Meet Jeanette Nuñez, who may soon be Florida’s first woman Governor
With Donald Trump reportedly considering Ron DeSantis to lead the Pentagon, the job of Florida Governor could soon shift to Jeanette Nuñez, the state’s Lieutenant Governor.
She would be Florida’s first woman Governor and the first person of Cuban descent to hold the job.
And based on her efforts as a state lawmaker, she would bring more moderate tendencies to the state’s executive branch.
Post-election polling in November found that among five Republicans that won or hold statewide offices — including Trump, DeSantis, Nuñez and U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott — Nuñez was alone in having a positive approval rating.
But the survey also revealed she has a relatively low name ID, with 47%...