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Florida Lieutenant Governor Lopez-Cantera Announces U.S. Senate Run

Florida Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez Cantera is making a bid for a bigger job: representing Florida in the U.S. Senate. Lopez-Cantera has announced he was to succeed current Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who is running for President.

Lopez-Cantea announced his decision Wednesday in a You Tube Video. The announcement was first reported by the Miami Herald.

"And as a family, we’ve decided I’m running for the U.S. Senate. So that your kids, and mine, can continue to live in a country that gave my family the blessings of liberty and freedom that only America offers," Lopez-Cantera said in his video announcement."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XITCWIvAqRE

Lopez Cantera was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2004-2012. He was elected as Miami-Dade property appraiser in 2012 and kept the job until last year-when Governor Rick Scott picked him to replace former Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll, who resigned.

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Lynn has been with WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas.  She has worked with several news organizations, including Kaiser Health News.  Lynn has also partnered with USC-Annenberg's Center for Child Wellbeing on the nationally acclaimed series "Committed," which explored the prevalence of involuntary commitment use on children.

She has served on the boards of the First Amendment Foundation of Florida and the Radio, Television, Digital News Association, and is a current board member of the United Way of the Big Bend.

Lynn holds a bachelor's degree from  Florida A&M University and earned her master's at Florida State University.
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