SOTO, DARREN MICHAEL, a Representative from Florida; born in Ringwood, Passaic County, N.J., February 25, 1978; B.A., Rutgers College, New Brunswick , N.J., 2000; J.D., George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 2004; lawyer, private practice; financial analyst; member of the Florida state house of representatives, 2007-2012; member of the Florida state senate, 2012-2016; deputy minority whip, 2012-2014; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2017-present).