As Colbert noted, DeSantis promises in the book to "make America Florida." The "Late Show" host fired back with a single word. [25][26], In 2004, during his second year at Harvard Law, DeSantis was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy and assigned to the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG). [114], In June 2021, DeSantis signed a bill incentivizing wildlife corridors. This property is a 7,000 square foot mansion with 5 bathrooms and 2 pools. He briefly ran for U.S. Senate in 2016, but withdrew when incumbent senator Marco Rubio sought reelection. [309] According to a Tampa Bay Times analysis, DeSantis's signature match proposal could have led to rejections of his own mail-in ballots due to changes in his signature history over time; voting rights experts argued that the signature matching proposal could be used to disenfranchise voters whose signatures varied over time. [157] 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. [317][318][319] He is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Ron Desantis is an American politician who has served as the 46th governor of Florida since 2019. He is the son of Karen (ne Rogers) and Ronald Daniel DeSantis and was born on September 14, 1978 in Jacksonville, Florida. Other critics claimed the ban was an effort to "politicize classroom education and whitewash American history". In his first two weeks in office, DeSantis appointed Barbara Lagoa, Robert J. The district had previously been part of the 7th, represented by 10-term Republican John Mica, but Mica's share of Orlando had been drawn into the new 7th District, and Mica opted to run there. Ron DeSantis, a devout Catholic, is arguably the greatest political threat to the legacy media and Democratic Party to come out of the Republican Party ranks and is seen as a political Messiah. [274] In June 2019, he signed an anti-"sanctuary city" bill into law. Ron DeSantis is an American attorney, naval officer, and politician. Ronald Daniel DeSantis is his father, founder of Nielsen TV rating boxes while Karen (ne Rogers) is his mother, a nurse. [234][235], DeSantis has opposed legislation to require online retailers to collect and pay state sales tax. Vietnam veteran, law enforcement professional, writer, devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend -- passed peacefully at his home in Hampstead, NH on January 26, 2018 surrounded by loving family and friends. [312] The couple lived in Ponte Vedra Beach, near St. Augustine, until it was drawn into the neighboring 4th district. [242], On December 15, 2021, DeSantis announced a new bill, the Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (WOKE) Act, which would allow parents to sue school districts that teach their children critical race theory. [88], In January 2019, DeSantis officially suspended Broward County sheriff Scott Israel for his response to the mass shootings at the Fort Lauderdale airport and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, appointing Gregory Tony to replace Israel. [4][5][6] He was reelected in a landslide victory over Charlie Crist in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election; his 19.4% margin of victory was the state's largest in 40 years. DeSantis", "Gov. His mother, Karen, worked as a nurse, and his father, Ron, installed Nielsen television boxes. He replaced the entire South Florida Water Management District board and signed a $2.5 billion executive order for water quality and Everglades restoration work. He offered no specific examples of students being indoctrinated by Florida higher education institutions. Ron Desantis Age, Family, and Early Life Ron Desantis was born on September 4, 1978, in Jacksonville. Unfortunately, no other details are known about Ronald and Karen aside from being known as the parents of The renowned And Politician, Ron Desantis. He attended Yale University, where he graduated with honors and captained the varsity baseball team. DeSantis says he is running for reelection in 2022 -- not for president", "Florida Gov. [268] He disagreed with legislation Governor Rick Scott signed that banned bump stocks, added a mandatory three-day waiting period for gun purchases, and raised the legal age for purchases from 18 to 21. Ronald and Karen had another child aside from Ron. [179][180], 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. [225] He supports a "no budget no pay" policy for Congress to encourage the passage of a budget. [205][206] DeSantis called it "the strongest piece of legislation that's been enacted anywhere in the country" in opposition to COVID-19 vaccination mandates. [146] DeSantis rejected the implementation of a statewide face mask mandate, belatedly implemented stay-at-home orders, and let his stay-at-home order implemented in April expire. [294] This statute also includes a provision "requiring school district personnel to encourage a student to discuss issues relating to his or her well-being with his or her parent or to facilitate discussion of the issue with the parent", which applies not just to gender issues and sexuality but also to other challenging subjects, including substance abuse and/or depression. Ron was a proud native of Lawrence, MA, born at Lawrence General Hospital on July 22, 1949. Ron DeSantis Signs Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Into Law", Opponents Call It the Dont Say Gay Bill. [120] On November 5 he filed to run for reelection as governor, and on November 8 announced that he had done so. "[187] He also said, "No elected official is doing more to enable the transmission of COVID in America than Joe Biden with his open borders policies. Who is Chris DElia ex-wife Emily Montague? [83][84] Crist conceded the election shortly after DeSantis was projected to be the winner. [148] On April 1, he ordered that all Floridians stay home for 30 days with exceptions for essential services and activities. Ron DeSantis, the son of Karen (ne Rogers) and Ronald Daniel DeSantis, was born on September 14, 1978, in Jacksonville, Florida. [172][173] 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. In the early months of the pandemic, Bhattacharya had established himself as an outlier among. 's Combatant-in-Chief? and JD degree from Harvard Law School in 2005. [138][139] Scientists and media outlets have given mixed reviews of DeSantis's handling of the pandemic. [118], During 2021, there was speculation that DeSantis would run for president in the 2024 election. [208], In January 2023, DeSantis announced a proposal to permanently ban COVID-19 mandates in Florida. [266] He generally opposes firearm regulation, saying, "Very rarely do firearms restrictions affect criminals. They always wanted to see him at the place where he is now. He member of the Phi chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Yale University, the same fraternity as George W. Bush. [279] In September 2021, DeSantis introduced a $5,000 signing bonus for Florida police officers in a bid to attract additional out-of-state police recruits. [162][163][164] In March 2021, Politico called him the most "politically ascendant" governor in the country, as his controversial policies had been at that point "short of or even the opposite of ruinous", while Florida had "fared no worse, and in some ways better, than many other states". DeSantis's maternal grandfather, Philip E. Rogers, was born in Edinburgh, Pa. in 1923. Ron DeSantis against challenging her father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, in the 2024 GOP presidential primary She told Sky News Australia that. Twitter username. In a statement, DeSantis said "It is critically important that Spanish-speaking Floridians are able to exercise their right to vote without any language barriers. [209], In September 2022, DeSantis declared a state of emergency for the entire state of Florida as Ian approached. All registered. [74] Crist left the Republican Party in 2010 to become an independent, then joined the Democratic Party in 2012. [270][271] DeSantis has sought to ban "sanctuary cities". DeSantis joined the United States Navy in 2004 and was promoted to lieutenant before serving as a legal advisor to SEAL Team One; he was deployed to Iraq in 2007. Petition-gathering for ballot initiatives to legalize medical cannabis, increases to the minimum wage, and expansion of Medicaid were also under way. Crist heavily criticized DeSantis's decision to deport illegal immigrants to Democratic states, arguing that it was human rights abuse. Experts noted similar underreporting had occurred throughout the nation. He also graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. Ron DeSantis was born on September 14, 1978 (age 43 years; as in 2021) in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. DeSantis' father, also named Ron, was a Nielsen-ratings box installer and his mother, Karen, is a retired critical-care nurse. Ron Desintis was born to Karen Rogers, his lovely mother and Ronald Desantis, his father. [290][291][292] DeSantis signed this bill (House Bill 1557) into law on March 28, 2022,[293] and it took effect on July 1. Ron DeSantis is one of the most popular governors in America | Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce", "Extreme policies, average statistics raise questions around Florida's Covid-19 data", "Florida breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations", "Actually, the data don't suggest anything unusual about Florida's excess death toll", "White House looks at domestic travel restrictions as COVID mutation surges in Florida", "New talk of Florida travel restrictions by Biden administration stirs pot", "PolitiFact No indication that Biden administration is planning to shut down the Florida border", "No, Gov. Ron DeSantis, in full Ronald Dion DeSantis, (born September 14, 1978, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.), American Republican politician who serves as governor of Florida (2019- ) and who is a leading figure in the conservative movement. All of his eight great-grandparents were born in Italy,[10] and they were originally from comuni in the provinces of L'Aquila, Caserta, Avellino and Campobasso. [70][71] DeSantis was confirmed as the winner and Gillum conceded on November 17. [237] He said the bill would bring a "dramatically lower tax rate", "full expensing of capital investments", and more jobs to America. 0 references. [202][203][204] The legislation was signed a day after Florida Republican lawmakers passed his anti-mandate agenda. Dunedin is located west of Tampa, just north of Clearwater. Florida Gov. [87] The official swearing-in ceremony was held at noon that day. "The last thing we need to do is to monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting . . [125][126][127] This idea gained more traction after the 2022 United States midterm elections, when DeSantis was reelected governor by almost 20 percentage points over Democratic nominee Charlie Crist, while Trump-endorsed candidates, such as Mehmet Oz in the United States Senate race in Pennsylvania, performed poorly. 1. [253] DeSantis signed a bill (SB 1048) ending the FSA testing on March 15, 2022. [247], DeSantis signed three education bills into law on June 22, 2021,[248] and suggested that state colleges and universities could lose funding if they were found to promote "stale ideology" and "indoctrination". 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",[259] adding, "I think we contribute to changes in the environment, but I'm not in the pews of the global warming left. 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. [121] In a straw poll conducted at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, DeSantis came in second with 28% of the vote, behind Donald Trump, who received 59%. 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