18 Facts About Carolina Amesty

Carolina Dinorah Amesty was born on November 4,1994 and is an American politician and businesswoman who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for Florida's 45th District from November 2022 to November 2024.

Carolina Amesty earned an Associate of Arts from Seminole State College and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Pre Law from the University of Central Florida.

Carolina Amesty received a scholarship from the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to travel to Eurasia and learn the Russian language as a matter of national security.

In 2014 and 2015, Carolina Amesty worked as the director of academic affairs at Central Christian University, which is owned and operated by her father, Pastor Juan Carlos Carolina Amesty.

Carolina Amesty returned to Central Christian University in 2017, working as senior advisor to the president and executive vice president.

Carolina Amesty served as a representative in the Florida House of Representatives for District 45 from November 2022 to November 2024.

Carolina Amesty sponsored several bills, including HB 461, which exempts women who have recently given birth from certain jury service under specific conditions.

Carolina Amesty introduced a bill to provide property tax exemptions for veterans, which was incorporated into Florida's tax package and later signed by the governor.

Carolina Amesty supported legislation to ban the use of TikTok on government devices, explaining that the measure aims to mitigate foreign risks.

Carolina Amesty stated that this initiative was intended to give young women opportunities to pursue safe careers, access education, and lead family lives free from the threat of exploitation.

Carolina Amesty was the only Republican legislator in the Florida House to lose their re-election in 2024.

At the time on the board of Central Christian University, a small unaccredited school in Florida, Carolina Amesty was alleged to have notarized a document certifying employment of a professor.

Carolina Amesty was indicted by the state government of Florida on August 28,2024, on four charges of forgery, uttering a forgery, false acknowledgment or certification by a notary public and notarizing her own signature, all third-degree felonies each punishable by up to five years in prison.

At the time a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives, Carolina Amesty declared herself innocent of the accusations and described them as part of a defamation campaign aimed at damaging her candidacy.

Carolina Amesty said the main purpose of this campaign was to prevent her re-election by tarnishing her public image.

Charges were dropped in December 2024, after Carolina Amesty completed a financial crimes course, a financial literacy course and 30 hours of community service.

The complaint alleges that Carolina Amesty misrepresented information including gross revenues, the amount of employees and if the business were even incorporated.

Carolina Amesty has recreational interests in playing piano, reading, and traveling.