Juan Fernandez-Barquin | |
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Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts | |
Assumed office June 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Harvey Ruvin |
Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 118th district | |
In office November 6,2018 –June 11,2023 | |
Preceded by | Jeanette Nuñez |
Succeeded by | Mike Redondo |
Personal details | |
Born | Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin March 6,1983 Miami,Florida,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Florida International University (BA) American University Washington College of Law (JD) |
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin (born March 6,1983) is an American attorney and politician who has served as clerk of the courts of Miami-Dade County since his appointment in June 2023. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2018 until his appointment as clerk,representing parts of southwest Miami-Dade County.
Fernandez-Barquin defeated three opponents in the August 28,2018,Republican primary,winning 44.2% of the vote. [1] In the November 6,2018,general election,Fernandez-Barquin won 53.09% of the vote,defeating Democrat Heath Rassner and a third candidate. [2]
He was reelected to the House in 2020 and 2022.
On June 9,2023,Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Fernandez-Barquin clerk of the courts of Miami-Dade County,following the prior clerk's death. [3] He resigned from the House on June 11. [4]
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