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.

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

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Read full article: FIU rated No. 4 best public university, Wall Street Journal reports MIAMI – The Florida Board of Governors confirmed the appointment of Jeanette M. Nuñez as Florida ...

FILE: Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez speaks during a campaign rally for Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Hialeah, Fla. Former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, who was ...

Should President-elect Donald Trump replace embattled defense secretary choice Pete Hegseth with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, state law says the lieutenant governor is next in line.

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 ...