Daniel 'Dan' Diaz
Daniel “Dan” Diaz was born in Harlingen, TX and first moved to Edinburg in 1991 after being honorably discharged from the military. He is a combat veteran, a business owner, a Licensed Paramedic and an Emergency Room RN.
Dan served in the United States Army as a 91A, Combat Medical Specialist. He was stationed with the 1st Infantry Division and was deployed to the Middle East where he served in combat operations during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was awarded several military commendations, including the Combat Medical Badge, which is awarded to medics who deploy into an active combat zone.
He has been a Licensed Paramedic in the State of Texas for over 25 years and has been the business owner of MTS Emergency Medical Services for over 20 years. He also became a Registered Nurse and has been working at a local Trauma Center for over 6 years. After 5 years of being a charge nurse, he was appointed as a member of the Peer Review Board for Nurses. He was on the Board of Directors of the Texas Ambulance Association for a number of years and has participated in state initiatives in order to help shape legislation for the EMS industry.
In our local community, Dan has also volunteered as a coach for over a decade with the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department coaching baseball, basketball and soccer. He served on the City of Edinburg Medical Advisory Board, the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Board, and the Edinburg Economic Development Council where he was elected Secretary. He’s a proud parent volunteer and scout dad with the Edinburg Cub Scouts Pack 500. Recently, he was asked to serve with the End of Watch Relief Organization Board of Directors, a Non-profit organization which provides monetary assistance to the families of frontline workers who lost their life on duty.
Dan built a home in Edinburg in 2004 and married Brenda Renteria Diaz who is also a Health Care Professional and a local Speech Pathologist. They have a 10-year-old baptized at the Holy Family Catholic Church. Diaz was elected to the Edinburg City Council Place 1 in 2021.