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GOVERNOR
RON DESANTIS
IS A LEADER WHO HAS DELIVERED FOR FLORIDA

Republican Party of Florida
420 E. Jefferson St
Tallahassee, FL 32301
  
RON DESANTIS DELIVERS RESULTS
 

• U.S. Navy Veteran

• Deployed to Iraq as adviser to Seal Team One commander

• Married to First Lady Casey DeSantis and father to three young children

Use of military rank, job titles, and photograph in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Navy or Department of Defense

THE RON DESANTIS RECORD
REAL RESULTS ON ISSUES THAT MATTER

Economy and Budget

• Enacted largest tax relief in Florida history while generating the state's largest budget surplus ever

• By keeping Florida open and protecting people's jobs and businesses, Florida's economy outperformed the nation as a whole and set a record for domestic tourism

• Ensured medical freedom by protecting Floridians from losing their jobs due to individual decision to decline COVID shots

• Secured $100 million for the Hometown Heroes Program to provide down payment assistance for law enforcement officers, firefighters, educators, and EMTs

• Florida leads the nation in new business formations

Immigration and Public Safety

• Prohibited local governments in Florida from Defunding the Police

• Provided $5,000 bonuses for police officers who relocate to Florida from other jurisdictions

• Challenged the Biden Administration's "catch and release" immigration policy

• Secured bonuses for all law enforcement and fire rescue personnel in the state two years in a row

• lnstituted a program to transport illegal immigrants away from Florida to sanctuary cities

• Formed a strike force to combat drug smuggling, human trafficking, and the transport of illegal weapons
  

• Passed pay increases for state law enforcement, correctional officers, and county sheriffs

• Banned sanctuary cities in the State of Florida

• lnstituted harsher criminal penalties for people caught trafficking fentanyl

Public Education

• Secured largest increase in teacher pay in Florida history, catapulting the average minimum salary for teachers to Top 10 in the country

• Ensured that schools were open in 2020, when many states locked kids out of school, and avoided catastrophic learning losses as a result

• Focused schools on educating students, not indoctrinating them, by prohibiting classroom instruction on sexual ideology in elementary schools and enforcing rules to ensure that no child will be taught to feel guilty about their race, color, sex, or national origin

• Signed the Fairness in Women's Sports Act and preserved opportunities for female athletes to demonstrate their strength, skills, and athletic abilities in school-sponsored competitions

• Achieved record funding for K-12 schools

• Eliminated Common Core, ended the Florida Standards Assessments, and instituted individualized progress monitoring

• Strengthened civics education in Florida and passed legislation to add financial literacy and money management courses to high school currículum

• Passed the Parents' Bill of Rights to protect the rights of parents to decide what is best for the upbringing, education, and care of their child

• Signed bilis to enhance the safety and mental well-being of Florida's students and téachers, including improved school security measures and required substance abuse and mental health instruction

• Prohibited tuition increases at state universities

• Provided two rounds of $1,000 bonuses directly to each early learning teacher in appreciation far their continued service

Health Care

• Expanded Florida's network of resources available for people with behavioral and developmental disabilities

• Sued the Biden Administration for delaying Florida's historic program to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada

• Established an initiative to assist Floridians suffering from Alzheimer's disease and their families and secured record funding for supported research

• Prohibited taxpayer dollars from being spent on puberty blockers and gender-altering surgery

• lnvested nearly $1.5 billion in addiction treatment programs to combat the opioid crisis

• Signed the No Patient Left Alone Act to ensure that no one in a hospital or assisted-living facility is barred from seeing visitors

• Launched a statewide messaging campaign to inform the public of the dangers of fentanyl, now the leading cause of death for individuals aged 18 to 45 in the United States

• Banned vaccine passports and allowed Floridians to keep their C0VID vaccination status prívate

Environmental Protection

• Secured a record $3.3 billion to fund water quality initiatives and restoration projects in the Everglades

• Acquired 141,935 acres of land within the Florida Wildlife Corridor to safeguard it from development and protect the wildlife that lives there

• Strengthened Florida's environmental regulations to reduce nutrient inputs into the state's waterways and ensure accountability for harming our water

• Restored the Red Tide Task Force and invested over $40 million to mitigate Red Tide impacts across the state

• Appointed the state's first Chief Science Officer to ensure environmental policy is evidence-based

• lnvested a record $5.6-million towards the removal of invasive pythons from the Everglades

• Secured more than $50 million towards the protection and restoration of manatees and their natural habitats

• Established the Resilient Florida program to provide grants for fortifying Florida's infrastructure against extreme weather events

Families and Child Welfare

• Launched the Fatherhood lnitiative to encourage responsible and involved fatherhood in Florida through educational programs, mentorship programs, and one-on-one support

• Expanded care for new moms by extending postpartum care for low-income mothers

• Among the nation's ten most populous states, Florida has the lowest percentage of children in foster care for more than five years

• Bolstered Florida's Pregnancy Support Services Program to address the needs of expectant mothers and prepare them for motherhood

• lmplemented multiple sales tax holidays to help families combat inflation and save money on necessities such as diapers and school supplies

• Protected the right of houses of worship to remain open during the pandemic

Infrastructure

• Budgeted over $9 billion in the past two years for constructing new highways and resurfacing existing roadways across the state

• Engineered the relocation of global shipping companies to Florida after California's failed ports caused massive backlogs and supply chain disruptions

• Authorized the Broadband Opportunity Program to assist with broadband connectivity in rural and underserved areas of the state

• Secured record funding for Florida ports to mitigate impacts from nationwide supply chain disruptions

• Allocated over $750 million since 2021 to repair and replace hundreds of bridges in this state

• lnvested $13 million in the expansion of Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, constructing nearly two miles of roadway and more than doubling the number of jobs at the facility
  

Veterans
 

• Directed more than $12 million in funds for infrastructure, workforce education, and job creation in military communities

• Provided a tuition waiver for disabled veterans attending Florida's colleges and universities

• Dedicated $7.8 million to initiatives to help veterans find new jobs and transition to civilian life

• Solidified a pathway for veterans to obtain a temporary teaching certificate while in the process of earning their bachelor's degree

• Allowed veterans to receive college credit for their time and education acquired in the military

• Developed a suicide prevention training program that connects veterans with needed support networks

• Created the Governor's lnitiative on Lawyers Assisting Warriors to provide military members with pro bono legal services from Florida's leading law firms

FLORIDIANS AGREE,

"During COVID, my husband's memory care center wouldn't let me by his side. But thanks to Ron DeSantis, I was able to get back to him before all other states allowed. And now, thanks to his No Patient Left Alone Act, no one will ever be separated from their loved ones again."
– Mary, Jacksonville

"Ron DeSantis gave small business owners like me the ability to stay open and make their own decisions. l'm voting for Governor DeSantis because he's got a spine and his policies make sense."
– Steve, Coral Gables

RON DESANTIS GETS THE JOB DONE FOR US.

"In all my years of teaching, no one has looked out for us like Ron DeSantis. The pay raises and bonuses he enacted told me that he values everything we do."
– Julie, Green Cove Springs

"When you have a Governor that stands up and says, 'I want to make sure people are protected', as a Sheriff, it makes it much easier to do my job."
- Chris, Paseo County Sheriff


Paid political advertisement paid for by the Republican Party of Florida, 420 E. Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301. The Republican Party of Florida endorses and urges you to vote for Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody, and Jimmy Patronis. Content approved in advance by Ron DeSantis, Republican, for Governor, Ashley Moody, Republican, for Attorney General, and Jimmy Patronis, Republican, for Chief Financial Officer.