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

Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Commerce and Tourism Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Community Affairs Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Ethics and Elections Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Finance and Tax Committee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Rules, Calendar & Ethics Committee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Rules Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Florida State Senate

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

Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Commerce and Tourism Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Community Affairs Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Ethics and Elections Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Finance and Tax Committee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Rules, Calendar & Ethics Committee, Florida State House of Representatives

Member, Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee, Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization, 2012

Member, Ethics and Elections Committee

Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

— Awards:

• Mobile Home Council, Miami, Florida, Recognition Award "for your immense work and cooperation";

  WeCount!, Homestead, Florida, Community Service Award;

  United Teachers of Dade, Champion of Public Education, January 31, 2015;

  Florida Education Association, Freshman Friend of Public Education Award, 2014;

  Shenandoah Neighborhood Association, Miami, Florida, Certificate of Appreciation, December 2014;

  Florida Dental Association, Freshman Legislator of the Year, 2013;

  New Leaders Council 40 Under 40, Political Leadership Award, 2013;

  The Florida Bar, Family Law Section, The Legislator Award, 2013;

  The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section, Legislator of the Year Award, 2013;

  Florida Legal Services, Miami, Florida, Community Defender Award, 2011;

— Father's Occupation:

• Jose Javier's father left communist Cuba at the age of fifteen and went on to become a successful executive and later a small business entrepreneur.

— Mother's Occupation:

• a nurse originally from the rural Midwest

Priority Issues:

That's what I've been fighting for as your State Representative. I will continue to stand up to powerful special interests to put the voice of the people ahead of the well-connected few by:

Fighting to make sure that better schools are a priority