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David Mauricio Rivera (born September 16, 1965) is an American Republican politician from Florida. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for one term, representing parts of South Florida from 2011 to 2013. Rivera was arrested on December 5, 2022, and charged with failure to register as a foreign agent and money laundering conspiracy. Early life, education, and early career Rivera was born in New York City on September 16, 1965, and moved to Florida in 1974. Both his father, a cab driver, and his mother Daisy, a driving instructor, had fled Cuba after the political rise of Fidel Castro. He graduated from Miami Christian High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Political Science from Florida International University in 1986 and his MPA in 1994. After college, Rivera worked as Public Affairs Director for the Washington D.C.-based Valladares Foundation, an international human rights NGO. The organization was founded by U.S. Ambassador Armando Valladares, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. Then, he worked for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting managed by auspices of the U.S. State Department. He has also been an adjunct professor in the FIU School of Policy and Management. His articles on U.S.-Cuba relations have been published in The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald. Florida House of Representatives In 2002, he ran for Florida's 112th state house district. He defeated Ray Gonzalez in the Republican primary, 52–48%. He won the general election unopposed. He won re-election unopposed in 2004, 2006, and 2008. In the Florida House, Rivera chaired the rules committee before serving as chairman of the appropriations committee from 2009 to 2010, where he pushed to create new professional schools at FIU and helped the Miami-Dade delegation work within a tight state budget. “We are all geared toward finding cost savings,” he explained to the Herald. Alongside his support for tax-free back-to-school shopping holidays, Rivera sponsored a measure forbidding places of higher education in Florida from sponsoring and paying for research trips to Cuba. And it was Cuba, perhaps more than any other issue that emerged as Rivera’s main issue concern in Tallahassee: “It’s the most important issue to me,” he said in the winter of 2004. “I think every Cuban American from whatever walk of life has a moral obligation to continue the cause of a free and Democratic Cuba. In addition to his legislative office, he has served the Republican Party as State Committeeman for the Republican Party of Florida and as the Executive Director for the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County. U.S. House of Representatives Elections 2010 In January 2009, Rivera filed to run for the state senate seat being vacated by J. Alex Villalobos. However, when neighboring U.S. Congressman Lincoln Díaz-Balart decided not to run for another term in 2010, his brother, U.S. Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, opted to run for a new term in Lincoln's district rather than his current one. This created an opening in the seat and prompted Rivera to announce he would run for Florida's 25th congressional district on February 25, 2010. On August 24, he won the Republican primary with 63% of the vote. On November 2, Rivera defeated Democratic nominee Joe Garcia 52%–43%. 2012 Redistricting resulted in Rivera's district being renumbered as the 26th district. It lost its share of Collier County and picked up the Florida Keys, as well as portions of Miami-Dade County. While the old 25th leaned Republican, the new 26th is more of a swing district and is equally split between Democrats and Republicans. In a rematch from 2010, Garcia defeated Rivera 54%–43%. Committee assignments Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Later career and FEC investigation In May 2014, Rivera announced he would run for Congress again. He was defeated in the Republican primary, coming in fourth place with 7.5% of the vote. In March 2016, Rivera announced he would run for the open state house district 118, but lost to Democrat Robert Asencio by 53 votes. In March 2017, Rivera announced he would run for the state house again in 2018, this time in neighboring district 105. In April 2012, Rivera initiated a scheme to secretly fund candidate Justin Lamar Sternad in the Democratic primary as a way to weaken his eventual 2012 general election opponent, Joe Garcia, when he met with his associate, Miami campaign consultant Ana Sol Alliegro, and directed her to approach Sternad with an offer to provide financial support to his primary campaign. At Rivera’s direction, Alliegro spent the next few months acting as an intermediary, transmitting funds to Sternad, the Sternad political action committee, and vendors providing services to Sternad’s committee. Rivera funneled nearly $76,000 to the Democratic ringer candidate. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) accused Rivera of illegally making contributions in the name of another person when he made multiple cash payments to third-party vendors providing services to the Sternad campaign from July 14, 2012, to August 8, 2012. Rivera also took steps to hide his identity and directed others not to disclose him as the true source of those cash payments, the FEC complaint stated. Rivera's activity was also the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Southern Florida. Sternad and Alliegro pleaded guilty to criminal charges for their roles in the scheme. On March 24, 2022, a federal judge ruled against his appeal of the $456,000 judgment against him tied to his federal elections campaign violations. It was one of the 15 largest fines ever handed down by the FEC. On December 5, 2022, Rivera was arrested and charged with conspiracy to launder money and with failing to register as a foreign agent, the latter a violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). He was allegedly a lobbyist for Venezuela, promoting the normalization of relations between that country and the United States. Rivera was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, and is currently out on bail. On December 15, 2023, additional charges were added to the indictment against Rivera for three tax crimes. See also List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress List of federal political scandals in the United States References External links David Rivera for State Representative District 118 official campaign site Appearances on C-SPAN Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission Profile at Vote Smart. Discover the David Rivera popular books. 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Fears
Andres Muñeton & Stephany MuyshondtThis is a guide to help how to achieve a better life, and help you with your personal growth. Follow us at www.yncomunity.org
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Transformation
David S RiveraComunidad te trae esta e guía que puedes usar como herramienta para alcanzar una vida mejor.
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Motherload
David Collins-RiveraA remote corner of a bleak system...A brokendown gunboat, stuck in space...An incompetent captain and a misfit crew...A pirate ship, a silent target, and a whole bunch of secrets.....
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Street Candles
David Collins-RiveraA Spacer's Rules For Success:1.) Never be desperate2.) Never do more than your job description3.) Never, ever go down the wellEjoq needs work. The tramp starship GRIZZELDA needs a ...
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The Forgotten Game
John VampatellaA gripping detailed recap of the wildly insane, oftoverlooked, extrainnings classic that turned the 2004 ALCS into the most memorable playoff series in modern history.No team had e...
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Unexpected
Chris Thomas & Elizabeth SmartThe backstory of finding Elizabeth Smart and how growing up in the Mormon culture pushed the author to develop the exact kind of intuition that was needed to help manage Elizabeth’...
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REVOLUTION - El Amor todo lo puede
David RiveraSegún el diccionario, una revolución es un cambio o transformación radical, profunda, súbita, violenta. Es romper el orden establecido. Una verdadera revolución no tendría sentido ...
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Risk Analysis
David Collins-RiveraIn the future, you always have options about a job: take it or leave it.There's peace in the galaxy, but that doesn't mean it's safe. Interstellar treaties are signed, but that doe...
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Efecto Multiplicador
IPADE, Endeavor y PWC¿Tenemos casos de éxito que inspiren y apoyen a otros? El reporte del efecto multiplicador intenta ilustrar la manera en que los emprendedores se relacionan entre sí y cómo estas i...
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Jesus Calling, 365 Devotions with Real-Life Stories, with Full Scriptures
Sarah YoungExperience a deeper relationship with Jesus as you savor the presence of the One who understands you perfectly and loves you forever. This edition of the beloved devotional Je...
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En las Manos del Alfarero
David S RiveraGuia Devocional para el Desayuno de 21 Dias 2014. En las Manos del Alfarero por el Pastor David S Rivera
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Killing Kennedy
Jack Roth & Cyril WechtStartling new insights into the JFK assassination In Killing Kennedy: Exposing the Plot, the CoverUp, and the Consequences, author Jack Roth interviews researchers, scholars, eyewi...
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AFILA TU HACHA
David RiveraAfilarnos no es perder el tiempo, es el mejor tiempo invertido para un futuro mejor y más efectivo. ¿Cuáles son algunos síntomas para saber si tu vida ha perdido el filo?