Skip Bafalis
Skip Bafalis | |
|---|---|
 Bafalis in 1968 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 10th district | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | J. Herbert Burke |
| Succeeded by | Andy Ireland |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 33rd district | |
| In office 1966–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Irlo Bronson Sr.[1] |
| Succeeded by | Philip D. Lewis |
| State Representative from Palm Beach, Florida | |
| In office 1964–1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Arthur Bafalis September 28, 1929 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2023 (aged 93) Fairfax Station, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Charlotte Maria Bafalis |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Palm Beach, Florida Manchester Central High School Captain |
Louis Arthur "Skip" Bafalis (September 28, 1929 – March 10, 2023) was an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 1973 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 1982 Florida gubernatorial election, and previously represented district 33 in the Florida Senate from 1966 to 1970.[2]
Early life
Bafalis was born in
Political career
Florida legislature
Bafalis was elected to the
While in the state legislature, he was one of the leaders in the legislative work necessary to bring Walt Disney World to Florida.[6]
Congress
In 1972, Bafalis was elected to the ninety-third
As a member of the
Later career
Bafalis was not a candidate for re-election to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982, but was an unsuccessful gubernatorial nominee, having been defeated by the then incumbent Bob Graham, a Democrat from Miami.[4] According to GovTrack, Bafalis missed 8 percent of the roll call votes during his years of service in Congress, but the percent of missed votes reached 80 percent in the second quarter of 1982 when he was campaigning for governor.[8] After his congressional tenure, he worked as a lobbyist and governmental affairs consultant.[9] He tried to make a comeback in 1988 when he ran in the Republican primary for Florida's 13th congressional district when incumbent Connie Mack III gave it up to run for Senate. Bafalis had represented much of this district, including Fort Myers, during his initial stint in Congress. He lost in the primary runoff, however, to Lee County Commissioner Porter Goss.
Personal life and death
As of 2011, Bafalis resided outside
Bafalis died in Fairfax Station, Virginia, March 10, 2023, at the age of 93.[6]
References
- ^ "Florida Senators". uflib.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
- ^ a b "BAFALIS, Louis Arthur (Skip) (1929-)". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch, retrieved February 26, 2018
- ^ a b c d Bafalis bio page, Florida House of Representatives myfloridahouse.gov website. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- ^ Billy Hathorn, "Cramer v. Kirk: The Florida Republican Schism of 1970," The Florida Historical Quarterly, LXVII, No. 4 (April 1990), p. 414-415, 425-426
- ^ a b c "Former U.S. Rep. L.A."Skip" Bafalis, of Florida, dies in Virginia". www.news-press.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Congressional Pictorial Directory, Ninety-Seventh Congress, p. 28.
- ^ "Missed votes", Bafalis page, govtrack.us. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- ^ "Skip Bafalis". OpenSecrets.
- ^ "Louis Bafalis - $2,771 in Political Contributions for 2008". www.campaignmoney.com. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=Bafalis&fname=Louis++A.+Mr.[dead link]
- ^ L.A. Skip Bafalis bio, Alcalde & Fay website. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
