JENNIFER CARROLL, In 2010, she made history as the first black
person and the first woman elected to the position of Lieutenant
Governor in the state of Florida. As Lieutenant Governor, her
duties included assisting the Governor with economic development
and foreign trade, overseeing the Florida Department of Military
Affairs and the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, and serving
as Chairperson of Space Florida. She was also the Governor’s
Designee on the Florida Defense Support Task Force and Chairperson
on the Governor’s Task Force on Citizen Safety and Protection.
Highlights of her work in office include: meeting with
Congressional and Pentagon officials to advocate for Florida’s $65
billion military economy and defense industry, efforts which
resulted in increased military positions, construction funding, and
defense contract opportunities for Florida’s businesses; leading
trade missions to South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago, which led
to $70 million in new trade between Florida and those countries;
and helping to create thousands of new private sector, space and
aerospace jobs in Florida through her work as Chairwoman of Space
Florida. Jennifer began her career by enlisting in the United
States Navy in 1979, where she rose from the rank of enlisted jet
mechanic E-1 to Lieutenant Commander, Aviation Maintenance. Over
her twenty years in the Navy, she served during Desert Storm and
Desert Shield and received numerous awards, including a Meritorious
Service Medal and two Navy Commendation Medals. From there,
Jennifer moved to the private sector and public service. She spent
seven years in the Florida House of Representatives, where she
served as Deputy Majority Leader, Majority Whip, and on numerous
committees and councils. She was also Executive Director of the
Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, where she was responsible
for the claims and benefits of over 1.8 million veterans, and
Chairperson for Florida’s Council on Homelessness, where she worked
to provide enhanced services aimed at solving homeless problems in
the state, particularly within the veterans community.
Jennifer was born in Trinidad, West Indies and immigrated to the
United States as a young girl. She has been married to Nolan
Carroll for 31 years and they have three accomplished children,
Nolan II, Nyckie, and Necho.
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