Trey Traviesa

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Trey Traviesa

Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 56 district
In office 2004-

Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nina Traviesa

Trey Traviesa is a Republican Florida State Representative serving Florida district 56, in the Tampa area. He received his B.S. in Finance from Florida State University and his M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.^{[citation needed]}

Traviesa grew up in the Tampa area with his parents and his sister.^{[citation needed]} His mother was a public school teacher for 34 years and his father worked in juvenile justice.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} He is married to Nina Traviesa, who was appointed in 2006 to the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, Volunteer Florida, 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^{[citation needed]} He is also an officer in the U.S. Navy.

[edit] Election history

August 31, 2004 (Republican Primary) Florida House District 56: Deven Wanda Carty [13.6%], Lisa DeVitto [21.4%], Tim Mimbs [1.3%], Frank Shannon [15.3%], Chris Tompkins [16.2%], Trey Traviesa [32.2%].

November 2, 2004 (General Election) Florida House District 56: Neil Cosentino (Write in Candidate) [0.6%], Trey Traviesa (Republican) [72.1%], No Vote Cast for Position [27.3%]

November 7, 2006 (General Election) Florida House District 56: Trey Traviesa (Republican) [58%], Lee Nelson (Democrat) [42%]