By Lloyd Dunkelberger TALLAHASSEE — Ron DeSantis will be Florida’s youngest governor in more than a century when he takes office on Tuesday. DeSantis, a former congressman from Ponte Vedra Beach, turned 40 about two weeks after he won the Aug. 28 Republican primary. He will be the youngest governor on Inauguration Day since Park […]
The race for Florida governor is essentially tied according to the first public poll conducted after Hurricane Michael. Twenty days before Election Day, Democrat Andrew Gillum is at 47 percent, while Republican Ron DeSantis is at 46. However, among those who say they have already voted, DeSantis is at 49 percent, while Gillum is at […]
The major union for police officers, the Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA), announced they are endorsing Republican Ron DeSantis for governor. The endorsement comes four years after the Florida PBA endorsed the Democratic nominee for governor, Charlie Crist. The endorsement also comes amid harsh criticism from DeSantis on how current Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum has […]
Two recent polls show that Andrew Gillum’s lead over Ron DeSantis in the Florida governors race is significantly down from the 9-point lead reported last week in a Quinnipiac University poll. That poll had Gillum leading DeSantis, 54 percent to 45 percent among likely voters. However, Peter Schorsch, with FloridaPolitics.com, is reporting that a St. […]