Florida Officials Provide Update on Hurricane Isaias Florida Governor Ron Desantis
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DeSantis won his first governor's race by less than 0.5%!
In 2018, DeSantis defeated Andrew Gillum by ~32,000 votes out of 8.2 million cast — one of Florida's narrowest gubernatorial margins ever. Learn more at Wikipedia
Isaias struck the U.S. East Coast as a Category 1 storm in 2020!
Isaias brought destructive winds and flooding from Florida to New England, prompting emergency declarations across multiple states. Read more at Weather.gov
GA Gov. Kemp can activate the National Guard with one declaration.
As governor, Brian Kemp holds emergency management authority over Georgia — letting him deploy the Guard, open shelters, and request federal disaster aid. That's why he's speaking live as Hurricane Isaias tracks toward the state.
Was DeSantis right to strip Disney's self-governing status in FL?
Before politics, Gov. DeSantis served as a U.S. Navy JAG officer.
DeSantis served as a military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay and deployed to Iraq with SEAL Team One as a legal advisor — giving him command-and-crisis experience before becoming Florida's 46th governor in 2019.
Florida's price gouging law was born after Hurricane Andrew in 1992!
Andrew caused ~$27B in damage and sparked widespread gouging scandals. Florida enacted its price gouging statute in response, making violations a first-degree misdemeanor — or felony for large-scale offenders.
