When You Get There

In 2010, Jennifer Carroll made history

as the first black person and

the first woman elected to the position

of Lieutenant Governor in the

state of Florida.

As Lieutenant Governor, her duties included

assisting the Governor with economic development

and foreign trade, overseeing the

Florida Department of Military Affairs and

the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs,

and serving as Chairperson of Space Florida.

She was also the Governor’s Designee on

the Florida Defense Support Task Force and

Chairperson on the Governor’s Task Force on

Citizen Safety and Protection. Highlights of

her work in office include: meeting with Congressional

and Pentagon officials to advocate

for Florida’s $65 billion military economy and

defense industry, efforts which resulted in increased

military positions, construction funding,

and defense contract opportunities for

Florida’s businesses; leading trade missions to

South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago, which

led to $70 million in new trade between Florida

and those countries; and helping to create

thousands of new private sector, space and

aerospace jobs in Florida through her work as

Chairwoman of Space Florida.