Alex Rizo

Alex Rizo
Alex Rizo
Member of the Florida House of Representatives; from the 110th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 3, 2020
Preceded by	José R. Oliva
Personal details
Born	1967 (age 56–57); New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Children	2
Education	Florida International University (BS); Nova Southeastern University (MS)

Alejandro Rizo Jr. (born 1968) is an American politician and former educator serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 112th district. He assumed office on November 8, 2022.

Early life and education

Rizo was born in New York City and raised in Hialeah, Florida. After graduating from Hialeah Senior High School, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences from Florida International University and a Master of Science in educational leadership and administration from Nova Southeastern University.^[1]

Career

From 1995 to 1998, Rizo was a teacher and coach at Barbara Goleman Senior High School. From 1998 to 2006, he was an administrator in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. In 2006 and 2007, he was a sales representative for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, assigned to the South Florida region. Since 2007, he has worked as an education consultant. He also served as a member of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners. Rizo was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in November 2020.^[2] Rizo is a member of the House Health & Human Services Committee. In May 2021, he was appointed to the House Subcommittee on Gaming Regulation.^[3]^[4]

In 2021, Rizo proposed legislation that would make it a crime to film police officers within 30 feet.^[5]

References

^ "Alex Rizo". myfloridahouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15.
^ "Republicans Dominate In State House Races". WUSF Public Media. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
^ "Alex Rizo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
^ "House rolls out Special Session committee assignments". Florida Politics. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
^ "A New Florida Bill Could Criminalize Filming Cops on the Job". Reason.com. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-08-03.

[1] "Alex Rizo". myfloridahouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15.

[2] "Republicans Dominate In State House Races". WUSF Public Media. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

[3] "Alex Rizo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

[4] "House rolls out Special Session committee assignments". Florida Politics. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

[5] "A New Florida Bill Could Criminalize Filming Cops on the Job". Reason.com. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-08-03.

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