Ron DeSantis
Governor of Florida since 2019
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| 2025 | Florida's largest Medicaid contractor, Centene, accused DeSantis of inappropriately diverting an estimated $10 million from a settlement to the Hope Florida Foundation, created by his wife Casey, potentially to fund a campaign against a recreational marijuana ballot measure. |
| February 24 2025 | Established the Florida Department of Government Efficiency, a state-level equivalent of the federal Department of Government Efficiency. |
| 2024 | Despite dropping out of the race, DeSantis received 3.7% of the vote in the Florida Republican presidential primary. |
| 2024 | Ron DeSantis received 325 write-in votes in the United States presidential election, despite having previously suspended his primary campaign. |
| 2024 | Signed a law requiring social media platforms to prohibit people under 16 years old from creating accounts, a move criticized by digital rights organizations for potential First Amendment infringements. |
| September 2024 | Defended the election police unit's visits to Florida voters' homes who signed an abortion rights ballot initiative. |
| June 2024 | Vetoed a state bill that would have established a statewide process for the Department of Health to issue warnings and closures when bacteria levels in waterways reach unsafe levels. |
| June 2024 | Fox News poll places DeSantis' approval rating at 52%. |
| May 1 2024 | Six-week abortion ban went into effect in Florida. |
| April 1 2024 | Supreme Court of Florida upheld the 15-week abortion ban. |
| March 27 2024 | Disney and DeSantis reached a settlement, allowing DeSantis more control over Disney's operations in Florida while allowing Disney to negotiate a new development agreement with the state. |
| February 29 2024 | DeSantis signed a controversial transfer of convicted Miami murderer Enrico Forti to Italy following a request from President Biden. |
| January 31 2024 | The lawsuit filed by Disney was dismissed. |
| January 21 2024 | DeSantis suspended his presidential campaign two days before the New Hampshire primary, after finishing second to Trump in the Iowa caucuses, and endorsed Donald Trump. |
| January 21 2024 | Withdrew from the presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump. |
| January 21 2024 | DeSantis suspended his presidential campaign two days before the New Hampshire primary, after finishing a distant second to Trump in the Iowa caucuses, and endorsed Trump. |
| 2023 | Reestablished the Florida Department of Commerce by consolidating Visit Florida, Enterprise Florida, and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. |
| 2023 | Published his second book 'The Courage to Be Free: Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival' through HarperCollins. |
| 2023 | Political scientists acknowledged that DeSantis's pandemic management potentially benefited his reelection campaign, crediting him with framing coronavirus policies as a narrative of American freedom |
| 2023 | Florida achieved a record state budget surplus. |
| 2023 | DeSantis commented that he does not think it would be good for the country to have a former president near 80 years old go to prison, indicating a potential stance against prosecuting Donald Trump. |
| 2023 | Approved a public school curriculum featuring PragerU videos that skeptically frame climate change, comparing climate change skeptics to those who fought Communism and Nazism. |
| 2023 | DeSantis publicly declared himself a supporter of Brexit and met with UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch to discuss a potential state-level economic Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Florida. |
| 2023 | DeSantis questioned US involvement in Crimea and Ukrainian borderlands, while reiterating criticism of the Obama administration's previous lack of support for Ukraine. |
| 2023 | During his presidential campaign, DeSantis' approval ratings become more divided, with Morning Consult and FAU surveys showing 51% and 49% approval, respectively. |
| November 30 2023 | Ron DeSantis participated in a Fox News-hosted debate with California Governor Gavin Newsom, discussing contrasting political positions on topics including COVID-19 pandemic response, immigration, education, LGBT issues, and economic policy. |
| September 2 2023 | A state judge ruled a district map submitted by DeSantis to the Florida legislature as unconstitutional, finding it diminished Black voters' ability to elect their preferred candidates. |
| July 2023 | DeSantis called for Florida's pension fund agency to investigate AB InBev over the Bud Light sponsorship with a transgender person, suggesting potential penalties for prioritizing social agendas over business interests. |
| July 2023 | Florida introduced a new middle school education curriculum that included controversial language about slaves developing skills, which DeSantis defended as 'the most robust standards in African American history'. |
| July 1 2023 | The permitless concealed carry gun law (HB 543) went into effect across Florida. |
| June 2023 | Following Trump's federal indictment, DeSantis tweeted criticism and promised to 'bring accountability to the DOJ' and end political bias in the Department of Justice. |
| June 2023 | Banned most vehicle manufacturers (except Tesla) from selling vehicles directly to consumers in Florida, protecting franchised dealerships' role in the sales process. |
| May 2023 | Announced plans to send over 1,000 personnel, including National Guard troops, to Texas to help stem illegal immigration across the southern border. |
| May 2023 | Signed a law allowing the death penalty for those convicted of raping a child under 12 years old, deliberately challenging the Supreme Court decision Kennedy v. Louisiana. |
| May 24 2023 | DeSantis officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign on X (formerly Twitter), with technical glitches during the launch event. |
| May 24 2023 | Announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. |
| May 24 2023 | Announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. |
| May 24 2023 | DeSantis officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign on X (formerly Twitter), with technical assistance from Elon Musk, marking his formal entry into the presidential race. |
| May 23 2023 | DeSantis appointed Meredith Sasso to the Florida Supreme Court, replacing retiring Justice Ricky Polston. |
| May 8 2023 | DeSantis signed bills SB 264 and HB 1355 banning Chinese citizens without green cards from buying land in Florida, drawing criticism from Asian American organizations and Democratic representatives. |
| April 2023 | DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban with limited exceptions for rape, incest, and human trafficking, requiring proof of a crime. The legislation also criminalizes abortion as a felony and restricts telemedicine and medication abortion. |
| April 2023 | At the time, Trump led DeSantis in national polls for the Republican nomination, but DeSantis performed better in battleground state general election polling. |
| April 2023 | Signed Senate Bill 450, which allows juries to impose a death sentence if at least eight of the 12 jurors agree. |
| April 26 2023 | Disney filed a lawsuit against DeSantis and others, accusing them of retaliating against protected speech. |
| April 3 2023 | DeSantis signed HB 543 into law, which permits Florida residents to carry concealed handguns without a permit. |
| March 22 2023 | End of tracked COVID-19 period showing Florida's case and death rates, with the state ranking 12th highest in cases and deaths per 100,000 people |
| February 20 2023 | In a Fox & Friends appearance, DeSantis criticized the Biden administration's Ukraine support, calling it a 'blank check policy' and suggesting Russia was not an imminent threat to NATO countries. |
| February 14 2023 | DeSantis suggested that an organization other than the College Board should run Florida's AP classes. |
| January 2023 | Supreme Court of Florida agreed to hear a legal challenge to the 15-week abortion ban. |
| January 2023 | DeSantis proposed a comprehensive permanent ban on COVID-19 mandates in Florida, including prohibitions on mask requirements, vaccine and mask mandates in schools, COVID-19 passports, and employment discrimination based on vaccination status. |
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