PROJUSTIS: NOTABLE CUBAN PEOPLE

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

NOTABLE CUBAN PEOPLE

FROM WIKIPEDIA: NOTABLE CUBAN PEOPLE

NOTABLE CUBAN AMERICANS[EDIT]

In the United States Congress[edit]

Seven Cuban Americans currently serve in the United States Congress. There have been seven Cuban-American US representatives elected from Florida, two from New Jersey, and one each from Texas, Ohio and West Virginia.

- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Congresswoman from Florida's 27th Congressional District (1989–2019)
- Bob Menendez, U.S Senator from New Jersey (2006–present)
- Marco Rubio, U.S Senator from Florida (2011–present)
- Ted Cruz, U.S Senator from Texas (2013–present)

Three United States Senators:

Marco Rubio, Republican, Florida, (2011–present)
Bob Menendez, Democrat, New Jersey (2006–present), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 13th district (1993–2006)
Ted Cruz, Republican, Texas (2013–present)

Four are United States Representatives:

Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican, Florida's 25th congressional district (2003–
Albio Sires, Democrat, New Jersey's 8th congressional district (2006–present)
Alex Mooney, Republican, West Virginia's 2nd district (2015–present)
Anthony Gonzalez, Republican, Ohio's 16th District (2019–Present) ^[57]

Former Congressmen:

Mel Martínez, Republican, U.S Senator from Florida (2005–09)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Republican, Miami, U.S House of Representatives (1993–2011)
David Rivera, Republican, Miami, U.S House of Representatives (2011–13)
Joe Garcia, Democrat, Florida's 26th congressional district (2013–15)
Carlos Curbelo, Republican, Florida's 26th district (2015–2019)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican, Florida's 27th congressional district (1989–2019), first Cuban-American and first Latina elected to Congress

In state government[edit]

Cuban Americans have had much success at the state level. In Florida, where Cuban-American legislators hold more seats than anywhere else in the nation, pro-democracy, anti-Castro, and anti-Chavez legislation is often promoted and passed even though states cannot dictate foreign policy. Even in states where Cuban Americans are not concentrated in large numbers they have had successes especially in New Jersey, where albeit a tiny minority concentrated in Union City, Elizabeth, and Newark, they have had enormous political successes.^{[citation needed]}

Governor of New Hampshire Chris Sununu
Lt.Governor of Florida Carlos Lopez-Cantera
Anitere Flores, Florida Senate, Majority Whip

Florida:

Jeanette Núñez, Republican, Lieutenant Governor of Florida, (2019–Present), Former Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 119th district
Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Republican, Lieutenant Governor of Florida, (2014–2019)
Anitere Flores, Republican, Member of the Florida Senate from the 37th district
Miguel Díaz de la Portilla, Republican, Member of the Florida Senate from the 40th district
René García, Republican, Member of the Florida Senate from the 38th district
José Félix Díaz, Republican, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 116th district
Manny Díaz, Jr., Republican, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 103rd district
Eduardo Gonzalez, Republican, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 111th
Carlos Trujillo, Republican, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 105th district
Erik Fresen, Republican, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 114th district
Frank Artiles, Republican, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 118th district
José R. Oliva, Republican, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 110th district
Mike La Rosa, Republican, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 42nd district
José Javier Rodríguez, Democrat, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 112th district

New Hampshire:

John H. Sununu, Republican, Governor of New Hampshire, (1983–1989)

New Jersey:

Vincent Prieto, Democrat, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly (2014–Present), Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 32nd Legislative District (2004–Present)
Angelica Jimenez, Democrat, Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 32nd Legislative District (2012–Present)
Carmelo Garcia, Democrat, New Jersey
Marlene Caride. Democrat, New Jersey

New York:

Nicole Malliotakis, Republican, Staten Island, Member of the New York General Assembly from the 64th district

Connecticut:

Art Linares, Republican, Westbrook, Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 33rd district

Nevada:

Moises “Mo” Denis, Democrat, Member of the Nevada Senate from the 2nd district

Eduardo Aguirre (R) served as Vice Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in the George W. Bush administration and later named Director of Immigration and Naturalization Services under the Department of Homeland Security. In 2006, Eduardo Aguirre was named US ambassador to Spain. Cuban Americans have also served other high-profile government jobs including White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu (R) Florida-based businessman and Cuban exile Elviro Sanchez made his multimillion-dollar fortune by investing the proceeds of his family's fruit plantations. He is one of the most low-profile philanthropists in the Southern States. Cuban Americans also serve in high-ranking judicial positions as well. Danny Boggs is currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Raoul G. Cantero, III, served as a Florida Supreme Court justice until stepping down in 2008.

Notable people[edit]

Television and entertainment[edit]

Singers, songwriters and musicians[edit]

Athletes[edit]

The total population in the official 1953 Census was 5,829,029 people. Intermarriage between diverse groups is so general as to be the rule.^[20]

The population of Cuba was 11,167,325 inhabitants in 2012.^[18] The largest urban populations of Cubans in Cuba (2012) are to be found in Havana (2,106,146), Santiago de Cuba (506,037), Camagüey (323,309), Holguín (346,195), Guantánamo (228,436), and Santa Clara (240,543).^[17] According to Cuba's Oficina Nacional de Estadisticas ONE 2012 Census, the population was 11,167,325 including: 5,570,825 men and 5,596,500 women.

CUBANS AROUND THE WORLD
*Cubanos*
Total population
13 - 13.5 million
Regions with significant populations
Cuba 11,209,628 (2018)^[1]^[2]
United States	1,311,803 (2017)^[3]
Spain	151,327 (2018)^[4]
Mexico	22,604 (2016) *
Italy	21,418 (2017)^[5]
Canada	17,850 (2016)^[6]
Chile	15,837 (2018)^[7]
Puerto Rico	14,239 (2017)^[8]^[9]
Venezuela	11,601 (2017)
Germany	8,500 (2017)^[10]
Costa Rica	5,791 (2017)^{[citation needed]}
Uruguay	5,000 (2018)
Ecuador	4,852 (2017)
Sweden	2,905 (2008)^{[citation needed]}
United Kingdom	2,481 (2011)^[11]^[12]^[13]
Argentina	2,457 (2001)^{[citation needed]}
Brazil	2,275 (2012)^{[citation needed]}
Panama	2,144 (2010)
Switzerland	1,168 (2000)^{[citation needed]}
Netherlands	1,123 (2008)^{[citation needed]}
Norway	1,046 (2019)^[14]