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Ron DeSantis
Republican · Incumbent Governor · FL
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Voted yes or no on 3 of the 8 issues.
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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond
- Reported assets
- No net worth reported.
Median household income, Florida $74,568
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How they voted · the eight · not the pond
Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.
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About Ron DeSantis
- Age
- 48 (born Sep 14, 1978)source
- Born in
- nothing found
- Years in office
- Governor of Florida since Jan 8, 2019 · 7 years.source
- Hobbies & fun facts
- Posts about his music tastes on X; Metallica is a favorite.Source: Florida Phoenix, 2025
He's a native Floridian who grew up in Dunedin. He went to Yale and Harvard Law, then served as a U.S. Navy JAG officer, including a deployment to Iraq. He's married to Casey DeSantis, a former TV anchor.
Last updated: Oct 19, 2026
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What they're running on
From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.
- No official platform found.
Also on the record — not in the pond
Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.
Next election · not the pond
Nov 3, 2026 · FL Governor · General election · Not on the ballot
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Reported assets · not the pond
No financial disclosure on file in our data.
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M
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Committee assignments · not the pond
U.S. Congress — past assignments
As listed on Aug 26, 2018, before they left Congress. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.
House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Member
Subcommittee: The Western Hemisphere — Member
Subcommittee: The Middle East and North Africa — Member
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — Member
Subcommittee: National Security — Chair
Subcommittee: Government Operations — Member
House Committee on the Judiciary — Member
Subcommittee: Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet — Member
Subcommittee: The Constitution and Civil Justice — Vice Chair
Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators file history (commit f7a3a85df42d).
Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond
Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.
Sponsored 27 since 2015. 0 became law. 2 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.
H.R. 3737 (115th Congress) — Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017
Introduced Sep 12, 2017 · Passed House Mar 6, 2018 · Official record ↗
H.R. 883 (115th Congress) — Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017
Introduced Feb 6, 2017 · Passed House May 22, 2017 · Official record ↗
Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.
Where they stand on the eight
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- Immigration & Border SecurityNo sourced recordNo sourced record
- AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
- Gun Rights & Second AmendmentNo sourced recordNo sourced record
- Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
- Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
- Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
- Crime & PolicingNo sourced recordNo sourced record
- Parental Rights & School ChoiceNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Votes with own party
100% of the time — 7 of 7 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.
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Why Thin Hippo: Thin Hippo — no votes yet. We count votes from 2015 on.
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Stance timeline by issue
Flips first
Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.
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Iran War Powers Current events
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No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
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Healthcare Health
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No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Women's Sports Eligibility Education
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Artificial intelligence regulation Technology
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Voting rights and election rules Elections
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Term limits Congress
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Age limits for federal officials Congress
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
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Presidential immunity / accountability Presidency
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No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
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Abortion Social Policy
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Jun 18, 2013 Supported Shown, not in the pond.
Supported: Pro-life / restricting abortion
Voted Yea — Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (20-week)
On Passage
What this was: Would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with limited exceptions.
↗ clerk.house.govMay 13, 2015 Supported Vote
Supported: Pro-life / restricting abortion
Voted Yea — Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (20-week)
On Passage
What this was: Would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with limited exceptions.
↗ clerk.house.govSep 18, 2015 Supported Vote
Supported: Pro-life / restricting abortion
Voted Yea — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Passage
What this was: Requires doctors to give an infant born alive after an attempted abortion the same care any other newborn would get, with penalties for failing to do so.
↗ clerk.house.govOct 3, 2017 Supported Vote
Supported: Pro-life / restricting abortion
Voted Yea — Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (20-week)
On Passage
What this was: Would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with limited exceptions.
↗ clerk.house.govJan 19, 2018 Supported Vote
Supported: Pro-life / restricting abortion
Voted Yea — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Passage
What this was: Requires doctors to give an infant born alive after an attempted abortion the same care any other newborn would get, with penalties for failing to do so.
↗ clerk.house.gov
Energy Policy Environment
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Feb 11, 2015 Supported Vote
Supported: Expanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Voted Yea — Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
On Passage
What this was: Would approve the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada. A signature energy vote.
↗ clerk.house.gov
Taxes, Spending & Debt Economy
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Dec 20, 2017 Supported Vote
Supported: Lower taxes and tax cuts
Voted Yea — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (conference)
On Passage
What this was: 2017 Republican tax law. Cut individual and corporate rates, doubled the standard deduction, capped SALT. Trump signed it.
↗ clerk.house.gov
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