Gaston Cantens
Gaston I. Cantens (born October 25, 1961 in Miami, Florida) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives (1998–2004).[1] He is currently a Vice President at Florida Crystals.[2]
Gaston I. Cantens | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 114th district | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat |
| Succeeded by | Anitere Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1961 Miami, Florida |
Gaston Cantens is married to Ana I. Tejeda and they have three sons: Michael, Christopher and Joseph.
Cantens graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in 1979.[3] He then received a B.A. from the University of Miami in 1982 and graduated from St. Thomas University Law School in 1992. He worked as an Assistant State Attorney for the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida (1995–1998). He was a Director of the Dade County Bar Association (1996-1999) and a Director of the Cuban-American Bar Association (1997). He was also briefly the head basketball coach at Barry University.[4]
Cantens was elected to the Florida House of Representatives as a Republican for District 114 in 1998 and re-elected for two more terms.
Cantens is currently an executive of Florida Crystals Corporation and a leader of their public policy agenda.[5]
References
- "Florida House of Representatives Biographical Information".
- "Biography from chli.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25.
- The International Jesuit Alumni Directory Belen (Forum Press Inc., 1994)
- "Creola named coach at Barry University". Florida Today. April 4, 1986. p. 20. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- State of Florida