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Ron DeSantis
State of Florida

Ron DeSantis

Governor
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100 / 100 A
Raw: 46 of 46 dynamic max · 23 of 49 answered
State tier49 of 50 rubric questions apply at this office level — federal-only questions are marked N/A and excluded from the dynamic max. How tier grading works →
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 30/ 70
🏛️ State First 16/ 30
National Rank
#3,821 of 9,024 · top 42.3% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Church Affiliationverified
Roman Catholic · 900 W Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304 · Reported Attender · 2019-present (Tallahassee residence)
Cross-referenced from the USMC Ministries church directory — see the Nationwide Church Directory for the full 10-point theological scorecard on this church.

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Next Election
November 3, 2026
General · Seat up at next election
— until
Registration deadline: 2026-10-05
Early voting: 2026-10-22 – 2026-11-01
State elections office: (850) 245-6200
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Florida Division of Elections

Official Profile

Religion: Catholic
Education: Yale University (BA, History); Harvard Law School (JD)
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida
Background: Navy JAG officer who served in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay; U.S. Representative (2013-2018); became 46th governor in 2019; ran for president in 2024.
X / Twitter: @GovRonDeSantis
Two-term FL Governor, term-limited (leaves Jan 2027; next election Nov 2026). Strong cited conservative record: signed Heartbeat Protection Act SB300 (6-wk ban); signed SB254 banning gender-affirming care for minors + Parental Rights in Education (Don't Say Gay); HB1 universal school-choice vouchers; first-in-nation anti-CBDC law + anti-ESG law; SB524/SB90 election integrity (election-crimes office, drop-box/harvesting limits, Zuckerbucks ban); suspended State Attorneys Warren & Worrell over enforcement; banned COVID vaccine/mask mandates; SB1718 mandatory E-Verify + anti-sanctuary; SB264 foreign-farmland ban; HB543 permitless carry; moved to repeal FL red-flag law. No cross-party deviations found.

Category Breakdown

Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
Not yet verified
FEC / state campaign-finance search found no abortion-industry PAC contributions for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns (as of the cited search date)
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
TRUE (+2)[4]
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
Not yet verified
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
TRUE (+2)[5]
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
TRUE (+2)[6]
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
TRUE (+2)[7]
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
TRUE (+2)[8]
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
TRUE (+2)[7]
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
TRUE (+2)[9]
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
TRUE (+2)[9]
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
TRUE (+2)[10]
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)[11]
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
TRUE (+2)[12]
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
Not yet verified
1 claim
  1. Signed CS/HB 543, 'Public Safety,' permitting unlicensed concealed carry of firearms for law-abiding citizens (permitless / 'constitutional carry'). Approved April 3, 2023; Chapter 2023-18; effective July 1, 2023.

    Verified 2026-04-21Dispute this claim
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
Not yet verified
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
TRUE (+2)[13]
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
TRUE (+2)[13]
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
Not yet verified
Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
TRUE (+2)[14]
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
TRUE (+2)[14]
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
TRUE (+2)[14]
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
Not yet verified

Sources & Evidence

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References & footnotes

Every answer above with a [n] marker corresponds to one of the footnotes below. Wayback-archive links preserve the page as it read at our access date so a reader can verify the citation even if the original URL changes or disappears.

  1. [1]
    Signed Heartbeat Protection Act SB300 (6-wk) + earlier 15-wk ban; affirmatively pro-life. Unclassified
    clickorlando.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Signed Heartbeat Protection Act SB300 (6-wk) + earlier 15-wk ban; affirmatively pro-life.
  2. [2]
    Personally opposes same-sex marriage; FL constitution defines marriage as man/woman. Center
    floridapolitics.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Personally opposes same-sex marriage; FL constitution defines marriage as man/woman.
  3. [3]
    Signed SB254 banning gender-affirming care for minors + bathroom bill. Unclassified
    nbcnews.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Signed SB254 banning gender-affirming care for minors + bathroom bill.
  4. [4]
    Signed HB1 universal school-choice vouchers (all students eligible). Unclassified
    wusf.org · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Signed HB1 universal school-choice vouchers (all students eligible).
  5. [5]
    Signed first-in-nation anti-CBDC law. Official
    flgov.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Signed first-in-nation anti-CBDC law.
  6. [6]
    Signed sweeping anti-ESG law barring ESG factors in state investment/procurement. Unclassified
    news.bloomberglaw.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Signed sweeping anti-ESG law barring ESG factors in state investment/procurement.
  7. [7]
    SB90 enhanced voter-ID requirements. Unclassified
    floridianpress.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    SB90 enhanced voter-ID requirements.
  8. [8]
    SB90 tightened drop boxes; SB524 made ballot harvesting a felony. Unclassified
    news4jax.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    SB90 tightened drop boxes; SB524 made ballot harvesting a felony.
  9. [9]
    SB1718 anti-sanctuary provisions. Official
    flgov.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    SB1718 anti-sanctuary provisions.
  10. [10]
    SB264 bans foreign-principal (China et al.) farmland ownership. Center
    thehill.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    SB264 bans foreign-principal (China et al.) farmland ownership.
  11. [11]
    Signed HB543 permitless/constitutional carry. Official
    flgov.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Signed HB543 permitless/constitutional carry.
  12. [12]
    Opposed FL's red-flag law; moved to repeal it. Right
    foxnews.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Opposed FL's red-flag law; moved to repeal it.
  13. [13]
    Consistently pro-police, anti-defund; suspended prosecutors who declined to enforce law. Unclassified
    abcnews.go.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Consistently pro-police, anti-defund; suspended prosecutors who declined to enforce law.
  14. [14]
    Banned COVID vaccine/mask mandates; declined federal mandate strings. Official
    flgov.com · accessed 2026-06-17 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Banned COVID vaccine/mask mandates; declined federal mandate strings.
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