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Ron DeSantis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded byCliff Stearns
Personal details
Born
Ronald Dion DeSantis

(1978-09-14) September 14, 1978 (age 46)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​
Children1
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service2004–2010 (Active)
2010–present (Reserve)
Rank Lieutenant Commander
UnitJudge Advocate General's Corps
Battles/warsIraq War
AwardsBronze Star
Iraq Campaign Medal

Ronald Dion DeSantis (born September 14, 1978) is an American politician, former Navy lawyer, and author serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he ran in Florida's 2016 U.S. Senate election until incumbent Senator Marco Rubio's announcement that he would seek reelection to the Senate.[1][2] DeSantis opted to run for re-election to his U.S. House seat.[3] He officially announced his candidacy for Governor on January 5, 2018, and is endorsed by President Donald Trump.[4]

Early life and education

DeSantis was born in 1978 in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1991 he was a member of the Little League team from Dunedin National that made it to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[5][6]

He graduated from Dunedin High School in Dunedin in 1997. He graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History and from Harvard Law School with a J.D.[7]

Military service

DeSantis was sworn into the Judge Advocate General Corps of the U.S. Navy at the U.S. Naval Reserve Center in Dallas, Texas, in 2004 while still a student at Harvard Law School, completing U.S. Naval Justice School in 2005. Later that year, he received orders from Trial Service Office Command South East at the Naval Station Mayport, Florida, as a military prosecutor. In 2006, he was promoted to Lieutenant (O-3). He worked for the Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Commander (JTF-GTMO), working directly with detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Joint Detention Facility.

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[8] with the troop surge as the Legal Advisor to the SEAL Commander, Special Operations Task Force-West in Fallujah.[citation needed]

He returned to CONUS in April 2008, at which time he was reassigned to the Naval Region Legal Service. He was appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to serve as a federal prosecutor[8] at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Florida. DeSantis was assigned as a Trial Defense Counsel until his honorable discharge from active duty in February 2010. He concurrently accepted a Reserve commission as a Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General Corps, in the US Navy Reserve.[9] He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal.[10]

Writing and teaching

He authored a book entitled Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama, which was published in 2011.[9] He has taught U.S. Military Law at Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville.[11] His writing has appeared in National Review, The Washington Times, The American Spectator, Human Events, and American Thinker.[9]

U.S. House of Representatives

2012 election

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2012 § District 6

In 2012, DeSantis ran in the Republican primary for Florida's 6th congressional district. The district had previously been the 7th District, represented by 20-year Republican incumbent John Mica. However, most of Mica's territory in Orange County had been drawn into the new 7th District—the old 24th District. Mica opted to run in the reconfigured 7th, making the 6th an open seat.[citation needed]

DeSantis won the six-candidate Republican primary with 39% of the vote, with the runner-up, State Representative Fred Costello, obtaining 23%.[12] In the November general election, DeSantis defeated Democrat Heather Beaven by 57%–43%, with majorities in all four counties.[13]

Committee assignments

Prior to the 114th United States Congress, DeSantis was named the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security.[14]

Legislation

On January 29, 2014, DeSantis introduced into the House the Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014 (H.R. 3973; 113th Congress), a bill that would direct the United States Department of Justice to report to the United States Congress whenever any federal agency refrains from enforcing laws or regulations for any reason.[16][17] In the report, the government would have to explain why it had decided not to enforce that law.[18]

DeSantis spoke in favor of the bill, arguing that "President Obama has not only failed to uphold several of our nation's laws, he has vowed to continue to do so in order to enact his unpopular agenda... The American people deserve to know exactly which laws the Obama administration is refusing to enforce and why."[18]

In 2013, DeSantis signed a pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity promising to vote against any global warming legislation that would raise taxes.[19]

On August 24, 2017, DeSantis added a rider to the proposed fiscal 2018 spending bill package that would end funding for the 2017 Special Counsel investigation "or for the investigation under that order of matters occurring before June 2015" (the month Trump announced he was running for president) 180 days after passage of the bill.[20]

The amendment would counter a bipartisan bill authored by two Democratic and two Republican U.S. Senators that was meant to limit the president's power to fire the special counsel. The DeSantis amendment would potentially cut off funding for the investigation by November 2017. It was also a response to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's statement that the DOJ, "...doesn't conduct fishing expeditions."[21] DeSantis stated that the May 17, 2017 DOJ order "didn't identify a crime to be investigated and practically invites a fishing expedition."[22]

He is a member of the Freedom Caucus.[23]

2016 U.S. Senate candidacy

Main article: United States Senate election in Florida, 2016

On May 6, 2015, DeSantis announced that he was running for the United States Senate seat held by Marco Rubio, who initially did not file to run for re-election due to his bid for the U.S. presidency.[24] He was endorsed by the fiscally conservative Club for Growth.[25]

DeSantis withdrew from the race following incumbent Senator Marco Rubio's announcement that he would seek reelection to the Senate, reversing his initial pledge not to run, on June 22, 2016.[1][2] After dropping his U.S. Senate bid, DeSantis filed to run for re-election to his U.S. House seat.[citation needed]

2018 gubernatorial candidacy

Main article: Florida gubernatorial election, 2018

On January 5, 2018, DeSantis announced his candidacy for Governor of Florida that year to succeed term limited Republican incumbent Rick Scott. President Donald Trump had stated in December 2017 that he would support DeSantis should he run for Governor.[26]

Political positions

DeSantis is a tea-party conservative.[27][28][29]

Economy

DeSantis has said that the debate in Washington, D.C. over how to reduce the deficit should shift emphasis from tax increases to curtailing spending and triggering economic growth.[30] He supports a “no budget no pay” policy for Congress to encourage the passage of a budget.[31] He believes the Federal Reserve System should be audited.[32]

In the wake of the IRS targeting controversy, DeSantis called for the resignation of Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen for having "failed the American people by frustrating Congress’s attempts to ascertain the truth."[33][34] He co-sponsored a bill to impeach Koskinen for violating the public's trust.[35] In 2015, DeSantis was named "Taxpayer Superhero" by Citizens Against Government Waste.[36]

DeSantis 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.[37]

DeSantis introduced the Let Seniors Work Act, which would repeal the Retirement Earnings Test and exempt senior citizens from the 12.4% Social Security payroll tax, and he co-sponsored a measure to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits.[38]

DeSantis sponsored the Transportation Empowerment Act, which would transfer much of the responsibility for transportation projects to the individual states and sharply reduce the federal gas tax.[39][40]

DeSantis has opposed legislation to require online retailers to collect and pay state sales tax.[41]

He voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[42] DeSantis says the bill will bring a "dramatically lower tax rate" and "full expensing of capital investments." DeSantis also believes the act will bring more jobs to America.[43]

Education

DeSantis opposes federal education programs such as No Child Left Behind Act and Race to the Top, saying that education policy should be made at the local level.[32]

In 2016, DeSantis introduced the Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act, which would allow states to create their own accreditation systems. In an op-ed for the National Review, DeSantis said that his legislation would give students "access to federal loan money to put towards non-traditional educational opportunities, such as online learning courses, vocational schools, and apprenticeships in skilled trades."[44]

Foreign relations

Cuba

In 2015, DeSantis introduced the Guantanamo Bay Recidivism Prevention Act, which would cut off foreign aid to countries that receive detainees if they show back up on the terrorism recidivism list.[45]

DeSantis opposed President Obama's plan to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, saying "Bringing hardened terrorists to the U.S. homeland harms our national security."[46]

Regarding the formal restart of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba, DeSantis said "Raising the Cuban flag in the United States is a slap in the face to those who have experienced the brutality of the Castro regime."[47]

Iran

DeSantis opposed the Iran nuclear deal framework, calling it "a bad deal that will significantly degrade our national security."[48] DeSantis said "the Iran deal gives Ayatollah Khamenei exactly what he wants: billions of dollars in sanctions relief, validation of the Iranian nuclear program, and the ability to stymie inspections."[49]

During a line of questioning, DeSantis told Secretary of State John Kerry that the executive branch had a legal obligation to provide Congress with the details behind any side deals made between world leaders and Iran.[50] DeSantis accused President Barack Obama of giving better treatment of Cuba's Raul Castro and Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei than of Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu.[51]

Israel

In 2013, DeSantis introduced the Palestinian Accountability Act, which would halt U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority until it formally recognizes Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state and cuts off all ties with the terror group Hamas.[52]

In 2016, DeSantis co-introduced the Non-Discrimination of Israel in Labeling Act, which will defend the right of Israeli producers to label products manufactured in the West Bank as "Israel", "Made in Israel", or "Product of Israel".[53] DeSantis believes that the U.S. Embassy should be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.[54]

Government

DeSantis opted not to receive his congressional pension, and he filed a measure that would eliminate pensions for members of Congress.[32] After introducing the End Pensions in Congress Act, DeSantis said "The Founding Fathers envisioned elected officials as part of a servant class, yet Washington has evolved into a ruling class culture."[55]

DeSantis supports a constitutional amendment to impose term limits for members of Congress, so that Representatives would be limited to three terms and senators to two terms.[56]

Gun law

DeSantis opposes gun control. He received an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association.[57]

Healthcare

DeSantis is opposed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[58][59] He has called for the "full and complete repeal" of the act.[58]

In March 2017, DeSantis said that he wasn't ready to support the American Health Care Act, the House Republican effort to replace the Affordable Care Act.[60]

Veterans

DeSantis has sharply criticized the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014, in which veteran deaths were linked to fatal wait times. He co-sponsored the VA Accountability Act, which aims to increase accountability by providing for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct.[61][62] He is a member of the Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus.[63]

Human rights

LGBT

DeSantis has a "O" rating from the Human Rights Campaign based on his record of voting on LGBT-related issues and legislation.[64]

Russia investigation

According to the Tampa Bay Times, DeSantis "made a name for himself [in 2017] attacking special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election."[65]

DeSantis proposed an amendment that would halt funding for Mueller’s 2017 Special Counsel investigation probe six months after the amendment’s passage.[66] In addition, this provision would prohibit Mueller from investigating matters that occurred before June 2015, when Trump launched his presidential campaign.[67] In December 2017, DeSantis asserted that if there was any evidence of collusion between members of the Trump campaign and Russian officials, it would already have been leaked.[68]

Social issues

DeSantis was endorsed by the socially conservative Family Research Council Action PAC in 2015.[69]

Cannabis

DeSantis has a "B" rating from NORML for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes. He is against veterans having access to medical marijuana if recommended by their Veterans Health Administration doctor and if it is legal for medicinal purposes in their state of residence.[70]

Contraceptives & abortion

DeSantis opposes abortion[71] and has denounced Planned Parenthood.[72]

DeSantis agreed with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., saying "This case does not concern the availability or legality of contraceptives, and individuals can obtain and use these as they see fit. The question is simply whether the government can force the owners of Hobby Lobby to pay for abortifacients in violation of their faith."[73]

Immigration

DeSantis was a critic of President Obama's immigration policies; he opposed Obama's deferred action programs (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA)) and accused him of failing to enforce immigration laws.[74][75] DeSantis opposes "sanctuary cities."[76] He is a co-sponsor of the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015, also known as Kate's Law, which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.[77]

Terrorism

After the November 2015 Paris attacks, DeSantis "called for urgent recognition that Islamic extremism is to blame for the Paris attacks and should be seen as an enemy for America." DeSantis has said "The enemy is an ideology rooted in militant Islam" and has said that ISIS must be stopped and its members kept away from America.[78] Regarding U.S. policy toward refugees, DeSantis said "the prudent policy is to err on the side of protecting the American people".[79]

Personal life

In 2010, DeSantis, who is of Italian descent, married Casey Black, a local Emmy-winning television host. They previously lived near St. Augustine.[51] However, DeSantis and his wife bought a home in Palm Coast in July, 2016 after redistricting moved their home in Ponte Vedra Beach into the 4th congressional district.[80][81] DeSantis and his wife have one child.

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