governor

Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis (R) is Florida’s 46th and current governor who also served as a Navy SEAL and a U.S. Representative for Florida’s 6th congressional district.

Associations:

Florida Transportation Builders Association

Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association

Florida Farm Bureau Federation

Florida Police Chiefs Association

party

Republican

jurisdiction

Florida

service dates

January 8, 2019 - Present

gender

Male

Personal Moments

1978

DeSantis is born in Jacksonville, Florida

Ron DeSantis is born to parents Karen and Ronald DeSantis in Jacksonville, Florida, where he would live for about four years.

2001

Graduates from Yale University

Receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in History, DeSantis graduates from Yale University, where he also played on the baseball team and was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

2004

Begins his naval career

While at Harvard Law School, DeSantis is commissioned as a naval officer in 2004, where he still serves today as a naval reserve officer.

2005

DeSantis receives his law degree

Ron DeSantis graduates from Harvard Law School, earning his Juris Doctor with cum laude.

2010

DeSantis gets married

DeSantis marries former television host Casey Black.

Campaign History

2012

Runs for U.S. House of Representatives

Kickstarting his political career, DeSantis successfully ran to be the U.S. Representative for Florida’s 6th congressional district.

2015

DeSantis briefly launches a U.S. Senate bid

After two terms in the House of Representatives, DeSantis ran for U.S. Senate in Florida until incumbent Marco Rubio decided to run for reelection.

2018

DeSantis runs for Governor of Florida

Ron DeSantis launched his gubernatorial campaign after Rick Scott reached his term limit, defeating Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum in a tight race.

2021

Announces re-election campaign

During a FOX News appearance on September 30, 2021, DeSantis announced that he would officially run for another term as Florida’s governor.

2022

DeSantis wins the 2022 gubernatorial election

DeSantis is re-elected to the post of governor by a landslide.

Position on Key Issues

charter schools
Education

DeSantis has been an education reform advocate for most of his political career, and has carried over this priority into the governorship. He believes parents should have more of a choice in schooling for their children, leading him to sign a bill allowing the use of public funding to help students afford private schools.

Tax Cuts

As a fiscal conservative, DeSantis has prioritized cutting taxes he deems unnecessary. Due to this firmly-held belief, DeSantis signed a bill into law in May 2022 cutting taxes on goods such as diapers, fuel, and tools to attempt to lift the burden of inflation from Floridians’ shoulders.

Immigration

DeSantis firmly believes in reforming the U.S. immigration system to monitor who is coming into the country. As such, he signed a bill into law in June 2022 requiring local law enforcement officers to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce strict border control.

Key Issues:

Education

Tax Cuts

Immigration