Ron DeSantis’ 2 terms in office fundamentally altered Florida’s political landscape, cementing conservative policies through strategic control of state institutions
Gov. Ron DeSantis' most lasting legacy may be the way he expanded the powers of his office. Joe Raedle/Getty Images When Ron DeSantis was first elected governor of Florida in November 2018, he won with a margin of just over 30,000 votes – less than four-tenths of 1% of all the votes cast in the election. At that time, Florida was the biggest swing state in presidential politics, and DeSantis had hitched his wagon to Donald Trump, a president who had only narrowly won the state two years earlier. Immediately after the election, DeSantis requested that his staff assemble a binder of information
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