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Ron DeSantis
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Tax and Fiscal
Grade: B+
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Energy and Environment
Grade: B-
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Law and Scope of Government
Grade: C
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Workforce and Labor
Grade: A
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Regulations
Grade: B-
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Individual Liberties
Grade: A
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Education
Grade: A
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Healthcare
Grade: B+
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Local and National Security
Grade: A
An analysis of DeSantis’ record on local and national security shows an outstanding commitment to limited government principles. As a congressman, DeSantis supported the defunding of sanctuary cities and blocked efforts to shutdown Guantanamo Bay. As Governor, he signed executive actions to stop the mass migration of illegal immigrants and signed a bill to force local cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Additionally, DeSantis vetoed multiple dangerous criminal justice “reforms” which have led to skyrocketing crime rates in other states and are advanced by radical left-wing billionaires through funding to liberal – and even some conservative – advocacy organizations.
Position
Weight
Action
+4
HB 605 Criminal History Expungement (2023)
Vetoed a Dangerous Criminal Justice “Reform” Bill Which Limited the Ability of Communities to Protect themselves from Repeat Criminals.
+5
SB 1478 Criminal Sentencing (2023)
Vetoed a Crime-Invoking Criminal Justice “Reform” Bill that Allows Criminals to Avoid Paying Restitution to Victims and Weakens Accountability in the Parole System.
+3
Protected the State from Mass Illegal Immigration due to Failures by the Biden Administration to Secure the Border by Declaring a State of Emergency.
+4
HB 1627 Pretrial Release and Detention (2023)
Signed a Bill Protecting Against Crime-Invoking Criminal Justice Reform and “Bail Reform” Policies by Establishing a State-wide Bond Schedule.
+4
SB 1808 Immigration Enforcement (2022)
Signed a Bill Strengthening National Security through efforts to Combatting Sanctuary Cities and Human Trafficking.
+4
HB 1 Combatting Public Disorder (2021)
Signed a Bill Strengthening Public Safety by Combatting Rioting and Increasing Criminal Penalties for Property Destruction.
+4
HR 3003 No Sanctuary for Criminal Act (2017)
Voted to Strengthen National Security by Defunding Sanctuary Cities
+3
Voted to Block an Attempt to Weaken National Security by Closing Guantanamo Bay.
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Free Speech and Elections
Grade: A
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