Dan Mica | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Harry Johnston |
| Constituency | 11th district (1979–1983) 14th district (1983–1989) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Andrew Mica (1944-02-04)February 4, 1944 (age 81) Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | John Mica (brother) |
| Education | University of Florida Florida Atlantic University (BA) |
Daniel Andrew Mica (born February 4, 1944) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative from the state ofFlorida.
Daniel Mica attended theUniversity of Florida, but received hisBachelor of Arts degree fromFlorida Atlantic University in 1966. He was subsequently awarded an honoraryDoctor of Laws degree from the same institution. He also holds an honorary law degree fromBarry University.[1]
During his time at FAU he served as the university's first student government president.[2]
From 1968 to 1978, Daniel Mica was theChief of Staff to CongressmanPaul Rogers. He succeeded Rogers in 1979 and subsequently served five terms in theU.S. House of Representatives representingFlorida's11th district
As a five-term member of theU.S. House of Representatives, Mica served his home state of Florida from 1979 to 1989 and made his mark as a bipartisan consensus-builder. He was on theHouse Foreign Affairs Committee, Select Committee on Aging, and Veteran's Affairs Committee. He also served in the House leadership as deputy whip; and he was a member of the U.S. Secretary of State's Commission on Terrorism (the "Inman Commission").[3][4]
His accomplishments while in Congress include investigating management corruption at the largest government-funded health maintenance organization (HMO) in the country, authoring anti-terrorism legislation that was enacted into law and reorganizing the federal court system by adding a new court district that helped relieve the system's backlog of cases.
While serving in Congress, Mica was appointed by PresidentRonald Reagan to be congressional representative to theUnited Nations.President Bush appointed him to the board for International Broadcasting in 1991, and PresidentBill Clinton selected him to serve as chairman of the board ofRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in 1993.
In 1988 Mica ran for theU.S. Senate seat being vacated byLawton Chiles. Mica finished 3rd in the Democratic primary.
After leaving Capitol Hill, Mica joined theAmerican Council of Life Insurers in 1989 as anexecutive vice president specializing in Federal Affairs. He remained in this position until 1996.
In July 1996, Mica was named president andchief executive officer of theCredit Union National Association (CUNA).[5] He stepped down from CUNA in 2010.[6]
Mica is married and has four children. He is the brother of politicianJohn Mica, a Republican who representedFlorida's 7th Congressional District from 1993 until 2017.[5][7] His daughter, Christine, is the current Dean of University Admissions forThe Catholic University of America.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's 11th congressional district 1979–1983 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's 14th congressional district 1983–1989 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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