Trey Traviesa

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rdf:langString Trey Traviesa was a Republican Florida State Representative serving Florida district 56, in the Tampa area. He received his BS in Finance from Florida State University and his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Traviesa grew up in the Tampa area with his parents and his sister. His mother was a public school teacher for 34 years and his father worked in juvenile justice. He was student body president at FSU. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2004 in a six-way primary. He has worked aggressively for education reform, growth management, and cable franchise reform, among other issues. He is married to Nina Traviesa, who was appointed in 2006 to the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, , by Governor Jeb Bush. They have two daughters, Alexa and Amelia. He now resides in Tampa and owns Asturias Management Corporation, a private equity investment firm He is also an officer in the U.S. Navy. On August 12, 2008, Representative Traviesa announced that he would not run for reelection. His reasons were that this position took too much time away from his Family and business. His legislative aid 26-year-old Rachel Burgin was chosen by the Local Republican chair to replace him on the ballot. This brought an outcry from some State leadership but nevertheless Rachel Burgin continued her race and won. On November 19, 2008, in Tallahassee Florida Rachel Burgin was sworn into office the second youngest single female to be elected to that position in Florida history.