… Miami-Dade Property Appraiser Carlos Lopez-Cantera.
That’s right, Lopez-Cantera has emerged as a dark horse possibility on Gov. Rick Scott’s short list of LG options.
You may wonder if Lopez-Cantera would even be interested in serving as Lieutenant Governor, considering he was just elected Property Appraiser in Miami-Dade. A few months ago, the answer would have been negative. But today, as Lopez-Cantera feuds openly with the Miami-Dade County Commission over the independence of the Property Appraiser’s office, the former State Representative is said by a source close to him to be open to serving as LG and Scott’s running mate in 2014.
Certainly, Lopez-Cantera fits the bill for Scott. A telegenic Hispanic with a South Florida political base puts a checkmark in a lot of boxes as Scott and chief of staff Adam Hollingsworth evaluate possible replacements for Jennifer Carroll.
Scott has been silent about the search for a second-in-command, a job vacant since the resignation of Carroll on March 12.
