Ron DeSantis
Along with up-to-date political coverage, The Floridian takes the opportunity to post about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the legislation he signs into law, and the political maneuvering he does around the state and country. Read more here!
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has a decision to make. With Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) accepting President-elect Donald Trump's (R) offer to become his Secretary of State (as he is expected to be confirmed), Gov. DeSantis has the task of replacing the senator's seat. Many names have been floated around, including Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL), DeSantis […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced early Thursday that he will hold special elections as soon as possible for two Republican congressional seats vacated by President-elect Donald Trump, who's drawing heavily from Florida's political talent pool for his new administration. Though the Florida Governor has yet to announce which days the special primary and general elections will […]
On the second day of his five-day trade mission to Italy, Gov. Ron DeSantis met with the Italian Prime Minister and three top yacht makers before announcing the opening of a new international trade office, hoping to better Florida's relationship with the Mediterranean country. The governor's international mission, which includes stops in Rome, Viareggio, Florence, […]
With President-elect Donald Trump picking Senator Marco Rubio as the next Secretary of State, Governor Ron DeSantis will be uniquely positioned to preserve his political career. With President Trump having won reelection and Vice President-elect JD Vance looking like the heir apparent to the MAGA movement, Gov. DeSantis may be in the final two years […]
President-elect Donald Trump (R) is expected to pick Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be his Secretary of State, according to three sources a part of the vetting process. This was first reported by the New York Times. According to NBC News, a Trump ally said Sen. Rubio fits in the Secretary of State position because […]
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) to be his national security adviser, confirming long-standing rumors that he would be joining the Trump Administration.
Should Rep. Waltz lead the Pentagon, he argues that the post would require "real reform."
The anti-abortion doctors who appeared alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis for four of his events campaigning against Florida's now-failed abortion amendment are lauding themselves and their parent group for defeating measures in Florida and South Dakota that would have enshrined abortion access in the states' constitutions. While the non-profit American Association for Pro-Life OBGYNS (AAPLOG) failed […]
Former Senator Lauren Book and the campaign behind a newly failed abortion rights amendment blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration after the measure gained majority support, demanding the Republican-dominated Legislature repeal the state's six-week abortion ban. It was the first ballot amendment in Florida history to fail after eclipsing 6 million votes in its favor. The […]
Despised by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida's two hotly-contested ballot initiatives have both failed in a massive victory for the Republican Party, keeping weed illegal and the state's six-week abortion ban in place. The razor-thin fails follow Gov. DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis' 16 campaign events against Amendment 3, which would have legalized recreational marijuana, […]
Election Day is here, and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is attempting to defend his Senate seat for the first time, and the odds appear to be in his favor. He will look to fend off former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) today in a race that tightened in the final weeks. Sen. Scott has never lost […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday hosted his tenth and eleventh campaign events against Florida's ballot amendments, focusing today on a measure legalizing recreational marijuana that his administration argues should be "slaughtered." With just one day left until the election, DeSantis campaigned in Miami and Orlando alongside other state officials like Lieutenant Gov. Jeanette Nunez and […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis will enter the fray on Friday in a brutal, historically expensive Ohio Senate race between a popular Democrat incumbent and a new conservative hopeful locked in a dead heat race that could decide the Senate majority party. The Florida Governor will attend Republican candidate Bernie Moreno's 2:30 p.m. rally in Defiance, Ohio […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday touted Florida's leading economy as a top reason why voters should stomp out an amendment legalizing recreational marijuana, pointing out that the state's financial status is so good there's no need for additional "weed money" to buttress it. The Governor's comments happened at a West Palm Beach roundtable held to […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday questioned the need for legalized recreational marijuana when the state's medical weed program is already allegedly being taken advantage of. At his newest campaign event against a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana, called Amendment 3, the Florida Governor pointed out that nearly a million Floridians already have medical […]
The clock is ticking. In his seventh campaign-style event in two weeks, with seven days left until the election, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday implored Floridians to vote against two pro-abortion and pro-marijuana amendments that he believes to be deceptive and dangerous. While the Governor has blasted the two initiatives since they were slotted onto […]
After Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis rounded out five campaign events this week opposing a new measure legalizing weed, one of the Governor's top staffers has taken to social media to create and laud a list of who is voting "no" on the controversial, Trump-endorsed measure. While the Governor has eviscerated […]
As most of the state gears up for the newly opened early voting, Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off his fifth campaign event in one week against Florida's controversial ballot initiatives, slamming the proposed amendment to legalize marijuana as a "monstrosity" and "trainwreck" that will not pass. He spoke at a roundtable event with Surgeon General […]