Skip Bafalis

Skip Bafalis
Bafalis in 1968
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 10th district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byJ. Herbert Burke
Succeeded byAndy Ireland
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
1966–1970
Preceded byIrlo Bronson Sr.[1]
Succeeded byPhilip D. Lewis
State Representative from Palm Beach, Florida
In office
1964–1966
Personal details
Born
Louis Arthur Bafalis

(1929-09-28)September 28, 1929
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 10, 2023(2023-03-10) (aged 93)
Fairfax Station, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCharlotte Maria Bafalis
Children3
Residence(s)Palm Beach, Florida
Fairfax, Virginia
Alma materManchester Central High School
St. Anselm College
ProfessionBusinessman
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
RankCaptain

Louis Arthur "Skip" Bafalis (September 28, 1929 – March 10, 2023) was an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 1973 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 1982 Florida gubernatorial election, and previously represented district 33 in the Florida Senate from 1966 to 1970.[2]

  1. ^ "Florida Senators". uflib.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
  2. ^ "BAFALIS, Louis Arthur (Skip) (1929-)". Retrieved 9 January 2020.