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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 13th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2003 | |
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| Born | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Nolan |
| Profession | Business woman |
Jennifer Carroll (born August 27, 1959) is a Florida Republican politician, business woman, and retired Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy who serves as the District 13 Representative in the House of Representatives of the State of Florida. She was first elected to the Florida House in a special election in April 2003. On September 2, 2010 she became the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Florida in the 2010 Florida gubernatiorial election, as gubernatorial nominee Rick Scott introduced her as his choice for running mate.
Carroll was born in Port of Spain on the island of Trinidad. She served in the U.S. Navy as an aviation maintenance officer for twenty years, from 1979 to 1999. In 1981, she received an Associate of Arts degree from Leeward Community College. She followed this in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of New Mexico. She moved to Florida in 1986. She then received her Master of Business Administration degree from St. Leo University in 1991.
She is a member of the Clay County Republican Executive Committee. She made two unsuccessful bids for the United States House of Representatives in 2000 and in 2002. She has been elected successively to the Florida House since winning a special election in April 2003, when she became the first black female Republican ever elected to the Florida Legislature. She is married to Nolan Carroll and has three children. Her son, Nolan Carroll, played college football for University of Maryland, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 2010 NFL Draft.
On October 29, 2010, just before the 2010 elections, Jacksonville newspaper The Florida Times-Union broke a story that Carroll's consulting firm had used forged documents to win small business contracts with the City of Jacksonville in 2006. Carroll's company had been awarded city contracts in 2006 based on documents indicating that it had an address within Duval County, however, journalists found that the given address was for a vacant office space. Carroll maintained her innocence but said she could not comment in detail until reviewing the documents. Her running mate Scott defended her when pressed by The Times-Union, saying "I’m sure she wanted to do the right thing. I don’t know what you’re talking about, though."
References
- http://www.rickscottforflorida.com/home/home/meet-the-lg/
- Player Bio: Nolan Carroll, University of Maryland.
- Rep. Carroll's son drafted by Miami
- Dixon, Matt (October 29, 2010). "Altered documents allowed Carroll's company into Jacksonville small business program". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- Cox, Jeremy (October 30, 2010). "Rick Scott defends Jennifer Carroll in story about faked documents used in program application". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
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