Carlos Antonio Giménez (/hiˈmɛnɛz/ hee-MEH-nez; born January 17, 1954)[3][4] is a Cuban-born American retired firefighter and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 28th congressional district.

[8] Giménez attended Columbus High School near Miami and earned a bachelor's degree in public administration from Barry University.

He also served on the Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban Search and Rescue Advisory Committee and as the chair of the Legal Issues Subcommittee.

From May 2000 to January 2003, Giménez served as city manager of Miami proper, appointed by then mayor Joe Carollo, to replace incumbent Donald Warshaw.

Giménez then ordered the director of his corrections department to begin honoring all requests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the NBA had sought to "channel demands for social justice into a voting drive by turning arenas into polling places."

The city was close to signing an agreement with the Heat that included a ban on political advertising in the arena while voting was underway.

[27] In January 2020, Giménez announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2020 U.S. House election for Florida's 26th congressional district.

[28][35] He was likely aided by Trump's strong showing in Miami-Dade County: he carried the 26th district with 53% of the vote after losing it by 16 percentage points four years earlier.

[47] On May 19, 2021, Giménez was one of 35 Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting[48] to approve legislation to establish the January 6 commission meant to investigate the storming of the U.S.

[50] The bill would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity, and protect the free exercise of religion.

While he was Miami-Dade mayor, Giménez announced his support for the Supreme Court ruling Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that same-sex marriage bans violate the Constitution.

[54] In March 2021, Giménez was one of eight Republicans to join the House majority in passing the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021.