Frank Artiles | |
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Member of the Florida Senate from the 40th district | |
In office November 8, 2016 – April 21, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Miguel Díaz de la Portilla |
Succeeded by | Annette Taddeo |
Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
In office November 2, 2010 – November 8, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Juan C. Zapata |
Succeeded by | Robert Asencio |
Constituency | 119th district (2010–2012) 118th district (2012–2016) |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | April 22, 1973
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Aimee Sontag |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Florida State University (BS) St. Thomas University (JD) University of Miami (LLM) |
Profession | Public adjuster and appraiser |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Unit | 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company |
Battles/wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Frank Artiles (born April 22, 1973) is a Cuban-American Republican politician from Florida. He served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County from 2010 to 2016, before being elected to the Florida Senate in 2016. He resigned from the Senate on April 21, 2017, after using racial slurs and other profanities against fellow senators.[1]