FLORIDA — Gov. Ron DeSantis will run for reelection to be the governor of the state of Florida.
The incumbent formally filed as a candidate for the 2022 race on Friday and announced his reelection campaign committee launch on Monday.
His slogan: “Keep Florida Free.”
He joins 15 others who also want to serve as Florida’s commander-in-chief.
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As of Monday morning, two people are running as Republican, 11 as Democrats, two with no party affiliation, and one as an Independent.
See an alphabetical list by last name of candidates below:
- Charlie Crist (DEM)
- Ron DeSantis (REP)
- David Freeman (DEM)
- Nikki Fried (DEM)
- Kyle Gibson (NPA)
- Ivan Graham (DEM)
- Frank Hughes Jr. (NPA)
- Jonathan Karns (DEM)
- Amaro Lionheart (DEM)
- Alexander Lundmark (DEM)
- John Mercadante (REP)
- Timothy Mosley (DEM)
- Annette Taddeo (DEM)
- David Wexler (IND)
- Robert Willis (DEM)
- Randy Zapata (DEM)
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DeSantis released the following statement:
“When I became governor, I pledged to foster economic opportunity, support K-12 education, usher in a new era for Florida’s Everglades and water resources, ensure the integrity of our elections and stand for public safety and the rule of law. I have delivered on all fronts: Florida’s economy is strong, we’ve boosted teacher pay, made historic investments in Everglades restoration and water quality, signed strong election integrity legislation, provided unparalleled support for law enforcement and appointed strong constitutionalists to our state courts. I also protected individual Floridians and small businesses by keeping Florida open and stood up for students and parents by ensuring schools provided in-person instruction and by championing the rights of parents. We’ve also taken on Big Tech censorship, banned sanctuary cities, ensured that municipalities cannot defund law enforcement and stood up to the Biden regime. And I’ve only just begun to fight.”
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