Governor Ron DeSantis has recommended that state Senator Manny Diaz Jr. be appointed as Education Commissioner by the State Board of Education following the departure of Commissioner Richard Corcoran. The governor says Diaz has served in the Florida Legislature since 2012, and has also been a teacher, coach, assistant principal and school administrator.
If appointed by the board, Sen. Diaz would be the first Hispanic Commissioner of Education in Florida history.
“Manny Diaz has done a great job in the Legislature on education issues ranging from teacher pay to parental rights and choice,” Governor DeSantis said. “I am confident that he will serve our state well as the Commissioner of Education.”
Sen. Diaz received his bachelor’s degree from St. Thomas University, a master’s degree in education from Nova Southeastern, and completed a Harvard Graduate School of Education program for principals.
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