Berny Jacques
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Berny Jacques
| image = Berny_Jacques.jpg
| state_house = Florida
| district = 59th
| term_start = November 8, 2022
| party = Republican
| education = Washington Adventist University (BA)
Stetson University (JD)
| predecessor = Nick DiCeglie
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|24}}
| birth_place = Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| website = https://bernyforflorida.com/
}}
Berny Jacques (born April 24, 1987){{Cite web |last=Florida House Republican Majority Office [@FLGOPMajority] |date=2023-04-24 |title=Happy birthday, Representative @BernyJacques! |url=https://twitter.com/FLGOPMajority/status/1650470140075728897 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Twitter}} is a Haitian 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.
Early life and education
Jacques was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and left the country amid political unrest with his family, setting in Florida in 1994.{{Cite web |title=Berny Jacques |url=https://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4886&LegislativeTermId=90 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Florida House of Representatives}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Former state prosecutor Berny Jacques announces run for state house |url=https://www.tampabay.com/former-state-prosecutor-berny-jacques-announces-run-for-state-house/2314970/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Drew |date=2022-08-04 |title=Direct mail round-up: New ad blasts Berny Jacques over his 'leftist day job' |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/544301-direct-mail-round-up-new-ad-blasts-berny-jacques-over-his-leftist-day-job/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Florida Politics |language=en-US}} He was a political analyst for Bay News 9.{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Kelly |date=2022-08-23 |title=Berny Jacques takes Republican nomination for HD 59 |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/550319-berny-jacques-takes-republican-nomination-for-hd-59/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Florida Politics |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Berny Jacques |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Berny_Jacques |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
References
{{Florida House of Representatives}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
Category:Stetson University College of Law alumni
Category:African-American state legislators in Florida
Category:Black conservatism in the United States
Category:American politicians of Haitian descent
Category:Politicians from Port-au-Prince