Berny Jacques | |
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Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 59th district | |
Assumed office November 8, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Nick DiCeglie |
Personal details | |
Born | Port-au-Prince,Haiti | April 24,1987
Political party | Republican |
Education | Washington Adventist University (BA) Stetson University (JD) |
Website | https://bernyforflorida.com/ |
Berny Jacques (born April 24,1987) [1] [2] is a Haitian American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 59th district. He assumed office on November 8,2022. He is a Republican.
Jacques was born in Port-au-Prince,Haiti and left the country amid political unrest with his family,setting in Florida in 1994. [3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from Washington Adventist University and a Juris Doctor from the Stetson University College of Law. [1]
In 2008,Jacques was a legislative intern for Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart. From 2012 to 2016,he served as an assistant state attorney in the Office of the Sixth Judicial Circuit State Attorney. In 2016 and 2017,he was an associate at Berkowitz &Myer. Since 2017,Jacques has worked as the senior director of partnerships at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay. [4] He was a political analyst for Bay News 9. [5] [6]