1. David Mauricio Rivera was born on September 16,1965 and is an American Republican politician from Florida.
17 Facts About David Rivera
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David Rivera was a member of the US House of Representatives for one term, representing parts of South Florida from 2011 to 2013.
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David Rivera was born in New York City on September 16,1965, and moved to Florida in 1974.
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David Rivera earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Political Science from Florida International University in 1986 and his MPA in 1994.
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David Rivera has been an adjunct professor in the FIU School of Policy and Management.
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David Rivera won re-election unopposed in 2004,2006, and 2008.
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Alongside his support for tax-free back-to-school shopping holidays, David Rivera sponsored a measure forbidding places of higher education in Florida from sponsoring and paying for research trips to Cuba.
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In January 2009, Rivera filed to run for the state senate seat being vacated by J Alex Villalobos.
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Redistricting resulted in David Rivera's district being renumbered as the 26th district.
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In May 2014, David Rivera announced he would run for Congress again.
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In March 2016, David Rivera announced he would run for the open state house district 118, but lost to Democrat Robert Asencio by 53 votes.
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In March 2017, David Rivera announced he would run for the state house again in 2018, this time in neighboring district 105.
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David Rivera 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.
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David Rivera's activity was the subject of an investigation by the US Attorney's Office of Southern Florida.
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On December 5,2022, David 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.
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David Rivera was allegedly a lobbyist for Venezuela, promoting the normalization of relations between that country and the United States.
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David Rivera was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, and is currently out on bail.