| Robert Asencio | |||
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives | In office November 8, 2016 – November 6, 2018 | ||
| Preceded by | Frank Artiles | ||
| Succeeded by | Anthony Rodriguez | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | Brooklyn, New York | ||
| Political party | Democratic | ||
| Alma mater | St. Thomas University (B.A.) | ||
| Profession | Retired Police Captain | ||
| Website | House website | ||
| Military service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/branch |  United States Army
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| Years of service | 1983–1989 (Reserve) | ||
Robert Asencio (born August, 1963) is a Democratic politician and former Miami-Dade Schools Police Department captain from Florida. From 2016 to 2018, Asencio served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing part of Miami-Dade in District 118.[1][2][3]
History[]
Asencio was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1963. Asencio graduated from St. Thomas University with a BA in 2009. Asencio served in the United States Army Reserve and later went on to become a police captain.[1]
Florida House of Representatives[]
Asencio defeated Republican David Rivera in the Florida House of Representatives District 118 general election after running unopposed in the Democratic primary. He succeeded Frank Artiles.[4] He sits on the Education Committee and on the Health Quality, Justice Appropriations, Post-Secondary Education, and PreK-12 Innovation subcommittees.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Robert Asencio - 2016 - 2018 (Speaker Corcoran)". https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4656&LegislativeTermId=87.
- ↑ "Robert Asencio to Head Miami-Dade Committee for Hurricane Maria Relief" (in en). Sunshine State News | Florida Political News. 2017-10-12. http://sunshinestatenews.com/story/robert-asencio-head-miami-dade-committee-hurricane-maria-relief.
- ↑ Padgett, Tim. "Puerto Rican Miami Legislator Sees 'Mass Transfer' Of People To Florida After Hurricane Maria" (in en). http://news.wgcu.org/post/puerto-rican-miami-legislator-sees-mass-transfer-people-florida-after-hurricane-maria.
- ↑ "Robert Asencio" (in en-US). Ballotpedia. https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Asencio.
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