Vicki Lopez | |
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| Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 113th district | |
| Assumed office November 8, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nick Duran |
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| Political party | Republican [1] [2] |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
Vicki Lopez is an American politician. She serves as a Republican member for the 113th district of the Florida House of Representatives,first elected in 2022 [3] by securing 51 percent of the vote. [4]
Lopez was born in Tampa,and raised in Fort Myers. She attended the University of Notre Dame. [3] She is a longtime activist who today runs Miami-based VLL Consulting. She is a former member of the Lee County Commission and served under three Governors,specializing in education,criminal and juvenile justice. [3]
In November 1990,Lopez was elected to the Board of County Commissioners for Lee County,Florida. She resigned in January 1993.
In 1997,Lopez was wrongfully [5] convicted for honest services mail fraud and sentenced to 27 months in federal prison. Her sentence was commuted by President Bill Clinton in November 2000,after serving more than 15 months. The conviction was vacated by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in February 2011. [6] [7] [8] Lopez’s experience led to a lifetime of activism in criminal justice reform,assisting others who have faced wrongful convictions and working for better public policy. She has worked on programs to assist inmates in reentering society and managing the negative stigmatism often associated with a criminal conviction,whether warranted or falsely accused. [3]
After her release,Lopez worked as an advocate under Governor Jeb Bush,specializing in criminal justice reform. She also took up leadership roles with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. [9]
In August 2022,Lopez returned to elected office,defeating Alberto Perosch in the Republican primary election for the 113th district of the Florida House of Representatives. [10] In November 2022,she defeated Alessandro D'Amico in the general election,winning 51 percent of the votes. [11]
As an elected official,Lopez has sponsored and passed numerous bills on behalf of the constituents of District 113. In the aftermath of the Surfside Condominium Collapse of 2021, [12] residents of Miami-Dade County expressed great concerns over condominium safety. Lopez introduced and passed HB 1029,the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program,which went into law on July 1,2024. [13]
Lopez married Sylvester Lukis in 1994.
Lopez's son,Donald Wolfe III,was the Chief of Staff for Miami City Mayor Francis Suarez. [14] [15]
Lopez owns and runs VLL Consulting,a Florida-based government and public affairs firm. [16]
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