TALLAHASSEE — The Florida International University Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved appointing former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as the university’s president. Nuñez has served as interim ...

Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez speaks during a Vice President Mike Pence campaign rally near the Cuban Memorial Monument in Tamiami Park on Thursday, October 15, 2020 in Miami, Florida.

If DeSantis indeed leaves the Sunshine State to become President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Jeanette M. Nuñez would be the first female governor of Florida.

Former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez sat down with "Facing South Florida" for her first interview since becoming interim president of Florida International University. On Sunday, she discussed her ...

Nuñez, who currently serves as Florida’s lieutenant governor, is expected to resign in light of her new position. She has held the role since 2019. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be responsible ...

Nuñez, a Miami native, has held significant roles in Florida politics throughout her career, serving in the state House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018 and as DeSantis' lieutenant governor ...

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez was appointed FIU interim president, effective Feb. 17, 2025, following Kenneth Jessell's early departure.

If that were to happen, Núñez would become Florida’s first Cuban-American and first female governor. In this file photo, she’s seeen speaking at a news conference at the Freedom Tower in Miami.

Former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, who was appointed interim president of Florida International University in February, is the sole finalist to become president of the Miami-based school, the ...

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Glenna Milberg joined Local 10 News in September 1999 to report on South Florida's top stories and community issues. She also serves as host on Local 10's public affairs broadcast, "This Week in ...

In 2010, Nuñez ran for the Florida House of Representatives to replace then-incumbent David Rivera. She ran on job creation, the economy and Medicaid reform and won, and was re-elected in 2012 ...