - Office the Chief Financial Officer, 2009-2011
  • Special Counsel to Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, State of Florida - Office the Chief Financial Officer, 2007-2009
  • Attorney, Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride, 2005-2007
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Emmett Ripley Cox, United States Court of Appeals, 2004-2005

Political Experience

  • JD, University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law, 2000-2003
  • BA, English, Yale University, 1996-2000
  • Attorney, The Diamond Law Firm, 2017-present
  • Attorney, Williamson, Diamond and Caton, Professional Association, 2013-present
  • Editor-in-Chief, Florida Law Review, present
  • Attorney, Akerman Senterfitt, 2011-2017
  • General Counsel, State of Florida - Office the Chief Financial Officer, 2009-2011
  • Special Counsel to Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, State of Florida - Office the Chief Financial Officer, 2007-2009
  • Attorney, Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride, 2005-2007
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Emmett Ripley Cox, United States Court of Appeals, 2004-2005
  • Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 68, 2016-present
  • Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 68, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Agriculture & Property Rights Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Member, Executive Committee, Florida Bar's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Florida State House of Representatives

Appointed, Member, Suncoast Transit Authority, 2014-2016

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Appropriations Committee

Ranking Minority Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Civil Justice

Member, Subcommittee on Insurance and Banking

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law, 2000-2003
  • BA, English, Yale University, 1996-2000
  • Attorney, The Diamond Law Firm, 2017-present
  • Attorney, Williamson, Diamond and Caton, Professional Association, 2013-present
  • Editor-in-Chief, Florida Law Review, present
  • Attorney, Akerman Senterfitt, 2011-2017
  • General Counsel, State of Florida - Office the Chief Financial Officer, 2009-2011
  • Special Counsel to Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, State of Florida - Office the Chief Financial Officer, 2007-2009
  • Attorney, Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride, 2005-2007
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Emmett Ripley Cox, United States Court of Appeals, 2004-2005
  • Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 68, 2016-present
  • Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 68, 2020
  • Member, Pinellas County Urban League Board of Directors, present
  • Co-Chair, Saint Petersburg Bar Association, present
  • Member, Saint Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Board Member, Tampa Orlando Pinellas Jewish Federation, present
  • Member, Temple Beth-El, present
  • Former Board Member, Leadership Florida

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Elected to Florida Trend's Legal Elite for 2008, 2009 and 2010.

    Selected to participate in Leadership Florida Class XXVII, a leadership training program for Florida leaders in business and government, with a focus on public policy issues facing Florida

    Appointed to the Florida Bar, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 2010

    Delegate to the American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Annual Meeting, San Francisco 2010

    Named one of 50 Floridians Who Will Change the World, Florida Trend, September 2008

State Bills
Events

2020

Oct. 17
Ben Diamond Campaign Day of Action!

Sat 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT

Address provided upon RSVP

Oct. 8
Fixing Florida's Broken Unemployment System

Thur 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM EDT

Oct. 3
Ben Diamond Campaign St. Pete Day of Action!

Sat 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT

Address provided via Mobilize upon RSVP

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