9 hours ago · Nuñez, 52, was a rising star in Tallahassee before DeSantis picked her as his running mate in 2018, giving the four-term Florida House member a high profile perch in state politics for the next ...

2 days ago · The path for Nuñez — and other politicians like former Sen. Ben Sasse — to land top jobs at Florida universities was paved in part by a 2021 law passed by the GOP-dominated Legislature that ...

8 hours ago · Nuñez, who is from Miami and earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from FIU, is the highest ranking statewide elected Latina in the state's political history. She was the former Speaker Pro ...

7 hours ago · Nuñez is slated to take over the interim job leading the public university in her hometown of Miami on Feb. 17 and is expected to win the permanent position, following a formal search process. With more than 56,000 students, FIU is one of the country’s largest universities, serving a significant population of Hispanic, first-generation and ...

1 day ago · TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s Lieutenant Governor, Jeanette Nuñez, is eyeing a new role, sources confirm. Trustees at Florida International University (FIU) are expected to announce on Friday ...

6 hours ago · Nuñez’s rise to the top job at a university doesn’t follow the typical path of a university president. According to a recent survey by the American Council on Education, more than half of ...

Alex Nuñez, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation; Claire Nuñez, one of the main characters in "Trollhunters"

Oct 23, 2019 · While Nuñez is a very common last name in Spanish, it has an interesting story—although it's not entirely clear what it means. Nuñez is a patronymic surname, meaning it was created by adding letters to the name of a paternal ancestor.

Jeanette M. Nuñez was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She was elected as Florida’s first Hispanic female Lieutenant Governor in 2018 and was subsequently reelected in 2022. As Lieutenant Governor, she has been tasked with overseeing the Florida Department of Health, as well as serving as the Chair of Space Florida.

Nuñez is the 495 th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,782 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Nuñez are found; 46 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Hispano-North America.