Family
Diaz is one of the four children of Cuban exiles Miguel Angel Diaz-Pardo and Fabiola Pura de la Portilla-Garcia. His paternal great-grandfather served in Cuban Senate, while two of his sons served simultaneously in the Cuban House of Representatives. His maternal great-grandfather served as Cuban Minister of Justice (Attorney General).
His brothers have also held elected office:
- Miguel Angel de la Portilla served as a member of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners from 1993 to 2000 and currently serves in the Florida Senate (2010-).
- Renier Diaz de la Portilla was a member of the School Board of Miami-Dade County from 1996 to 1998, a state Representative from 2000 to 2002, and is a member of the School Board currently.
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