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PERSON: Al Cardenas
Biography
Alberto Remigio Cárdenas y Pardo (born January 3, 1948) is a Cuban-born American lawyer, politician and conservative activist who is a partner in the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs and in the Advocacy Group at Cardenas Partners. He has been named as one of Washington D.C.’s top lobbyists by The Hill newspaper. Cardenas was a member of the Board of Trustees of Florida A&M University.
Cárdenas was born in Havana, Cuba. He graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and received his associate’s degree from Miami Dade Community College, a bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University, and his Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University. He is an alumnus of Florida Atlantic University’s Eta Mu chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
Cardenas has been active in the Republican Party throughout his career. He was responsible for the transition of the United States Department of Commerce at the beginning of the Ronald Reagan Administration, and was appointed the first U.S. ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis in 1983.
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Al Cardenas
Al Cárdenas was elected Chairman of the American Conservative Union after more than 30 years as a leader in the conservative movement. When he was twelve, the Cárdenas family escaped communist Cuba to start a new life in America. His life has been dedicated to the limited government, pro-life values that define American exceptionalism.
Cárdenas has succeeded through hard work, cofounding Tew Cárdenas LLP law firm, establishing a wealth management company, a real estate development company, and serving on the board of several financial institutions.
In 1993, Cárdenas was unanimously elected Vice-Chairman, then Chairman, of the Republican Party of Florida. During his decade of service, the Florida GOP gained majorities in the state legislature and congressional delegation for the first time since Reconstruction.
In 1975 and 1980, Cárdenas served as Florida Co-Chair of Reaganâs presidential campaigns and delegate to the conventions. Cárdenas headed the transition team for President Reaganâs US Department of Commerce and became the first ambassador to
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In this interview, we discuss how Al Cardenas developed his conservative views and why he became a Republican; his personal story of arriving in the U.S. from Cuba all the way to running for Congress and joining the Reagan Administration; some of the ways he helped the Republican Party gain so much ground in Florida politics; why he voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and when he began to question whether he could support him any longer; at what point he got involved in No-Labels and the Problem Solvers caucus; what the goals of No-Labels are; what his thoughts are on the numerous cases against Donald Trump; and what the conversations are like around the dinner table at the Cardenas-Navarro household (Al and Ana Navarro got married in 2019); and much, much more!
You might recognize Al Cardenas as a regular contributor on MEET THE PRESS, as well as his frequent appearances on CNN, FOX, MSNBC, Univision and Telemundo. Al has served as an adviser to U.S. Presidents and has been named one of Washington DC’s top lobbyists by The Hill. Al was named one of “The Most Influential Leaders in t
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