[302][303] They have three children. Other critics claimed the ban was an effort to "politicize classroom education and whitewash American history". DeSantis's job approval rating at 54%", "New poll reveals balancing act for DeSantis, Legislature Publix heiress helped pay for Jan. 6 rally Florida man Carl Hiassen retiring from Miami Herald", "Poll: Gov. [183][185], On August 27, 2021, Judge John Cooper ruled that DeSantis could not ban mask mandates in schools. He attended Yale University, where he graduated with honors and served as captain of the varsity baseball ", "Rep. DeSantis: Shooting Suspect Asked If 'Republicans or Democrats' on Field", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Governors and executives of U.S. states and territories, Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida, Biden administration COVID-19 action plan, House Select Coronavirus Crisis Subcommittee, Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, COVID-19 Congressional Oversight Commission, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration, U.S. [217] Floridians anticipated a state Supreme Court decision on the law's validity. DeSantis was born in Jacksonville, Florida to Ronald and Karen DeSantis. [232], As a result of a significant increase in gasoline prices, DeSantis would announce on November 22, 2021, that he would be temporarily waiving the state's gasoline tax in the next legislative session in 2022. [190] At the event, a number of speakers spoke out against the vaccine and vaccine mandates, including one person who falsely claimed the vaccine "changes your RNA". Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging bill on Monday aimed at supporting fathers and children by connecting men with career services and boys with mentorship. [45] When Rubio ended his presidential bid and ran for reelection to the Senate, DeSantis withdrew from the Senate race and ran for reelection to the House. [16][144], DeSantis favored reopening schools for in-person learning for the 202021 school year. DeSantis defends decision to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard: 'We're not a sanctuary state', "Ron DeSantis sends two planes of illegal immigrants to Martha's Vineyard", "DeSantis' office hits back after class action suit from migrants, reveals 'consent form' they allegedly signed", "Coronavirus Update: Governor Ron DeSantis Calls For Major Disaster Declaration For Florida", "Gov. [144] They included radiologist Scott Atlas, a Trump administration advisor known for spreading misinformation about COVID-19. His next opponent was Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum in the general election. [117] On November 5 he filed to run for reelection as governor, and on November 8 announced that he had done so. [267][268][269][270], DeSantis's administration allocated $12 million for relocating migrants to other states. DeSantis won the six-candidate Republican primary with 39% of the vote, while the runner-up, state representative Fred Costello, received 23%. Ronald Dion DeSantis, is an American politician, and an attorney who has been the 46th governor of Florida since 2019. [258] He generally opposes firearm regulation, saying, "Very rarely do firearms restrictions affect criminals. [115], During 2021, there was speculation that DeSantis would run for president in the 2024 election. I hear he might want to run [50], In a televised interview on Fox News, DeSantis made a statement that received widespread media attention, and was interpreted by Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo as a racist dog whistle. Florida Gov. In 2012, DeSantis announced he would run in the Republican primary for Florida's 6th congressional district. [272], DeSantis has a "0" rating from the Human Rights Campaign for his voting record on LGBT-related issues and legislation. [75], In the November 8 election, DeSantis won with 59.4% of the vote to Crist's 40%. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Ron DeSantiss fathers name is Ronald Daniel DeSantis and his mothers name is Karen DeSantis. [265] DeSantis encouraged Florida sheriffs to cooperate with the federal government on immigration-related issues. Average. [60], DeSantis's gubernatorial platform included support for legislation that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry firearms openly. [11] His family moved to Orlando, Florida, before relocating to Dunedin, Florida, when he was six years old. [169][170] DeSantis expressed his discontent with what he characterized as "trying to shut FL's border" and announced his intention to fervently oppose it if executed. [56] He resigned his House seat on September 10, 2018, to focus on his gubernatorial campaign. Although Dobbs overruled Roe v. Wade's holding that privacy rights secured a federal right to abortion until viability, that decision concerned the scope of an unenumerated right held to be implicit in the U.S. Constitution's broader guarantees of liberty or due process. [254] On June 16, 2021, DeSantis signed into law House Bill 839, which bans local governments in Florida from requiring gas stations to add electric car charging stations. Florida Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran agreed with the decision, calling it a "huge victory for the school system". It also enforces previously enacted minimum health and safety standards for third-trimester abortion and standards for humane and sanitary disposal of fetal remains that had not been enforced due to U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The father-of-five gave an indirect response, adding that This order superseded all local public health orders and prohibited municipalities from enacting any further public health order related to COVID-19. Ron DeSantis signals support for 'Don't Say Gay' bill", "Gov. Ronald Abaro, is a General Dentistry specialist practicing in Chino, CA. [61] He expressed support for a state constitutional amendment to require a supermajority vote for any tax increases. representative. Florida Gov. He subsequently attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 2005 with a Juris Doctor cum laude. states. Luck and Carlos G. Muiz to fill the three vacancies on the Florida Supreme Court, shifting the court's majority from liberal to conservative. [298][299] The changes to mail-in voting were notable given that Republicans had historically voted by mail more than Democrats, but Democrats outvoted Republicans by mail in 2020. DeSantis Wants a Florida State Guard. It bans transgender girls and women from participating and competing in middle-school and high-school girls' and college women's sports competitions in Florida. [297], After the 2020 U.S. elections, DeSantis and other Republicans proposed changes to Florida election laws. [14][15] DeSantis attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School and Dunedin High School,[11] graduating in 1997. [59] In the campaign, some sheriffs endorsed DeSantis, while other sheriffs backed Gillum. [300] He married Casey Black, a former television host for the Golf Channel and WJXT, in 2009. [162] By April 2021, Florida was 27th out of 50 in both cases and deaths per capita. Who won? [76][77][78] His margin of victory of over 1,500,000 votes was Florida's largest since 1982. During his 2018 gubernatorial run, he said that he did not deny climate change's existence, but did not want to be labeled a "climate change believer",[252] adding, "I think we contribute to changes in the environment, but I'm not in the pews of the global warming left. ", "What is and isn't known about Ron DeSantis's Navy career? Florida Gov. [134], In March 2020, DeSantis decided against declaring a state of emergency in Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ron DeSantis says Florida can host Republican National Convention", "Faced with coronavirus, Republican and Democratic leaders overhaul convention plans", "Trump Abruptly Cancels Republican Convention in Florida: 'It's Not the Right Time', "Gov. [227], He sponsored the Transportation Empowerment Act, which would transfer much of the responsibility for transportation projects to the states and sharply reduce the federal gas tax. He replaced the entire South Florida Water Management District board. 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In May 2015, DeSantis announced his candidacy for the United States Senate seat held by Marco Rubio, who initially did not file to run for reelection due to his bid for the U.S. DeSantis invalidates COVID rules statewide: No need to police people 'at this point', "Florida has more new Covid cases than ever before", "DeSantis signs order withholding state funds from schools with mask mandates", "DeSantis threatens to withhold funding from school districts who mandate masks", "COVID's sad milestone: More than 100,000 cases related to FL public and private K-12 schools since September", "Florida gives school districts 48 hours to reverse mask mandates or lose funding", "Ron DeSantis' effort to blame COVID-19 spread on migrants is short on evidence", "DeSantis feuds with Biden White House as COVID cases rise", "DeSantis's effort to blame Biden for the covid surge in Florida", "Judge rules against Florida Gov. The op-ed also found that young people have been far more likely to die from COVID-19 in Florida than California, probably because children were in physical schools in Florida during the 2020-21 school year. DeSantis signs 4 special session bills aiming to combat COVID-19 vaccine mandates", "DeSantis signs legislation limiting vaccine mandates in Florida", "Florida Gov DeSantis signs bill limiting vaccine mandates", "Legislature passes anti-mandate COVID reforms, but legal, federal challenges remain", "As G.O.P. Ron DeSantiss inauguration arrived at a candlelight dinner to the sounds of a solo saxophonist the night before his swearing-in last week they found a pair of surprises waiting for them. Ron also had a younger sister born in At 7 lbs 4 oz she was the smallest of the bunch, but she is already holding her own. DeSantis was born on September 14, 1978, in Jacksonville, the son of Karen (ne Rogers) and Ronald Daniel DeSantis. [241], DeSantis signed three education bills into law on June 22, 2021,[242] and suggested that state colleges and universities could lose funding if they were found to promote "stale ideology" and "indoctrination". [51][52][53][54] According to a profile by Dexter Filkins in The New Yorker:[55], DeSantis began the campaign with a disastrous gaffe, saying on television, "The last thing we need to do is to monkey this up" by electing Gillum. [137] During Trump's reelection campaign, DeSantis worked to help him win Florida. [176][177], In July 2021, Florida experienced a record surge in COVID-19 cases, setting a new daily case record on July 30 and accounting for around 1 in 5 new infections in the country. [190], On September 21, 2021, DeSantis appointed Joseph Ladapo, a vocal supporter of his COVID-19 policies, as Florida's surgeon general. Experts noted similar underreporting had occurred throughout the nation. [191][192][193] Ladapo has a history of promoting unproven treatments against COVID-19, opposes COVID-19 vaccine requirements, has questioned the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, and has associated with America's Frontline Doctors, a pro-Trump healthcare group known for promoting falsehoods about the pandemic. According Records provide a glimpse", "In bid for Florida governor, Ron DeSantis touts Navy Gitmo experience. The GOP wants change anyway", "DeSantis wants voters' signatures to match. Together, theyre the proud parents of their daughters, Madison and Mamie, and their son, Mason. Here's what went wrong", "Florida governor issues coronavirus stay-at-home order after heavy criticism", "DeSantis orders statewide shutdown for Florida through April", "Florida Gov. [183][185] Moreover, the U.S. does not have an open borders policy, as most migrants at the southern border are prevented from entering the country by Title 42. He described critical race theory as "teaching kids to hate their country", mirroring a similar push by conservatives nationally. [127] The Florida legislature had appropriated $12 million to transport migrants out of the state, funding under the purview of attorney Larry Keefe, DeSantis's public safety czar, who was in charge of immigrant affairs and had a prior relationship with the air carrier. Ron DeSantis was born in Jacksonville, the son of Karen and Ronald Daniel DeSantis. [233], DeSantis opposes federal education programs such as No Child Left Behind Act and Race to the Top, saying that education policy should be made at the local level. [125][126], In September 2022, after similar actions by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, an agent of DeSantis recruited 50 newly arrived asylum seekers, mostly from Venezuela, in San Antonio, Texas, and flew them via two chartered planes to the Crestview, Florida airport, where they did not debark, then proceeded to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. TAMPA, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) - Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will allocate $70 million to organizations that promote fatherhood. [39] In 2015, DeSantis was a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, a group of congressional conservatives and libertarians. This will help ensure that opportunities for things like college scholarships will be protected for female athletes for years to come", "DeSantis signs bill banning transgender athletes from playing on certain teams into law", "Ban on transgender athletes in girls' and women's scholastic sports is now Florida's law", "DeSantis signs controversial bill banning transgender women and girls from sports", "Florida's governor signs controversial law opponents dubbed 'Don't Say Gay', "Florida House passes controversial 'Don't Say Gay' bill", "Florida Gov. [32] He was reelected in 2014 and 2016. [171][172], On May 3, 2021, DeSantis signed an executive order officially rescinding the state of emergency and all COVID-19-related public health orders. In a recent interview, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted the breakdown of the family and said the lack of fathers is the main source of Americas problems. Biden added, "if some governors arent willing to do the right thing to beat this pandemic, then they should allow businesses and universities who want to do the right thing to be able to do it. Vertol was paid $615,000 on September 8 for the transport, and received another $980,000 less than two weeks later. [6][7] He is of Italian descent: all of his eight great-grandparents were born in Italy,[8] and they were originally from comuni in the provinces of L'Aquila, Benevento, Avellino and Campobasso. [225], He supported the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, which would require that regulations that have a significant economic impact be subject to a vote of Congress prior to taking effect. Former President Donald Trump says he isnt sweating a potential 2024 primary challenge from Florida Gov. [153], On June 28, 2020, DeSantis said Florida was in "good shape" in its fight against COVID-19. Later that year, he reported to the JAG Trial Service Office Command South East at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, as a prosecutor. The new system is to be implemented by the 202223 school year. Desantis is 44 years old and of American nationality as of 2022. Ron DeSantis on sale at a Trump rally in Conroe, Texas, in January 2022. [155][156] He banned cities and counties from collecting fines from face mask mandates[156] and urged public health officials in Florida cities to focus less on universal COVID-19 testing. Ron Desantis was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the U.S.A on September 14, 1978. "[248] Corcoran praised the bill, saying the monitoring caters to students, gives teachers more easily available data, and is "much more helpful to parents, and most importantly, it's beneficial to students". "[237][238][239][240] On August 18, 2022, a Florida judge blocked the act, saying that it violates the First Amendment and is too vague. Then came Hurricane Ian", "Ron DeSantis, Rising Star Of The Republican Hard-right", "Obituary: Christina Marie DeSantis (May 05, 1985 - May 12, 2015), Palm Harbor, FL", "Cerabino: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. [74] He also criticized Crist's role in the U.S. House of Representatives, saying that in Crist's five years in the House, he showed up for work for only 14 days. [37] DeSantis spoke in favor of the bill, arguing that "President Obama has not only failed to uphold several of our nation's laws, he has vowed to continue to do so in order to enact his unpopular agenda. Ron Desantis was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 14, 1978. The bill is designed to combat "woke indoctrination" in Florida businesses and schools by preventing instruction that could make some people feel that they bear "personal responsibility" for historic wrongdoings because of their race, gender or national origin, preventing instruction that teaches that individuals are "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously. "[183] DeSantis responded, "We will not allow Joe Biden and his bureaucratic flunkies to come in and commandeer the rights and freedoms of Floridians. WebRon DeSantis is the 46th Governor of Florida. DeSantis acknowledged this error after critics pointed it out, and clarified that there have been no deaths from the virus in people under 25 in Florida. [285] In response to The Walt Disney Company's opposition to the bill, and amid an ongoing feud between DeSantis and Disney, DeSantis suggested that the Florida legislature revoke Disney World's special self-governing privileges over its 25,000-acre (10,000-hectare) propertyprivileges granted to the company in 1967. He's Certainly Trying", "Yale grad DeSantis is a hit on, off field", "Florida governor candidate Ron DeSantis carved aggressive path from Dunedin to D.C.", "Yale University Baseball: Overall Statistics for Yale", "Seventeen Yale alumni won congressional, governor's races on Election Day 2014", "Ron DeSantis' Biography The Voter's Self Defense System", "CANDIDATE Q&A: U.S. House 6, Ron DeSantis", "Who is Ron DeSantis, the Republican running for Florida governor? [154] In July 2020, when Florida was a global epicenter of the coronavirus with nearly 5,800 deaths, DeSantis largely sidelined health experts and scientists, with The Washington Post reporting that he relied primarily on his wife, a former television reporter, and his chief of staff, a former hospital executive. [17][18][19][20] While attending Yale he worked a variety of jobs, including as an electrician's assistant and a coach at a baseball camp. "We were handling Gillum with kid gloves," the lawyer close to DeSantis told me. [102][103][104][105] DeSantis signed two such bills in June. "[185] The Washington Post reported that this claim was based on "guesswork and assumptions, not evidence", while PolitiFact reported that COVID-19 hot spots tend to be clustered far from the border, in places with low rates of public vaccination, not along the southern border, as would be expected if migrants were driving the surge in cases. DeSantis pitched the idea [113][114] During his tenure, DeSantis had a generally smooth relationship with the Legislature, which enacted many of his proposals. [61] DeSantis promised to stop the spread of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee. DeSantis was certified the winner with a 0.4% margin of victory. [150], DeSantis sought to have the 2020 Republican National Convention in Jacksonville. [207] In addition, DeSantis partnered with Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, Inc., to use the Starlink satellite Internet service to help restore communication across the state. Madison and Mason are so excited for their new baby sister! [301] The couple lived in Ponte Vedra Beach, near St. Augustine, until it was drawn into the neighboring 4th district. [70] His Democratic opponent was Charlie Crist, a former Florida governor and U.S. DeSantis was first elected to Congress in 2012, defeating his Democratic opponent Heather Beaven. Attorneys representing the immigrants claimed the refugees were lied to, promised jobs, funds, English lessons, legal services and housing assistance at their destination. He said it was "entirely inappropriate" for teachers and school administrators to talk to students about their gender identity. 5 5.Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Groundbreaking Legislation to . After he refused to restore the voting rights for felons with unpaid fines, which voting rights groups said was inconsistent with the results of the referendum, he was challenged in court. [13] He was a member of the Little League team from Dunedin National that made it to the 1991 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. [219] He supports a "no budget no pay" policy for Congress to encourage the passage of a budget. 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