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Ron DeSantis – Governor of Florida, 2028 Presidential Election 2028 Candidate

Ron DeSantis

REPUBLICANGOVERNORFlorida
1%
Votes

Governor of Florida

Governors

Born in Jacksonville, Florida to an Italian-American family; raised in Dunedin. Yale graduate and Harvard Law alum who served as a Navy JAG officer and deployed to Iraq, earning a Bronze Star. Married to Casey DeSantis, a former TV journalist; three children.

Policy Focus

Freedom Agenda

EducationAnti-WokeEconomy

Policy Positions

EducationParents' Bill of Rights, banned CRT in schools, expanded school choice
Anti-WokeStop WOKE Act, fought Disney over cultural issues
EconomyNo state income tax, pro-business deregulation, tourism-driven growth

Career Timeline

2007Served as Navy JAG officer in Iraq and Guantanamo
2013Elected to U.S. House from Florida
2019Inaugurated as Governor of Florida
2022Re-elected governor by historic 19-point margin
2023Ran for president, finished second to Trump in primary
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