BAFALIS, Louis Arthur (Skip), Congress, FL (1929)

BAFALIS, Louis Arthur (Skip), a Representative from Florida; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 28, 1929; graduated from Manchester Central High School, Manchester, N.H, 1948.; A.B., St. Anselm’s College, Manchester, N.H., 1952; United States Army, 1953-1956; investment banker; member of the Florida state house of representatives, 1964; member of the Florida state senate, 1966-1970; unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Florida, 1970; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982, but was an unsuccessful nominee for Governor of Florida; governmental affairs consultant; is a resident of Palm Beach, Fla.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present