Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez

After serving as Florida’s lieutenant governor since 2018 — and leading many cybersecurity efforts — Nuñez is expected to resign this week and accept a new position as Florida International University’s interim president.

As lieutenant governor, Núñez, 52, would be the first in line to serve as governor in the event that DeSantis resigns his post, according to state law. If that were to happen, Núñez would become Florida’s first Cuban-American and first female governor.