Gaston I. Cantens | |
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Born |
Miami, Florida |
October 25, 1961
Gaston I. Cantens (born October 25, 1961 in Miami, Florida) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives (1998–2004). He is currently a Vice President at Florida Crystals.
Gaston Cantens is married to Ana I. Tejeda and they have three sons: Michael, Christopher and Joseph.
Cantens graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in 1979. He then received a B.A. from the University of Miami in 1982 and graduated from St. Thomas University Law School in 1992. He worked as an Assistant State Attorney for the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida (1995–1998). He was a Director of the Dade County Bar Association (1996-1999) and a Director of the Cuban-American Bar Association (1997).
Cantens was elected to the Florida House of Representatives as a Republican for District 114 in 1998 and re-elected for two more terms.
Cantens is currently an executive of Florida Crystals Corporation and a leader of their public policy agenda.