- Darren Soto
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Darren Soto 
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 49 districtIn office
2007Personal details Born February 25, 1978 Political party Democratic Profession Attorney Religion Catholic Darren Soto (born on February 25, 1978) is an Orlando-based attorney and Democratic politician who serves the member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 49. He was first elected to the Florida House in April 2007 and was re-elected in 2008 and 2010.
Representative Soto was born in Ringwood, New Jersey to a Puerto Rican father and an Italian-American mother. From 1998 to 2001, he worked for Prudential Insurance. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers College in 2000 and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University in 2004 and opened his law practice in the following year. In 2006, he made an unsuccessful bid for the Florida House. In April 2007, he won a special election to replace John Quinones, who had resigned to run for the Osceola County commission[1] and was re-elected in 2008.
In his first two terms, Soto passed legislation in several areas including curbing illegal street racing, protecting families of fallen firefighters, and maintaining school safety. He also fought to protect homeowners' access to the courts in foreclosure proceedings as well as assured adequately funded courts to deal with this unprecedented housing crisis in the State of Florida.
On November 2, 2010, Soto won his third consecutive election to represent District 49 in the Florida House of Representatives with an overwhelming 75% of the vote. He has two legislative offices, one in Orlando, and the other in Kissimmee.
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