Jose Javier Rodriguez
What this job does: The state's top lawyer. Defends the state and its laws in court, fights scams and price gouging, defends criminal convictions when they are appealed, and sits on the Cabinet, which with the governor decides things like restoring rights to people with past convictions. A term is four years, two in a row at most.
- Occupation
- Workers' rights attorney
Background
- Born in High Point, North Carolina, in 1978 and grew up in Miami. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Brown University (2000) and a law degree from Harvard Law School (2006); served in the Peace Corps from 2000 to 2003. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Served in the Florida House of Representatives, District 112, from 2012 to 2016. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Served in the Florida Senate, District 37, from 2016 to 2020; lost the 2020 election to Ileana Garcia by 32 votes. source: wlrn.org
- Served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training from April 2024 to January 2025. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Crime, costs and corruption: support police and prosecutors and pursue scams, fraud and wage theft source: news4jax.com
- Challenge insurance and utility rate increases source: wlrn.org
- Hold corporations accountable for harming Floridians source: sparkers-soapbox.com
- Tackle the fentanyl and synthetic-drug crisis source: sparkers-soapbox.com
- Protect minors and vulnerable people source: sparkers-soapbox.com
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