14 Facts About Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Carlos Lopez-Cantera was born on December 29,1973 and is an American politician who served as the 19th lieutenant governor of Florida from 2014 to 2019.

Carlos Lopez-Cantera was elected property appraiser of Miami-Dade County on August 14,2012.

Carlos Lopez-Cantera served out the remainder of the unexpired term of Jennifer Carroll and was elected to a full term in November 2014.

Carlos Lopez-Cantera's father is Catholic and his mother is Jewish.

Carlos Lopez-Cantera was born two months prematurely and returned with his parents to reside in Miami, Florida, once he was healthy enough to travel.

Carlos Lopez-Cantera earned an Associate of Arts degree from Miami-Dade Community College in 1994 and a Bachelor of Business Administration with a minor in political science from the University of Miami in 1996.

In 1997, Carlos Lopez-Cantera was a facilitator for the Florida Senate's criminal justice committee.

Two years later, Carlos Lopez-Cantera won his first election to the Florida House of Representatives to the 113th District in November 2004, and was successively reelected in 2006,2008 and in 2010 when he defeated US Navy veteran and rising democratic party star Alex Cruzet.

Carlos Lopez-Cantera was House majority whip from 2008 to 2010 and the House Majority Leader from 2010 to 2012.

Carlos Lopez-Cantera was appointed to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of Lieutenant Gov.

In November 2014, as Scott's running mate, Carlos Lopez-Cantera was elected to a full term as lieutenant governor.

On July 15,2015, Carlos Lopez-Cantera announced his 2016 candidacy for United States Senate to replace retiring Senator Marco Rubio, who was running for president of the United States.

However, Carlos Lopez-Cantera withdrew from the race following Rubio's June 22,2016 announcement that he would seek reelection to the Senate.

Carlos Lopez-Cantera declined to run for Governor of Florida in the 2018 election, instead supporting Adam Putnam in the Republican primary.