Ana Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of

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. She served one term in the

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, representing parts of

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as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district. She earned her bachelor's degree in computer science from

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and a master's degree in the same discipline from

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. In February 2014, she announced she was leaving the Republican Party and becoming a

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, citing Republicans' growing hostility to immigrants and women's issues. In 2016, she declared as a candidate for the

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in the 40th district, but later withdrew from the race to care for her parents. In May 2017, she announced she was running again for the 40th district, in a special election to replace resigned Senator Frank Artiles. She lost the Democratic primary to Annette Taddeo, 71 to 29%.

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