1. Carlos Curbelo attended the University of Miami, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in public administration.
28 Facts About Carlos Curbelo
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Carlos Curbelo previously served on the Miami-Dade County Public Schools board from 2010 to 2015.
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Carlos Curbelo won the seat vacated by Ana Rivas Logan.
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Carlos Curbelo was succeeded by Lubby Navarro on the school board.
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Carlos Curbelo is the founder of Capitol Gains, a government and public relations firm.
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Carlos Curbelo is a former state director for former US senator George LeMieux of Florida.
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Carlos Curbelo was challenged by Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in one of the most hotly contested House races in Florida.
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Carlos Curbelo was significantly outspent during the campaign, as national Democrats eyed a pick-up opportunity in a district that had been won by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
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In November 2017, Carlos Curbelo made a bid to join the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which is made up of 30 Democratic members of Congress.
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Carlos Curbelo was a member of the United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus, the Republican Main Street Partnership the Climate Solutions Caucus, and the US-Japan Caucus.
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In 2016, Carlos Curbelo had the second highest rating of House Republicans on the annual scorecard of the League of Conservation Voters.
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In March 2016, Carlos Curbelo said he would not vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, calling it "a moral decision" rather than a political decision.
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Carlos Curbelo did not attend the 2016 Republican National Convention.
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Carlos Curbelo then voted against a resolution that would have directed the House to request 10 years of Trump's tax returns, which would then have been reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee in a closed session.
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Carlos Curbelo publicly stated that the allegations, if proven true, merited impeachment, as did Michigan Republican congressman Justin Amash.
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Carlos Curbelo supported President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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In 2017, Carlos Curbelo introduced a bill to ban bump stocks in the wake of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.
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Carlos Curbelo voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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Carlos Curbelo has a "B" rating from NORML for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.
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Carlos Curbelo has pushed for a permanent version of DACA and is a co-sponsor of a bill on the topic developed with the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.
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In December 2017, Carlos Curbelo, who was leading talks with Democrats on immigration overhaul, criticized leaders of the Problem Solvers Caucus for withholding details of a potential bipartisan compromise on immigration policy.
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Carlos Curbelo introduced "a slightly more conservative version of the DREAM Act" but said that he would vote for the DREAM Act or more liberal proposals if they ever came up for a vote.
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On July 6,2018, Carlos Curbelo was denied entry by the Department of Health and Human Services into a government facility housing immigrant minors separated from their parents at the Mexican border.
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Carlos Curbelo had made arrangements with HHS two weeks earlier for the visit, but the night before the planned visit was told he would not be permitted to enter the facility.
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Carlos Curbelo voted against repealing a District of Columbia law that protects employees from employer retaliation when they have abortions, use birth control, or make other reproductive choices.
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Carlos Curbelo married Cecilia Lowell, sister of former Marlins third baseman Mike Lowell, in 2006 and resides in Kendall, Florida.
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Carlos Curbelo was diagnosed with whooping cough in August 2015.
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Carlos Curbelo was vaccinated as a child but did not receive the recommended booster shots as an adult.