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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | L. A. "Skip" Bafalis |
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Fort Myers Beach, Florida , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 28, 1929
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| Died | March 10, 2023
(93 years)
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| Contributor | User 490 |
| Last Modifed | Mr. Matt
Mar 22, 2023 02:02pm |
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| Info | A former five term Congressman from Florida, L. A. "SKIP" BAFALIS has a background that includes business and government representation. He began his political career in Palm Beach County with election in 1964 to the Florida House of Representatives and then served in the Florida Senate for
two terms. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Florida in 1982.
Elected to Congress from a Florida district in 1972, Mr. Bafalis first was assigned to the Public Works Committee, now the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He then moved to the Ways and Means Committee. An active member of the Trade Subcommittee and the Ranking member of the Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation Subcommittee, he became known for his expertise in trade and tax matters and authored and managed passage of wide-ranging estate and gift tax legislation.
Mr. Bafalis has been lobbying in Washington since 1983, and has extensive experience working on behalf of public clients. He maintains close working relationships with Members of the House and Senate, many of whom are
former colleagues.
After he left Congress, he was associated with the law firm of Shapo,
Freeman and Freedman and later was an executive vice president ofa Washington government affairs firm. Mr. Bafalis served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean War with the rank of Captain and has also been an investment banker, a real estate developer and active in numerous civic organizations.
He holds a B.A. degree from St. Anselm's College in Manchester, New Hampshire. His Alma Mater has honored him with its "Alumni Award of Merit" for his contributions to the school and to the nation.
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