Governor Ron DeSantis and The Free State of Florida | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution
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He's been governor for more than seven years now, and during that time more Americans have moved into his state than into any other state in the country. I'm here in the governor's mansion in Tallahassee to see if I can figure out why. Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida on Uncommon Knowledge now. Welcome to Uncommon Knowledge. I'm Peter Robinson.
The 46th governor of the state of Florida, Ronald Dion DeSantis, grew up in Dunedin, just north of Clearwater. He studied history at Yale, where he was captain of the varsity baseball team, a successor to George H.W. Bush in that position, earned his law degree from Harvard, and then served as a lawyer in the Navy, deploying to Iraq. Elected to Congress in 2012, Ron DeSantis served three terms in the House. In 2018, he was elected to his first term as governor of Florida by four-tenths.
of 1% of one point. Four years later, Governor DeSantis was re-elected by almost 20 points. Since Florida limits its governors to two terms, Ron DeSantis is now in his final year. Governor, thanks for the invitation to join you here. Oh welcome to Florida.
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