Dave Kerner

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Dave Kerner
Executive Director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Director of the Florida Highway Patrol
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2023
Preceded by	Terry L. Rhodes
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 87th district
In office November 20, 2012 – November 20, 2016
Preceded by	Bill Hager
Succeeded by	David Silvers
Personal details
Born	(1983-08-24) August 24, 1983 (age 41) Palm Beach County, Florida
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Florida (BA, JD)
Profession	Executive Director, Mayor, County Commissioner, Attorney, State Representative, police officer

David M. Kerner (born August 24, 1983) currently serves as the executive director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the director of the Florida Highway Patrol. He is the former county mayor and a county commissioner for, Palm Beach County and a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives. He is a sworn law enforcement officer and is a former special prosecutor. He also is a practicing complex litigation trial attorney in West Palm Beach, Florida, and is known as a leader on issues relating to constitutional law, criminal law, judicial issues, and law enforcement issues.^{[citation needed]} He lives in Lake Worth Beach,.^[1]