Marcelo Llorente (born March 7, 1977, in Miami, Florida) is an American politician who served as a Republican representative in the Florida House of Representatives from the 116th district from 2002 to 2010.
Biography
He graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School[1] in 1994 and later received his bachelor’s degree from Tulane University in 1998. In addition, he received his Juris Doctor from Florida State University in 2001. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association and the Cuban-American Bar Association.
He served as a Republican representative in the Florida House of Representatives from the 116th district from 2002 to 2010. He was 24 years old when elected, the third-youngest person elected to that body.
On June 17, 2009, Marcelo Llorente announced that he would be run for Mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2011. The special election took place in 2011, due to a recall of the current mayor. In a crowded field of 11 candidates vying for the office of the mayor; Llorente came in third place with 28,334 votes, or 14.83%, thereby missing the runoff.
Personal life
He is married to Cristina Elena Suarez and they have three children Isabella, Marcelo Jr, and Nicolas.
References
- ^ The International Jesuit Alumni Directory Belen (Forum Press Inc., 1994)