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Governors of the Territory of Florida No. Governor Term in office Appointed by 1 William Pope Duval (1784–1854) April 17, 1822 – April 17, 1834 (successor appointed) James Monroe: John Quincy Adams: Andrew Jackson: 2 John Eaton (1790–1856) April 24, 1834 – March 16, 1836 (successor appointed) Andrew Jackson: 3 Richard K. Call
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The 46th and current governor of Florida is Ron DeSantis (R). He was first elected in 2018. Before becoming governor, DeSantis was a Republican member of the U.S. House from the 6th Congressional District of Florida.
The state constitution establishes the office of the governor in Article IV, the Executive Department. Florida Constitution, Article IV, Section 1
Per Article IV, Section 5 of the state constitution, the governor must be at least 30 years old and have been a resident and registered voter of Florida for at least seven years. Florida Constitution, Article IV, Section 5
The Governor of Florida is the chief executive of Florida and serves as chairman of the Florida cabinet. The governor has the power to execute Florida's laws and to call out the state militia to preserve the public peace, being commander-in-chief of the state's military forces that are not in active service of the United States. At least once every...
Role in state budget
1. 1.1. See also: Florida state budget and finances The state operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows: 1. In June or July, the governorsends budget instructions to state agencies. 2. In September or October, agencies submit their budget requests to the governor. 3. Budget hearings are held with the public from October through February. 4. The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the state legislature 30 days before the legis...
Governor's office budget
The budget for the Governor's Office in Fiscal Year 2024 was $2,898,258,747.
Partisan balance 1992-2013
1. 1.1. See also: Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States and Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, Florida From 1992-2013, in Florida there were Democratic governors in office for 7 years while there were Republican governors in office for 14 years. Florida was under Republican trifectasfor the last three years of the study period. Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82%) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27%) from 1992 to 2013. Over the course of the 22-year stud...
Historical officeholders
There have been 46 governors since 1845. Of the 46 officeholders, nine were Republican, 34 were Democrat, one was Whig, one was Democrat/Prohibition, and one was Provisional.
Presidential voting pattern
1. See also: Presidential voting trends in Florida Florida voted Republicanin four out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
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Address:Executive Office of Governor Ron DeSantis 400 S Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32399 Phone: (850) 488-7146 E-mail:GovernorRon.Desantis@eog.myflorida.com
Executive Office of Governor Ron DeSantis 400 S Monroe St Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 488-7146 Email Governor DeSantis Email First Lady DeSantis Email Lt. Governor Nuñez
Jan 4, 2019 · He will be Florida’s first “Generation X” governor, succeeding three “baby boomer” leaders, including outgoing Gov. Rick Scott and former governors Charlie Crist and Jeb Bush.
Mar 27, 2023 · From former lawmakers to veteran civil servants, here are the people the governor tapped to run state government. DeSantis signs books in Des Moines on March 10, 2023. Photo by Rachel Mummey for The Washington Post via Getty Images. By City & State Florida. | March 27, 2023.
Ronald Dion DeSantis ( / dɪˈsæntɪs, diː -/; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician serving since 2019 as the 46th governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Florida's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018.
Jan 22, 2024 · DeSantis is 45 years old and turns 46 on September 14, 2024. How long will DeSantis be governor of Florida? DeSantis was first elected in 2018 and began his term in office on Jan. 8, 2019. He...
