"Is this Ron DeSantis' opportunity to run for higher office?" [166] By August 2021, amid a record in new cases within the state, Florida had become the state with the highest per capita hospitalizations for COVID-19. DeSantis was born on September 14, 1978, in Jacksonville, the son of Karen DeSantis (ne Rogers; her family name had originally been Ruggiero, before her father, Philip Ernest Rogers/Ruggiero, son of parents who immigrated from Italy to the U.S., changed it) and Ronald Daniel DeSantis. Who won? Ron was a proud native of Lawrence, MA, born at Lawrence General Hospital on July 22, 1949. Ron also had a younger sister born in May 1985 but, unfortunately, died in . Ron DeSantis Signs Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Into Law", Opponents Call It the Dont Say Gay Bill. Madison and Mason are so excited for their new baby sister! Ron DeSantis Education. He moved to Lowellville in 1936, graduated in 1942 from Lowellville High School, married Carolyn Delisio in 1946, and they moved to Poland in 1954. magna cum laude. [167] A study published in the American Journal of Public Health found substantial underreporting of deaths from COVID-19 in Florida from March to September 2020. [75] During an interview with Bret Baier on Fox News, Crist said that DeSantis was "one of the biggest threats to democracy". DeSantis suspends all remaining Covid restrictions: 'We are no longer in a state of emergency', "Governor DeSantis Signs Executive Order Eliminating and Superseding Local COVID-19 Mandates", "DeSantis declares COVID 'state of emergency' over, overrides local restrictions", "DeSantis signs bill banning vaccine 'passports,' suspends local pandemic restrictions", "Florida Gov. [227], DeSantis introduced the Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act, which would allow states to create their own accreditation systems, in 2016. ", "Andrew Gillum, Ron DeSantis select running mates", "Amid heated governor's race, Ron DeSantis resigns from Congress", "Morning Joe mocks Ron DeSantis for ducking tough questions on Florida issues", "Thin blue line goes red: Police chiefs backing Ron DeSantis", "4 Florida sheriffs, including Brevard County's Wayne Ivey, back Ron DeSantis", "Florida governor's race: Where Ron DeSantis, Andrew Gillum stand on the issues", "Where do governor hopefuls Ron DeSantis, Andrew Gillum stand on the issues? [196][197][198] 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. On his mother's side of the family tree, the Tampa Bay Times reports the husband of Ron's great-great grandmother had immigrated to the US from Italy in 1904, leaving his wife in Italy. 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. [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. [226] He believes the Federal Reserve System should be audited. On January 11, DeSantis posthumously pardoned the Groveland Four, four black men falsely convicted of rape in 1949. [251][252], DeSantis announced that Florida would replace the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) test with a system of smaller tests scattered throughout the year on September 14, 2021. Ron. [37], DeSantis signed a 2013 pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity vowing to vote against any global warming legislation that would raise taxes. [52] The race was "widely seen as a toss-up". "[136] DeSantis's spokesperson noted that the refugees had all signed a consent form, and called the lawsuit "political theater" by "opportunistic activists" at the expense of "illegal immigrants". [31], In 2007, DeSantis reported to the Naval Special Warfare Command Group in Coronado, California, where he was assigned to SEAL Team One and deployed to Iraq[32] with the troop surge as the legal advisor to the SEAL Commander of the Special Operations Task Force-West in Fallujah. Philip Rogers. Aside from being an anti-riot statute, it forbade intimidation by mobs; penalized damage to historic properties or memorials, such as downtown Miami's Christopher Columbus statue, which was damaged in 2020; and forbade publishing personal identifying information online with intent to harm. [194][195] He said government agency vaccine mandates violate the state's law banning private businesses from requiring vaccine passports for customers. Abortion providers found in violation of the statute's provisions can be charged with up to a third-degree felony. [284][285][286][287][288][289], In February 2022, DeSantis voiced his support for the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, often denigrated as the "Don't Say Gay" law by its opponents, which would prohibit instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in school classrooms from kindergarten to grade 3. [311] DeSantis met his wife, Casey Black, on a golf course at the University of North Florida. On April 22, 2022, he signed a bill to repeal the Reedy Creek Improvement Act, which allows Disney to self-govern its district, by June 2023. [49] During the Republican primary, DeSantis emphasized his support for Trump by running an ad in which DeSantis taught his children how to "build the wall" and say "Make America Great Again" and dressed one of his children in a red "Make America Great Again" jumper. [273] DeSantis encouraged Florida sheriffs to cooperate with the federal government on immigration-related issues. [238], 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. [143], In June 2022, DeSantis decided against ordering COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5, making Florida the only state not to preorder vaccines for that demographic. [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. The DeSantis's left the Mahoning Valley and moved to Florida in the 1970s, and their son Ron was born in Jacksonville in 1978. 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. [224][clarification needed], DeSantis has said that the debate over how to reduce the federal deficit should shift emphasis from tax increases to curtailing spending and triggering economic growth. [208], In January 2023, DeSantis announced a proposal to permanently ban COVID-19 mandates in Florida. 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. [35] He was reelected in 2014 and 2016. His Own Big Tech Law Could Force Them To Replatform Her", "No more 'ruling class culture': New legislation would jettison pensions for Congress", "DeSantis calls insurrection 'really unfortunate' and 'really a sad thing to see', "Florida high court sides with governor on felon voter rights", "Ex-Felons in Florida Must Pay Fines Before Voting, Appeals Court Rules", "Gov. They always wanted to see him at the place where he is now. The Florida governor's long-ignored 2011 work, Dreams From Our Founding Fathers, reveals a distinct vision of American history and how it should influence the . DeSantis's mother attended Youngstown State University in the 1970s where she met fellow student and eventual husband Ron DeSantis, who was from Aliquippa, Pa. [140] By July, as Florida became a global epicenter of the virus, Trump called off the event. DeSantis declared that he would not issue a statewide stay-at-home order because the Trump administration had not recommended it. [306], In April 2019, DeSantis directed Florida's elections chief to expand the availability of Spanish-language ballots and Spanish assistance for voters. He was first elected to Congress in 2012 as the United States Representative for Floridas Sixth Congressional District, where he advocated for term limits, the No Budget/No Pay Act, and tax cuts. [85] At DeSantis's victory rally, supporters chanted "two more years" at various times rather than the common "four more years" to show support for DeSantis for president in 2024. "[58], In September 2018, DeSantis announced state representative Jeanette Nez as his running mate. [86], DeSantis prefiled the oath of office with the Florida secretary of state and became governor on January 8, 2019. [210] He also asked for federal aid ahead of time. [137], In March 2020, DeSantis decided against declaring a state of emergency in Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic. The close results of the general election between DeSantis and the Democratic nominee, Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum, triggered a machine recount. [263], On June 21, 2021, DeSantis signed into law House Bill 919, which prohibits local governments from placing bans or restrictions on any source of electricity. PolitiFact people and groups ID. The close margin required an automatic machine recount of the ballots. Florida had no sanctuary cities before the law's enactment, and immigration advocates called the bill politically motivated. 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. This order superseded all local public health orders and prohibited municipalities from enacting any further public health order related to COVID-19. 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. 's Combatant-in-Chief? DeSantis announces legislation to crack down on big tech, online censorship", "DeSantis proposes daily $100G fine, other penalties for Big Tech firms that deplatform political candidates", "DeSantis vows to punish Big Tech for targeting conservatives", "Florida Gov. Before the Dobbs decision upheld the Mississippi law that inspired Florida's, the Supreme Court of Florida had cited the privacy argument to invalidate a similar state law. Contents hide 1 Ron DeSantis Wiki/Biography 2 Family [65][66][67], Initial election-night results had DeSantis winning by nearly 100,000votes, and Gillum conceded. Father: xxxxxx x xxxxxxxx (Born 1911)Record information. Only Ron DeSantis was brave enough to confront these malign forces. American politician and attorney, Ronald Dion DeSantis has been serving as the 46th governor of Florida since 2019. [154][155], In June 2020, DeSantis said the bulk of new cases were present in "younger demographics" and argued that increased testing, particularly of asymptomatic individuals, and more efficient identification of outbreaks in areas such as prisons and in Florida's agriculture sector were responsible for most of the increase. History works for Ron Desantis as an argument. [27][28][29], DeSantis returned to the U.S. in April 2008, at which time he was reassigned to the Naval Region Southeast Legal Service. [303] As of 2022, he has served three terms as a U.S. You see how this can get confusing. He moved to Lowellville in 1936, graduated in 1942 from Lowellville High School, married Carolyn Delisio in. [217] The law includes exceptions permitting termination of a viable pregnancy beyond 15 weeks if at least two physicians certify that it is necessary to avert a "serious risk" to the pregnant woman's physical health or that the fetus has a "fatal fetal abnormality", but does not make exceptions for rape, human trafficking, incest, or mental health. [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. 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. Many news outlets called his win a "landslide". [114], In June 2021, DeSantis signed a bill incentivizing wildlife corridors. [98][99][100] He also announced his support of a number of election law restrictions. He completed Naval Justice School in 2005. DeSantis", "Gov. [158][159] He banned cities and counties from collecting fines from face mask mandates[159] and urged public health officials in Florida cities to focus less on universal COVID-19 testing. [90], In June 2019, DeSantis signed a measure that would make it harder to launch successful ballot initiatives. [181] Amid the resurgence, DeSantis banned public schools from implementing mask mandates, claiming without evidence that masks were harmful to children,[182] and in August 2021 he threatened to fine, withhold funding, or withhold salary from any school district or school official who did so. Ron, the governor, has a father named Ron, who also lives in Dunedin. [190] On December 22, 2021, the case was dismissed as moot, and the trial court's order was vacated. [79][80][81] His margin of victory of over 1,500,000 votes was Florida's largest since 1982. DeSantis signs bill revoking Disney's special district status", "DeSantis takes over Disney district, punishing company", "In nod to Trump, Florida is set to ban 'deplatforming' on social media", "Federal judge blocks Florida law targeting social media platforms", "DeSantis applauds fired whistleblower's Twitter suspension, the latest in an ongoing feud", "Ron DeSantis Is Celebrating Twitter's Ban of Rebekah Jones. representative. Since 2019, Ron DeSantis has received recognition for his work as Florida's 46th governor. "[307], DeSantis instructed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to investigate allegations of voter fraud perpetrated by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg after he announced a $16 million investment to pay off the financial obligations for felons so they may vote ahead of the 2020 presidential election in Florida. Ron DeSantis's Ethnicity. DeSantis Didn't Tell Biden 'Go F Yourself', "Florida Gov. Ronald Dion DeSantis was born Sept. 14, 1978, in Jacksonville. DeSantis served in Congress from 2013 until 2018, when he was elected governor of Florida. [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). Ron DeSantis signs education bills on 'viewpoint diversity,' new civics curriculum in Florida", "In push against 'indoctrination,' DeSantis mandates surveys of Florida college students' beliefs", "Backlash after Florida governor signs bill against 'indoctrination' at colleges", "DeSantis calls for end to standardized testing in Florida", "Gov. [249] House Bill 233 requires institutions to annually assess the intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity at that institution using a survey adopted by the State Board of Education", while House Bill 5 and Senate Bill 1108 introduce new requirements for civics education, including lessons on the "evil of communist and totalitarian regimes". [118], During 2021, there was speculation that DeSantis would run for president in the 2024 election. The legislation will provide $70 million in funding for family and youth support through the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Juvenile Justice. On August 28, 2018, DeSantis won the Republican primary for the gubernatorial election. [7][11][12], His paternal grandfather was Daniel DeSantis, born in Beaver, Pennsylvania, to Italian parents who immigrated to the U.S. during the Italian diaspora, Nicola DeSantis and Maria Nolfi, who were born in Cansano, province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo region, Southern Italy. What did he do there? Actually two if you count Arizona and parts of Long Island." DeSantis . Casey and Ron DeSantis got married in Florida, after the Governor received his honourable discharge from active duty in February 2010. . [77] DeSantis mentioned that Crist promised in his 2006 gubernatorial campaign that he would not raise taxes, but when elected signed a large increase in taxes and fees. DeSantis won, with the main festivities of the RNC, including Trump's keynote speech, relocated to Jacksonville. DeSantis Wants a Florida State Guard. [269], DeSantis was a critic of Obama's immigration policies; he opposed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) and accused him of failing to enforce immigration laws. [231], 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. Crist heavily criticized DeSantis's decision to deport illegal immigrants to Democratic states, arguing that it was human rights abuse. There has been an increase of about 3% in his wealth. Florida Gov. A native Floridian with blue-collar roots, Ron DeSantis worked his way through Yale University, where he graduated with honors and was the captain of the varsity baseball team. Florida is the largest U.S. state to mandate a financial literacy course. Rogers died in December of 1997, but the Florida Governor has family still living in the Valley, including his aunt Sister Regina Rogers, a Councilor at the Ursuline Sisters house in Youngstown, and his uncle Philip Rogers, a priest at Christ Our Savior Parish in Struthers and previously with St. Charles Parish in Boardman. [270][271] DeSantis has sought to ban "sanctuary cities". 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. Anti-DACA and anti-sanctuary city, he described Paul Ryan's efforts to find a position on immigration acceptable to most Republicans members of the House as . [194], On September 21, 2021, DeSantis appointed Joseph Ladapo, a vocal supporter of his COVID-19 policies, as Florida's surgeon general. Later that year, he reported to the JAG Trial Service Office Command South East at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, as a prosecutor. [168][169], In February 2021, DeSantis threatened to withhold COVID-19 vaccines from counties that criticized the manner in which vaccines were distributed. DeSantis was certified the winner with a 0.4% margin of victory. The full title is Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama. Ronald Dion DeSantis (/dsnts/; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician, attorney, and former military officer serving since 2019 as the 46th governor of Florida. DeSantis then confirmed Florida's community spread on March 14. DeSantis announced that he would reinstate some restrictions on business activity in late June to halt the virus's spread, but said Florida is "not going back" on reopening the economy, arguing that "people going to a business is not what's driving" the surge in cases. [76], The gubernatorial debate was held on October 23, and the candidates exchanged attacks. DeSantis signs executive order scrapping Common Core", "Ron DeSantis signs crack down on constitutional amendments, solidifying Republican control in Florida", "Ballot Initiatives Measure Goes To Florida Governor Ron Desantis", "Orlando Area News: Gov. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be coming to the Valley to show his support for J.D. In July 2021, a Dallas radio host asked Gov. 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. ", "Political Friendship in the Legislature", "Ron DeSantis is Donald Trump with brains and without the drama", "Ron DeSantis: The Making and Remaking (and Remaking) of a MAGA Heir", "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, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ron_DeSantis&oldid=1142265867, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 12:49. representative. He is very happy with the money he is earning. [213] 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. Ron Desantis Children - Meet Madison Desantis, Mamie Desantis & Mason Desantis. 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