Dexter Lehtinen

Dexter Lehtinen
Lehtinen in 1980
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
In office
June 1988  January 1992
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byLeon Kellner
Succeeded byJames McAdams (Acting), Roberto Martinez
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 40th district
In office
November 4, 1986  June 11, 1988
Preceded byRoberta Fox
Succeeded byJavier Souto
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 4, 1980  November 4, 1986
Preceded byCharlie Hall
Succeeded byRobert J. Starks
Constituency116th district (1980–1982)
118th district (1982–1986)
Personal details
Born
Dexter Wayne Lehtinen

(1946-03-23) March 23, 1946
Homestead, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (1985–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (1980–1985)
Spouse(s)Donna L. Stevenson (divorced)
(m. 1984)
Children4, including Rodrigo Lehtinen
Alma materUniversity of Miami
(B.A., 1968)
Columbia University
(MA; MBA, 1974)
Stanford Law School (1975)
ProfessionAttorney

Dexter Wayne Lehtinen (/ˈltənən/ LAY-tən-ən; born March 23, 1946) is an American attorney, former politician, interim U.S. Attorney for south Florida, and a law instructor. He is the husband of former U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.