L. A. (Skip) Bafalis

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. Died on March 10, 2023, in Fairfax Station, Va. , interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.