Jennifer Sandra Carroll (née Johnson, August 27, 1959) is an American Republican politician and retired naval officer who served as the 18th lieutenant governor of Florida from January 4, 2011 to March 12, 2013.

[5] While lieutenant governor, Carroll came under scrutiny for public relations work for a charity that involved itself in gambling and for $24,000 in income that she failed to report on financial disclosures and tax returns.

She then returned to school to earn an accredited Master of Business Administration degree online from St. Leo University in 2008.

[8] Following the 2000 elections, Carroll was appointed Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs by Republican Governor Jeb Bush and served in that post until July 2002.

[12] Carroll is one of the founders of Maggie's List, a federal PAC that supports conservative female candidates.

[18] The first black person, the first woman, and the first Trinidadian American[2] elected to the position, she assumed the office on January 4, 2011.

[19] She had a troubled relationship with Governor Scott concerning various office mismanagement charges, including retaliation on staff, tax improprieties, and lesbianism.

[20][21][22][23] Carroll came under further scrutiny for public relations work for a charity involving illegal online gambling and for $24,000 in income, which she failed to report on disclosures and tax returns.

[25] In December 2017, President Trump appointed Carroll as a Commissioner on the American Battle Monuments Commission.