Carolina Amesty | |
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Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 45th district | |
Assumed office November 8, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Geraldine Thompson (redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Seminole State College of Florida (AA) University of Central Florida (BA) |
Carolina Amesty is an American politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 45th district. She assumed office on November 8,2022. Carolina won the Republican primary with 45% of the votes in a five-way race. Her main opponent was Allie Braswell. [1] [2] [3]
Amesty earned an Associate of Arts degree from the Seminole State College of Florida and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from University of Central Florida. [4]
In 2014 and 2015,Amesty worked as the director of academic affairs at Central Christian University. Amesty returned to Central Christian University in 2017,working as senior advisor to the president and executive vice president. [5]
Amesty successfully ran for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives in the 2022 election. [4] Her candidacy was endorsed by Donald Trump Jr. [6]
During Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's feud with Disney in 2023,Amesty said that Disney was "indoctrinating" children with "radical gender ideologies" and had "pushed far-left narratives and lies about our great state". [7]
Amesty is a Christian. [8]
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