Ron desantis: A native Floridian with

A native Floridian with blue-collar roots, Governor DeSantis grew up in Dunedin and worked his way through Yale University, where he was the captain of the varsity baseball team, and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School, where he earned a commission in the U.S. Navy as a JAG officer. He deployed to Iraq in support of the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi, and the rest of the Al Anbar province. In 2018, Ron DeSantis was elected the 46th Governor of Florida. As Governor, he has led ... He was the governor of the third most populous state in the country, a combat-tested Navy veteran, a Harvard- and Yale-educated culture warrior who had turned Florida into a hard-right policy lab... The sun is slowly setting on Gov. Ron DeSantis ' second term. Florida voters will elect their next governor on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, during the state's gubernatorial election. 1M Followers, 12 Following, 921 Posts - Ron DeSantis (@ rondesantis ) on Instagram: "Governor of Florida. Husband to Casey. Father to Madison, Mason, and Mamie. Iraq Veteran. Candidate for President."