Senate in 2016, but withdrew when incumbent senator Marco Rubio sought reelection.ĭuring his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, DeSantis emphasized his support of Trump. DeSantis frequently criticized Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. During his tenure, he became a founding member of the Freedom Caucus and was an ally of President Donald Trump. Attorney's Office in the Middle District of Florida, a position he held until his honorable discharge in 2010.ĭeSantis was first elected to Congress in 2012, defeating his Democratic opponent Heather Beaven. Department of Justice appointed DeSantis to serve as a Special Assistant U.S. DeSantis joined the United States Navy in 2004, where he was promoted to lieutenant before serving as an advisor to SEAL Team One and being deployed to Iraq in 2007. He graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018.īorn in Jacksonville, DeSantis spent most of his childhood in Dunedin, Florida.
Before assuming the governorship, DeSantis represented Florida's 6th district in the U.S. Ronald Dion DeSantis ( / d ə ˈ s æ n t ɪ s/ born September 14, 1978) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 46th governor of Florida since 2019.