Gov. DeSantis appoints State Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka to be next Lee County Supervisor of Elections

Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the appointment of Jenna Persons-Mulicka as Lee County Supervisor of Elections.

Persons-Mulicka, a Republican, is currently elected to the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 78. In addition to her service in the Florida House, Persons-Mulicka also serves on the Florida Commission on the Status of Women.

She is a founding partner and attorney at Strayhorn & Persons-Mulicka and co-chairs the Lee County Bar Association’s History Committee.

During an appearance at Fort Myers High School earlier this month, DeSantis lauded Persons-Mulicka for leading the passage of an abortion bill and the recent redistricting bill through the State House, and said she was the “leader in the clubhouse” for the supervisor of elections position.

Persons-Mulicka succeeds Tommy Doyle, the longtime supervisor of elections who retired in January. Lee County Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass has also sought the position, and had put in an application to the governor

She is the recipient of the Fort Myers Housing Authority Community Impact Award and the 2022 Autism Acceptance Awards Champion of the Year.

Persons-Mulicka earned her bachelor’s degrees in journalism and government from Evangel University and her juris doctor from The George Washington University.

Persons-Mulicka is the wife of Lee County Commissioner David Mulicka and is the daughter of School District of Lee County School Board member Armor Persons.

The appointment will leave an opening for Persons-Mulicka’s State House seat, which covers most of Fort Myers.