In preparation for 2020, Miami Republicans look to women leaders

GOP leaders Jessica Fernández and Rhonda López are poised to make history in the Miami-Dade Republican Party.

Jessica Fernandez, longtime president of the Miami Young Republicans, was dubbed the “star” of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. She’s in the race for Vice-Chair of the Miami-Dade REC.

In 2016, the Miami Herald dubbed longtime President of the Miami Young Republicans, Jessica Fernández, the “star” of the Florida Delegation to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

While Fernández rejects the label, stemming from an innate humility that has come to define her career in public service, it is easy to see why she caught the eye of the national media:

“Celebrity, if such a thing exists among delegates who make up the geeky fest of Americana that is the Republican National Convention, looks like this: a young, Hispanic, conservative woman from the country’s biggest swing state making an appearance on Telemundo. And Univision. And The Washington Post. Fusion. The BBC. The Financial Times.

Such has been the life of Miami-Dade County delegate Jessica Fernandez since she arrived in Cleveland on Monday. On Tuesday, she cast her ballot to nominate Donald Trump for the White House” — Patricia Mazzei. Miami Herald

Unsurprisingly, on Tuesday, December 18, Fernández is the favorite in the election for Vice-Chair of the Miami-Dade Republican Party. She would be the first woman to steer the local party as…