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Ron DeSantis

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Ron DeSantis is an American politician currently serving as the Governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 2019. DeSantis previously served as a U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2018. His tenure as governor has been marked by a focus on conservative policies, including education reform, environmental issues, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis has gained national attention for his stances on various issues, including his support for the Trump Presidential Library in Miami and his administration's initiatives on wildlife management.

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Feb 20, 2025

He was absolutely starting to make calls on this.

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Feb 16, 2025

We've been able to save lives and that matters to a lot of people.

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Feb 16, 2025

It may not matter to everyone right now, but it matters to me.... If you believe in a culture of life, that's a positive indication for sure.

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Feb 15, 2025

We here in Florida have a responsibility to be strong partners with the Trump administration.

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Feb 12, 2025

Today the Florida Legislature has passed the strongest legislation to combat illegal immigration of any state in the entire country.

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Feb 11, 2025

With the enactment of these policies, Florida will help the Trump administration deliver on the president's historic mandate to end illegal immigration.

newsweek.com
Feb 10, 2025

With the enactment of these policies, Florida will help the Trump Administration to deliver on the President's historic mandate to end illegal immigration.

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Feb 10, 2025

This is a big win for the people of Florida and demonstrates that we will continue to lead.

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Feb 10, 2025

We have produced an aggressive bill that we can stand fully behind.

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Feb 10, 2025

All in all I think this is really strong, I commend the Legislature for stepping up to the plate.

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Feb 9, 2025

The Legislature should not be doing anything that's going to cause someone to have to flee because of an artificial mandate.

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Feb 9, 2025

We're now seeing some problems that I think were unintended that have popped up, and we have a responsibility to act to make sure that people can stay in their condo units.

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Feb 6, 2025

For the 2026 cycle, the FFF will raise even more resources to ensure support of a strong gubernatorial candidate.

nbcnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

The Florida Freedom Fund was instrumental in raising huge sums of $ to defeat Amendment 3 and 4 in 2024.

nbcnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

Now is the time, with the head of steam that President Trump has, being swept into office with this as the centerpiece of his agenda, now is the final time, final opportunity to end the illegal immigration crisis in this country, once and…

newsweek.com
Feb 6, 2025

We're proud to be one of the first states in the nation to be requested and enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to execute functions of immigration enforcement within our state.

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Feb 6, 2025

If I had to characterize her interest in getting into the political thicket as a candidate, I would characterize it as zero.

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Feb 5, 2025

There are a lot of factors involved in insurance rates, and Florida's property and auto markets are challenging—but in addition to the decreases I announced, data suggests that in 2024, Florida had the lowest average homeowners' premium…

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Feb 5, 2025

Today I announced that Citizens Property Insurance will be instituting homeowners' insurance premium decreases for three-quarters of Miami Dade, and statewide decreases averaging 5.6 percent.

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Feb 5, 2025

Are we doing what we told the voters we were going to do?

newsweek.com
Feb 5, 2025

For the last four years, inflation spurred by the Biden administration, active hurricane seasons, and unchecked litigation in Florida made for an environment that caused turbulence in insurance markets and steep increases in premiums.

newsweek.com
Jan 13, 2025

In light of the importance of this day, and on this patriotic occasion, I hereby order all flags to be raised to full staff at the Florida Capitol and across all state buildings, installations and grounds for the inauguration of the 47th…

nytimes.com
Nov 18, 2024

Everything we have asked for from President Biden, he has approved.

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Oct 31, 2024

When you're dealing with constitutional amendments, your default should always be no.

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