Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin (born March 6, 1983) is an American attorney and politician who has served as clerk of the courts of Miami-Dade County since his appointment in June 2023. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2018 until his appointment as clerk, representing parts of southwest Miami-Dade County.
Juan Fernandez-Barquin | |
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 Official portait, 2023 | |
| Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts | |
| Assumed office June 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Harvey Ruvin |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 118th district | |
| In office November 6, 2018 – June 11, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jeanette Nuñez |
| Succeeded by | Mike Redondo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin March 6, 1983 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Florida International University (BA) American University Washington College of Law (JD) |
Career
editFernandez-Barquin defeated three opponents in the August 28, 2018, Republican primary, winning 44.2% of the vote.[1] In the November 6, 2018, general election, Fernandez-Barquin won 53.09% of the vote, defeating Democrat Heath Rassner and a third candidate.[2]
He was reelected to the House in 2020 and 2022.
On June 9, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Fernandez-Barquin clerk of the courts of Miami-Dade County, following the prior clerk's death.[3] He resigned from the House on June 11.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Florida Election Watch - State Representative". Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Hanks, Douglas (2023-06-09). "DeSantis names Republican ally to succeed Miami-Dade's longtime Democratic clerk". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin representative page". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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