The answer is Jeanette Núñez. As lieutenant governor, Núñez, 52, would be the first in line to serve as governor in the event that DeSantis resigns his post, according to state law.

Florida has gone weeks without two of its top five executive branch officials. Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t in a rush to appoint ...

Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, a former healthcare lobbyist from Miami-Dade County, as the state school’s new president. The Nuñez hire at the state-funded school was a request from the office of Gov.

During a Faculty Senate special meeting Friday, interim President Jeanette Nuñez, the former lieutenant governor, and FIU ...

Governor Ron DeSantis announced today the reappointment of Jeanette Nuñez as Chair of the Space Florida Board of Directors. The appointment, which is subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate ...

Should this end up happening, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez would make history as the first female and first Cuban-American to lead the state. This potential political shift could reshape ...

Interim President Nuñez and police chief Casas defend the agreement as a means of oversight, but critics say it jeopardizes ...

Ron DeSantis, state law says the lieutenant governor is next in line. That’s Jeanette Nuñez, who has been in Florida politics for about 15 years. “Then we would have our first female and ...

Lt. Gov. Jeanette Núñez will inherit the keys to the governor's mansion should Gov. Ron DeSantis be promoted up to Washington, D.C. Why it matters: DeSantis oversaw a transformational ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Jeanette Nuñez as Chair of the Space Florida Board of Directors. Jeanette Nuñez Nuñez is the Interim President of ...

Former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez attends the opening day of the Florida legislative session Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The current 60-day regular session is ongoing and slated to end May 2, but Gruters ...