On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He received an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association. [108] Several months after the signing, a federal judge blocked the portion of the law that introduced a new definition of "riot", calling it too vague. and the longtime father-son donor duo Other critics claimed the ban was an effort to "politicize classroom education and whitewash American history". DeSantis signs legislation against Covid-19 mandates", "Florida Gov. His eight great-grandparents were all born in Italy and of Italian descent, with The Florida Education Association criticized the bill, saying it failed to reduce the standardized testing done on students or "eliminate the big make-or-break test at the end of year. [219] He supports a "no budget no pay" policy for Congress to encourage the passage of a budget. New patients are welcome. At 7 lbs 4 oz she was the smallest of the bunch, but she is already holding her own. [159][160][161] 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". [61] DeSantis promised to stop the spread of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee. He emphasized that the strain on the hospital system had decreased since the previous peak in case numbers, and that Florida was ready to handle any additional influx in hospital patients, adding that the state had "twice as many" open hospital beds than on March 1. [39] In 2015, DeSantis was a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, a group of congressional conservatives and libertarians. [220] He believes the Federal Reserve System should be audited. [235] The Florida Board of Education approved the ban on June 10. [297], After the 2020 U.S. elections, DeSantis and other Republicans proposed changes to Florida election laws. Ron DeSantis. 3973; 113th Congress), the month Trump announced he was running for president, 2016 United States Senate election in Florida, downtown Miami's Christopher Columbus statue, United States Senate race in Pennsylvania, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, Federation for American Immigration Reform, National Federation of Independent Business, Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, "Ronald Dion DeSantis - Florida Department of State", "Florida Posts $21.8 Billion Budget Surplus, a State Record", "Biden praises DeSantis' response to Hurricane Ian", "Democrats were already struggling in Florida. [27], Captain Patrick McCarthy supervised DeSantis at the Guantanamo camp and has said that DeSantis was tasked with ensuring that prisoners were given their rights under Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. [286], In response to social media networks removing Trump from their platforms, DeSantis and other Florida Republicans pushed legislation in the Florida legislature to prohibit technology companies from de-platforming political candidates. [75], In the November 8 election, DeSantis won with 59.4% of the vote to Crist's 40%. [137] By July, as Florida became a global epicenter of the virus, Trump called off the event. 01:00. If you He said it was "entirely inappropriate" for teachers and school administrators to talk to students about their gender identity. 5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm. [49] The race was "widely seen as a toss-up". [48], On August 28, 2018, DeSantis won the Republican primary by defeating his main opponent, Adam Putnam. [262][263] DeSantis has sought to ban "sanctuary cities". "[37] The bill passed in the House but did not become law. DeSantis' ban on mask mandates in schools", "Florida Judge Defies DeSantis Appeal, Allowing School Mask Rules", "DeSantis Promotes COVID Antibody Treatment as Site Opens in Pembroke Pines", "Florida Gov. [208], First lady Casey DeSantis partnered with State Disaster Recovery Mental Health Coordinator Sara Newhouse and the Department of Health and Department of Children and Families to deploy free mental health resources to communities Ian affected. The close results of the general election between DeSantis and the Democratic nominee, Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum, triggered a machine recount. [271] 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. [33], DeSantis introduced the Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014 (H.R. Ron Desantis was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 14, 1978. DeSantis won, with the main festivities of the RNC, including Trump's keynote speech, relocated to Jacksonville. [221] After introducing the End Pensions in Congress Act, DeSantis said, "The Founding Fathers envisioned elected officials as part of a servant class, yet Washington has evolved into a ruling class culture. [98][99][100][101], In March 2021, DeSantis proposed legislation to impose restrictions and stricter requirements for Florida universities to collaborate with Chinese academics and universities; he said this would crack down on economic espionage by China. He completed Naval Justice School in 2005. Florida Gov. [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. Born in Jacksonville, DeSantis spent most of his childhood in Dunedin, Florida. [3][4][5] 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. In conversations with Trump in May, he said he would not require the use of face masks. Attorneys representing the immigrants claimed the refugees were lied to, promised jobs, funds, English lessons, legal services and housing assistance at their destination. magna cum laude. ", "Ron DeSantis gets solid hits on national issues in Fox News debate", "Putnam, DeSantis Find Common Ground Opposing Recreational Pot", "Florida governor election results: Andrew Gillum versus Ron DeSantis", "Gillum reverses course on conceding Florida governor race", "With Florida recount over, Andrew Gillum's last chance to become governor rests with the courts", "Florida Senate race heads to a hand recount", "Andrew Gillum concedes Florida governor's race to Ron DeSantis", "Florida Gov. He attended Yale University, where he A native Floridian with blue-collar roots, Ron attended Dunedin High School and worked his way through Yale University, where he [256][257], DeSantis opposes gun control. [134], In March 2020, DeSantis decided against declaring a state of emergency in Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic. [25] He has expressed support for measures to improve federal background checks for purchasing firearms and has said that there is a need to intervene with those who are exhibiting warning signs of committing violence instead of waiting until a crime has been committed. Florida Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran agreed with the decision, calling it a "huge victory for the school system". [165][166], In February 2021, DeSantis threatened to withhold COVID-19 vaccines from counties that criticized the manner in which vaccines were distributed. [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. 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. Ron DeSantis (R) said Tuesday that he wants to permanently ban numerous safety measures meant to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including mask and vaccine mandates. [236], 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. [30], During his military career, DeSantis has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Iraq Campaign Medal. 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. Ron is married to Casey DeSantis, an Emmy Award winning television host. [181] In late August, the DeSantis administration ordered Alachua and Broward school districts to reverse their mask mandates or face a reduction in state funding, leading the districts' leaders to declare that they would take legal action in response. Ronald Dion DeSantis (born September 14, 1978) is an American politician, former Navy lawyer, and author. The next day, he publicly denied such a claim. [264] He co-sponsored the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015, also known as Kate's Law, which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed. [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". DeSantis proposes reestablishing Florida State Guard civilian volunteer force", "Gov. [226], DeSantis introduced the Let Seniors Work Act, which would repeal the Retirement Earnings Test and exempt senior citizens from the 12.4% Social Security payroll tax, and co-sponsored a measure to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits. Jan 18, 2023, 08:38 AM EST Julia Louis-Dreyfus said her fathers disapproval during her first season on Saturday Night Live still stings decades later. When the world lost its mind, Florida was a refuge of sanity, serving strongly as freedoms linchpin, he said at a press conference, according to CNN. "[275], On June 1, 2021, DeSantis signed the Fairness in Women's Sports Act (SB 1028). Ron Desantis was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the U.S.A on September 14, 1978. Who lost? Rons mother, Karen, was a Nurse, and his father installed TV rating boxes. 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"[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". WebDr. As governor, DeSantis resisted imposing restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, including face mask mandates, stay-at-home orders, and vaccination requirements. DeSantis pitched the idea Ron DeSantis wants to reestablish a World War II-era civilian military force that he, not the Pentagon, would control. DeSantis called Florida a model for election integrity. Several sizable cities in Florida at that time (Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Dunedin, Largo, Satellite Beach, Gainesville, Sarasota, Safety Harbor and Miami Beach) were setting goals to get all their energy from renewable sources. [157], The DeSantis administration largely ignored the scientists in Florida's Emerging Pathogens Institute, the Sun-Sentinel reported. 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[88][89][90], After the 2020 Republican National Convention was pulled from its originally scheduled host city, Charlotte, following conflict between Trump and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper over plans for a large-scale gathering without public-health protocols in place to prevent spread of COVID-19, DeSantis campaigned to have Florida be the new host state. Petition-gathering for ballot initiatives to legalize medical cannabis, increases to the minimum wage, and expansion of Medicaid were also under way. [140][141], Early in the pandemic, DeSantis boasted about the low number of COVID-19 cases in Florida, and harshly criticized those who had argued that the state's lax response to the virus was insufficient. "[138], By February 2021, DeSantis had generally positive approval ratings, ranging from 51% to 64%. WebThey have been married since 2009 and are the proud parents of three children, Madison, Mason, and Mamie. 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