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Carlos Lopez-Cantera was the 19th lieutenant governor of Florida. A Republican, he was appointed by Governor Rick Scott (R) on January 14, 2014, to fill the seat left vacant by former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, who resigned in March 2013. Lopez-Cantera was sworn into office on February 3, 2014.
Jan 16, 2014 · Lopez-Cantera will be the state’s first Hispanic lieutenant governor and the first person from Miami-Dade to hold the position since it was re-established by voters in 1968.
Nov 19, 2018 · Meet Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Florida’s first Jewish governor (for five days) “Now, you may not have known this from my name, Lopez-Cantera, but I’m Jewish. My father came from Cuba, but he married a nice Jewish girl in Miami, and I followed suit,” says Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera (born December 29, 1973) is an American politician who served as the 19th lieutenant governor of Florida from 2014 to 2019.
Feb 4, 2014 · Lopez-Cantera is Florida's 19th lieutenant governor and the first Hispanic to hold the office. His ability to speak Spanish will help the Scott administration to communicate a...
- Former Times Staffer
Apr 29, 2015 · Politics. Meet the Young, Cuban-American, Miami Republican Who Could Replace Marco Rubio in the Senate. Carlos Lopez-Cantera has many of the same connections and experiences as Rubio—as well...
Jul 15, 2015 · Carlos Lopez-Cantera, a former state lawmaker who rose from relative obscurity as Miami-Dade County property appraiser to become next-in-line to the Florida governor, will pursue the U.S. Senate...
