Background
Núñez was born in Miami and attended Florida International University, receiving her bachelor"s degree in political science and international relations in 1994 and her masters degree in public administration in 1998.
Núñez was born in Miami and attended Florida International University, receiving her bachelor"s degree in political science and international relations in 1994 and her masters degree in public administration in 1998.
Florida International University.
Following graduation, she worked for State Senator Alex Diaz de la Portilla as his chief of staff, and then entered the health care industry, working as the Vice-President of Government Affairs at Jackson Health System. Núñez also worked for Florida International University as an adjunct professor and an advisor. Currently, she works as the Vice-President of External Affairs at Kendall Regional Medical Center and Aventura Hospital and Medical Center.
When incumbent State Representative David Rivera was unable to seek re-election in 2010 due to term limits, Núñez ran to succeed him in the 112th District, which included parts of Broward County, Collier County, and Miami-Dade County, stretching from Doral to Naples.
Advancing to the general election, she faced Sandra Ruiz, the Democratic nominee and a Doral City Councilwoman, and Robert Van Name, an independent candidate. When the state"s legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Núñez was drawn into the 119th District, where she opted to seek re-election.
During the 2014 legislative session, Núñez worked with State Senator Jack Latvala to sponsor legislation that "would allow the children of undocumented immigrants to pay the same in-state tuition rates for college as other Floridians," which ended up passing the legislature.