Daniel Mica (born February 4, 1944) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative from the state of

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Education

Daniel Mica attended the

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, but received his

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degree from

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in 1966. He was subsequently awarded an honorary

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degree from the same institution. He also holds an honorary law degree from

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. During his time at FAU he served as the university's first student government president.

Career

Politics

From 1968 to 1978, Daniel Mica was the

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to Congressman Paul Rogers. He succeeded Rogers in 1979 and subsequently served five terms in the

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representing

's 11th district As a five-term member of the

, Mica served his home state of Florida from 1979 to 1989 and made his mark as a bipartisan consensus-builder. He was on the

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, Select Committee on Aging, and Veteran's Affairs Committee. He also served in the House leadership as deputy whip; and he was a member of the U.S. Secretary of State's Commission on Terrorism (the "Inman Commission"). His accomplishments while in Congress include investigating management corruption at the largest government-funded health maintenance organization (HMO) in the country, authoring anti-terrorism legislation that was enacted into law and reorganizing the federal court system by adding a new court district that helped relieve the system's backlog of cases. While serving in Congress, Mica was appointed by President

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to be congressional representative to the

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. President Bush appointed him to the board for International Broadcasting in 1991, and President

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selected him to serve as chairman of the board of

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in 1993. In 1988 Mica ran for the

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seat being vacated by

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. Mica finished 3rd in the Democratic primary. After leaving Capitol Hill, Mica joined the

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in 1989 as an

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specializing in Federal Affairs. He remained in this position until 1996.

Credit Union National Association

In July 1996, Mica was named president and

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of the

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(CUNA). He stepped down from CUNA in 2010.

Family

Mica is married and has four children. He is the brother of politician John Mica, a Republican who represented Florida's 7th Congressional District from 1993 until 2017. His daughter, Christine, is the current Dean of University Admissions for

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References

External links

Daniel Mica Congressional BioCredit Union National Association Official WebsiteThe DMA Group Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mica, Daniel A. 1944 births Living people Florida Atlantic University alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida University of Florida alumni Politicians from Binghamton, New York Politicians from West Palm Beach, Florida Members of Congress who became lobbyists Delta Chi members 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives