Berny Jacques

Berny Jacques
Berny Jacques
Member of the Florida House of Representatives; from the 59th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 8, 2022
Preceded by	Nick DiCeglie
Personal details
Born	April 24, 1987 (age 37); Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Political party	Republican
Education	Washington Adventist University (BA); Stetson University (JD)
Website	https://bernyforflorida.com/

Berny Jacques (born April 24, 1987)^[1]^[2] is an 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.

Eearly life and education

Jacques was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and left the country from 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]

Career

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 also a political analyst for Bay News 9.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Former state prosecutor Berny Jacques announces run for state house". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
^ Florida House Republican Majority Office [@FLGOPMajority] (2023-04-24). "Happy birthday, Representative @BernyJacques!". Twitter. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
^ "Berny Jacques". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
^ Wilson, Drew (2022-08-04). "Direct mail round-up: New ad blasts Berny Jacques over his 'leftist day job'". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
^ Hayes, Kelly (2022-08-23). "Berny Jacques takes Republican nomination for HD 59". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
^ "Berny Jacques". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-12-08.

[:0-1] "Former state prosecutor Berny Jacques announces run for state house". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-12-08.

[2] Florida House Republican Majority Office [@FLGOPMajority] (2023-04-24). "Happy birthday, Representative @BernyJacques!". Twitter. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[3] "Berny Jacques". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[4] Wilson, Drew (2022-08-04). "Direct mail round-up: New ad blasts Berny Jacques over his 'leftist day job'". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2022-12-08.

[5] Hayes, Kelly (2022-08-23). "Berny Jacques takes Republican nomination for HD 59". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2022-12-08.

[6] "Berny Jacques". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-12-08.

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