Tag: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

DeSantis Decries ‘Woke-Mind Virus’ in Speech to Ohio Republican Faithful

AKRON, Ohio—Almost 1,000 miles north of the Florida governor’s mansion he now calls home, Gov. Ron DeSantis is considered “a person that we can adopt here in Ohio as our own,” Bryan Williams, chair of the Summit County Republican Party, said. As Williams introduced DeSantis as a guest speaker to a sold-out crowd of 700…


Florida Lawmakers Unanimously Advance Bill Seeking Death Penalty for Pedophiles

A new Florida bill allowing capital punishment for those committing sexual battery on children under 12 cleared the state’s rules committee this week and is now heading to the full Senate. Senate Bill 1342 (pdf), a bipartisan effort by Sen. Lauren Book (D-Fla.) and Sen. Jonathan Martin (R-Fla.), cleared the Florida Senate Rules Committee on…


LIVE 8:30 AM ET: Gov. DeSantis Delivers Keynote Speech at Michigan County GOP Breakfast

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a keynote speech at 8 a.m. ET on April 6 at the annual spring fundraising breakfast of the Republican Party Committee of Midland County, Michigan. …


LIVE NOW: Gov. DeSantis Delivers Keynote Speech at Michigan County GOP Breakfast

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a keynote speech at 8 a.m. ET on April 6 at the annual spring fundraising breakfast of the Republican Party Committee of Midland County, Michigan. …


Gov. DeSantis Delivers Keynote Speech at Michigan County GOP Breakfast

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a keynote speech at 8 a.m. ET on April 6 at the annual spring fundraising breakfast of the Republican Party Committee of Midland County, Michigan. …


DeSantis Launches Investigation Into Disney’s Last-Minute District Deal

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has launched an investigation into Disney’s 11th-hour deal with its old governing district board, an arrangement he says was an attempt to circumvent the new state-appointed board’s upcoming control. DeSantis, on April 3, “formally” requested that his office’s chief inspector general Melinda Miguel open an investigation into the Reedy Creek Improvement…


Florida Legislature Begins Clearing DeSantis’s Path to Candidacy

A Florida Senate bill filed late Thursday—as news of former President Donald Trump’s indictment in Manhattan broke—is, in fact, the “resign-to-run” bill that will permit Gov. Ron DeSantis to keep his post if he runs for president. Under current state law, DeSantis would have to resign his post—effective later but irrevocably—if he qualifies to run…


In Midst of Trump Indictment, Florida Legislature Filed Bill to Permit DeSantis to Run for President

A Florida Senate bill filed on Thursday at 6:08 p.m.—minutes after news of former President Donald Trump’s indictment in Manhattan broke—is the “resign-to-run” bill that would permit Gov. Ron DeSantis to keep his post if he runs for president. Under current state law, DeSantis would have to resign his post—effective later but irrevocably—if he qualifies…


DeSantis Hawks His Book Outside Atlanta

SMYRNA, Ga.—Hundreds of people lined up outside Georgia’s largest gun store hours in advance to hear Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speak on tour for his book “The Courage To Be Free.” DeSantis spoke at Adventure Outdoors in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna on March 30. The crowd, estimated conservatively by DeSantis’s book tour team at…


DeSantis Promotes His Book Outside Atlanta

SMYRNA, Ga.—Hundreds of people lined up outside Georgia’s largest gun store hours in advance to hear Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speak on tour for his book “The Courage To Be Free.” DeSantis spoke at Adventure Outdoors in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna on March 30. The crowd, estimated conservatively by DeSantis’s book tour team at…