On the recordAugust 20, 2026
Since 2019, Florida has invested more than $1.4 billion in cancer research and treatment under my administration.
Source
floridaphoenix.comSince 2019, Florida has invested more than $1.4 billion in cancer research and treatment under my administration.
Announcement of cancer research funding
Share
More from Ron DeSantis
In Fiscal Year 2026-27 alone, Florida committed nearly $228 million to cancer research and innovation.
I think we’ll probably end up having done more [executions] than any administration in the history of the state of Florida.
And I’m not like taking any pride in that, because it’s a weighty thing, but to me as we move through those and bring justice, that makes a big difference for a lot of people out there who suffered really, really serious tragedies.