A closer look at the biggest achievements of Ron DeSantis. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.
Ron DeSantis is an American politician currently serving as the 46th Governor of Florida since 2019. A Republican, he previously served as a U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2018. Prior to his political career, DeSantis was an attorney and a naval officer. He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 but withdrew from the race in January of that year.
In 2001, DeSantis graduated from Yale with a B.A., magna cum laude. As a senior in 2001, he also had the team's best batting average at .336 as the captain of Yale's varsity baseball team.
In 2012, DeSantis ran for the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 6th congressional district and was elected after defeating six candidates in the Republican primary in August and then defeating Democratic nominee Heather Beaven in the November general election.
In 2012, DeSantis was first elected to Congress.
In 2014, DeSantis was reelected to Congress.
In 2014, DeSantis was reelected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Conservative think tank Citizens Against Government Waste named DeSantis a "Taxpayer Superhero" in 2015.
In 2016, DeSantis was reelected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
After winning the Republican nomination in the 2018 gubernatorial election, DeSantis defeated Tallahassee mayor and Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum by 0.4%.
In the 2022 gubernatorial election, DeSantis defeated former governor Charlie Crist by 19.4 percentage points.
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