Ron DeSantis's Net Worth

Ronald Dion DeSantis was born on September 14, 1978, in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of Karen (née Rogers) and Ronald Daniel DeSantis. After graduating from Yale in 2001 with a B.A. magna cum laude in history, Ron DeSantis spent a year as a history teacher at the Darlington School.

Military service of Ron DeSantis

 Ron DeSantis completed Naval Justice School in 2005. Later that year, Ron DeSantis received orders to the JAG Trial Service Office Command South East at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, as a prosecutor. The U.S. Department of Justice appointed him to serve as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Middle District of Florida.

Ron DeSantis won the six-candidate Republican primary with 39% of the vote, with the runner-up, state representative Fred Costello, receiving 23%. In the November general election, DeSantis defeated Democratic nominee Heather Beaven 57–43%, with majorities in all four counties. Don't miss Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Net Worth .

DeSantis Governorship - Florida Election

In January 2018, Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy for governor of Florida to succeed term-limited Republican incumbent Rick Scott. On August 28, 2018, Ron DeSantis won the Republican primary, His Democratic opponent in the general election was Andrew Gillum.

Ron DeSantis's handling of COVID-19 in Florida was initially unpopular among the state's voters: as of May 2020, Ron DeSantis was the only U.S. governor whose approval had declined after COVID-19 became widespread in the U.S. Ron DeSantis rejected the implementation of a statewide face mask mandate, belatedly implemented stay-at-home orders, and let his stay-at-home order implemented in April expire. Ron DeSantis is a Trumpist and Tea Party conservative. Ron DeSantis has called himself a "Teddy Roosevelt conservationist".