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Ron DeSantis dropped out of the Republican primary for president on Jan. 21, 2024 days before the New Hampshire primary. DeSantis won the race for Florida governor in 2018 and 2022. DeSantis was first elected to Congress in 2012 and resigned in September 2018 to focus on his campaign. He represented Florida's 6th Congressional District which is south of St. Augustine and north of Orlando and includes Daytona Beach. DeSantis initially ran for U.S. Senate in 2016 but dropped out after Marco Rubio decided to seek re-election.

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Ron DeSantis
stated on August 28, 2024 in a press conference:

The proposal to put golf courses, hotels in Florida state parks “was something that was leaked. … a lot of that stuff was half-baked and was not ready for prime time.”

By Samantha Putterman • August 29, 2024
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 6, 2024 in an X post:

“In 2021, Minnesotans were roughly five times more likely to move to Florida than vice versa” because they were “fleeing” the state under Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.

By Samantha Putterman • August 8, 2024
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 23, 2024 in a news conference:

Florida’s Amendment 4 "will mandate abortion until the moment of birth.”

By Samantha Putterman • April 30, 2024
Ron DeSantis
stated on February 27, 2024 in an interview on CNBC:

Citizens Property Insurance “is not solvent.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2024
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 18, 2024 in a CNN town hall in Henniker, N.H.:

“Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2024

Gavin Newsom
stated on November 19, 2023 in a statement on X:

In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.”

By Amy Sherman • November 29, 2023
MAGA Inc
stated on October 28, 2023 in a TV ad in Iowa:

Gov. Ron DeSantis “actually sponsored the bill to make Puerto Rico a state.”

By Amy Sherman • November 1, 2023
Donald Trump
stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview with Megyn Kelly:

“Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine.”

By Samantha Putterman • September 14, 2023
Viral image
stated on July 10, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in his yearbook that his “Mount Rushmore is Jesus, Sir-Mixes-a-Lot, and Nintendo 64.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 11, 2023
MAGA Inc
stated on May 12, 2023 in a TV ad:

“In Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax.”

By Amy Sherman • May 16, 2023

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