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1952 – named Dade County “Best All-Around Boy” by Miami Herald
1955 – graduated from Miami Senior High School after serving as student body president
1959 – graduated Phi Beta Kappa from University of Florida
1962 – graduated from Harvard Law School
1962 – prior to entering public office, practiced law and served as an executive with the Sengra Corporation (family-owned construction firm) and the Graham Companies
1966 – elected to the Florida House of Representatives representing Miami-Dade County; reelected in 1967 and 1968
1970 – elected to the Florida Senate representing Miami-Dade County
1972 – reelected to Senate representing a redistricted area including portions of northern Dade County and southern Broward County
1972 – chairs the Senate Health and Rehabilitative Services Committee
1974 – chairs the Senate Education Committee
1974 – conceives of “Workdays” after spending a semester teaching a civics class at Carol City High School in Miami Gardens
1976 – reelected to Florida Senate
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