Expand your mind. He showed up in the Division of Elections list of 2022 candidates early Monday with Nancy Watkins serving as his campaign treasurer. Wednesday: AG MERRICK GARLAND testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. DONT CALL IT A CAMPAIGN BOOK Florida Gov. Youve got to have a strong leader like DeSantis who understands the problem is severe and you have to do something about it as humanely as possible. Pushaw was paid $126,456 a year. Political editor Emily L. Mahoney will send you a rundown on local, state and national politics coverage every Thursday. DeSantis is widely seen as a formidable potential challenger to former president Donald Trump, who is hitting the trail for the first time this weekend since his November campaign announcement, with planned Saturday stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina. He is youthful but not young. In the past two years, he has built a following for his largely hands-off approach to business and personal restrictions. "Today, the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end," he said on Monday at a bill signing ceremony in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Walt Disney World. Reagan baptized the cycle of know-nothing celebrity Republicans running for public office. Protests at Florida campuses target DeSantis proposals. Pic Another pic, WEEKEND WEDDING Samantha Onofry, counsel for Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), and Jonathan Manning, clinical research coordinator at George Washington University, got married Saturday in Paradise Valley, Ariz. The 202 mid-terms showed just how extreme Florida is compared to the rest of the country. THIS WEEK Tuesday: SCOTUS hears oral arguments in a major case concerning President JOE BIDENs student debt forgiveness policy. We Have a Real UFO Problem. He points to disappointing Midterm results juxtaposed to Republican success in Florida. "Americans are ready for Ron DeSantis," said Ed Rollins, campaign manager for President Ronald Reagan's 49-state landslide election in 1984, now the political strategist for Ready for Ron. You gave me the latitude to respond to media narratives in direct and often unconventional ways, allowing me to redefine the role for a leaders whose actions speak for themselves, Pushaw wrote Friday in her resignation letter to DeSantis chief of staff James Uthmeier and Dawn Hanson, the governors office director of administration. Florida 2022 was a fluke and isnt a reflection of the countrys majority. WASHINGTON Ron DeSantis' shadow campaign for the presidency has suddenly become much more visible, even as his advisers insist he's focused on governing Florida. Ron DeSantis of Florida will make his debut appearances in three early presidential primary states in the next several weeks, according to two people briefed on his plans, selling his. Donald Trump 's former campaign manager recently said that he believes Florida Governor Ron DeSantis should hold off trying to become president until after 2024 while former Vice President. All rights reserved. Pushaw also worked as an international political consultant beginning in 2017. Jeb Bush who frequently sparred with and criticized Pushaw, tweeted a picture of the Wicked Witch of the West melting. It has long been common practice for media outlets to use relevant portions of statements and are not bound to print them in their entirety. TALLAHASSEE The chief spokesperson for Gov. Honestly, if the midterms taught you nothing you deserve to lose, Who wants to elect somebody,who run their state like a third world banana republic,their are not that many Cuban outside Florida and people from the third world concentrated in one state like Florida. Rollins doesnt know DeSantis well. Pushaws job as DeSantis press secretary was her first in American government, according to her resume. At any time. Stop attaching Trump to everything, On the computer, my companion mother earns $50 per hour (Personal Computer). House Democrats kick off their annual policy retreat in Baltimore. A recent Granite State Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center showed Trump trailing DeSantis by 12 points among New Hampshire Republicans even though the former president remains the GOPs only announced presidential candidate. Silence is complicity, she wrote. MEGATREND Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units, by NYTs Roni Caryn Rabin in Toppenish, Wash. DOWNLOAD THE POLITICO MOBILE APP: Stay up to speed with the newly updated POLITICO mobile app, featuring timely political news, insights and analysis from the best journalists in the business. Florida Gov. Lose my number: DeSantis spokeswoman slams AP over quote, blared a headline from the Daily Caller. Florida Gov. Pic, WELCOME TO THE WORLD Otto Heck, founder and principal of Rostrum LLC and a Trump DOT alum, and Mia Heck, director of federal health policy for Change Healthcare and a Trump HHS and CMS alum, welcomed Mary Catherine Heck on Feb. 13. Trader and investor Jeffrey Yass donated $2.5 million to DeSantis' state political committee on February 7, according to online records maintained by the organization, Friends of Ron DeSantis. Pushaw, 31, said on Twitter that she will now serve as the rapid response director for the DeSantis reelection campaign, and in her resignation letter said she will be replaced by Assistant Press Secretary Bryan Griffin. Over the years, Brad has worked for many of Florida's top political leaders including U.S. And DeSantis started his media tour last night by giving his first interview about the book to Mark Levin, on Fox News Life, Liberty & Levin. The 40-minute conversation was as friendly and fawning as youd expect. But hes more focused right now on creating a path to win in New Hampshire and South Carolina. Ready For Ron wants to do the campaign work in early Primary states that DeSantis cannot work on right now. Fernandina has no le Its not a theory its the unfortunate truth of Would love your thoughts, please comment. CPAC 2023 begins at Marylands National Harbor. That said, the money was much tighter in 2018 when DeSantis narrowly beat Democrat Andrew Gillum and secured his first term. Ron DeSantis may not be officially running for president, but his packed schedule this week sure looks like someone laying the groundwork for a campaign.. After spending the weekend meeting . The bill strips power uniquely held by Disney . DeSantis is one of many Republicans making moves toward entering the 2024 presidential race. Federal law prohibits coordination between candidates and super PACs. She listed the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the passing of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as highlights of her time with the organization, although her resume did not make clear what her role was in those efforts. The unofficial guide to official Washington. Among the first decisions Mr DeSantis suggested would be taken was a pay increase for emergency first responders in the newly named Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. He has cast himself as an enemy of the woke left and embraced fights over divisive social issues, working with the Republican-led Florida legislature to restrict school discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity and feuding with Disney after its leaders criticized the policy. The book rollout is taking full advantage of DeSantis relationship with the RUPERT MURDOCH media empire. Advisers to Florida Gov. Rollins notes that with anyone else running as the GOP nominee in 2024, Florida will be a battleground, but that likely wont be the case with DeSantis. Ronnie boy and his antics will not appeal to a wide audience. Florida Gov. When the conservatives freely engage with Austrian neo-Nazis and German right-wingers, they earn the title of racist. MEDICAID MELEE Medicaid now covers 20 million more people than it did just before the pandemic hit, and its eligibility lists havent been trimmed in three years. Now, Rollins sees similar hope in an East Coast Governor. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at an annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas last November. Peck is president of Pathway Public Affairs, the firm where DeSantis senior adviser Phil Cox is a partner. Dont miss out, weve got some exciting moves coming. You have to be focused on the future and not the past.. He sees DeSantis potentially building the party after underperformance in the last two Midterm Elections and a White House loss. The first excerpt, How the Florida blueprint can work for the whole US, was published in the N.Y. Post. Ron DeSantis, listens during a press conference Aug. 18, 2021, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. | Marta Lavandier/AP Photo. And in April 2021, it received a $5 million contribution from hedge-fund manager Kenneth Griffin. Spokespeople for DeSantis did not respond to a request for comment Friday. But it could get raucous: There will be an amendment for free-for-all on each of the dozen appropriations bills, and shes holding firm against defense cuts. Pushaw, 31, said on . Its moving faster than any other state, and some experts worry that tens of thousands of people in the state could see disruptions to their doctor and medication access if they fail to complete the right paperwork. Emails suggest that Gov. Its more of a formality to open a campaign committee. ENGAGED Woodham Kemmer, an account director at TAG Strategies, and James Cecil, an account manager at Socko Strategies, got engaged Saturday on Capitol Hill, followed by a surprise celebration with friends and family. Governor Nuez Information Center Scheduling Requests . who was the campaign manager for . Send Playbookers tips to [emailprotected] or text us at 202-556-3307. By Jacob Ogles He also graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. Ron DeSantis is actively preparing for a possible presidential run, according to a report. The last time immigration was dealt with in this country was when I was still in the White House in 1986, Rollins said. If DeSantis chooses to run for president in 2024, there's a chance he'll be running against Trump. Ron DeSantis are actively preparing for a possible presidential run, according to two Republicans with knowledge of the conversations who described meetings and preliminary staffing moves the latest indication that DeSantis is laying a foundation for a national campaign. Florida Gov. Have a tip, story, suggestion, birthday, anniversary, new job,. Other candidates without governing commitments will be in the field in New Hampshire. 08/12/2022 01:01 PM EDT. She has made the governors press operation adversarial to what she calls legacy media, which includes many outlets that are perceived as critical to DeSantis. Gov. On June 11, 2020, Foreign Policy published a column called I Abolished and Rebuilt the Police. Trader and investor Jeffrey Yass donated $2.5 million to DeSantis' state political committee on February 7, according to online records maintained by the organization, Friends of Ron DeSantis. DeSantiss political team has already identified multiple potential hires in early primary states such as New Hampshire and Iowa, according to one of the Republicans, who said experienced operatives have expressed interest. Ron DeSantis Governor of Florida $204,748,318 Total Contributions. She now has more than 188,000 followers and more than 48,000 tweets. Supporters of the "Don't Say Gay" bill had held rallies outside Disney World in Orlando, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg. Peck was the campaign manager for Ron's dominant 2022 gubernatorial victory against Charlie Crist. When Florida Republicans held their annual conference in Hollywood in July and barred many members of the press corps from the event, Pushaw posted a tweet: My message to them is to try crying about it. During the 2016 election, he oversaw a super PAC that backed the presidential campaign of former New Jersey Gov. Wiles, a Jacksonville-area resident, is a lobbyist for Ballard Partners, the Tallahassee-based lobbying shop run by . The move is seen as retaliation after Disney opposed state laws curtailing gender and sexuality education. The Republicans spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private talks. Well miss her in the Governors Office, but know shell be a wonderful asset on the campaign team, said Taryn Fenske, the governors communications director. Read a book. JUAN CISCOMANI and ELI CRANE both flipped Democrat-held seats in the 2022 midterm elections, helping Republicans eke out a small majority in the House. DEMOCRACY WATCH Some of the nations most prominent election deniers lost big races in November and now theyre turning their focus to winning state GOP chair posts, APs Nicholas Riccardi and Joey Cappelletti report from Parker, Colo., and Lansing, Mich. I thought of it as my patriotic duty to not give her the road unchallenged, he wrote. Mackay? For more than 50 years, the Walt Disney World territory operated within Florida's Reedy Creek Improvement District and essentially acted as a self-governing area, with control of utilities and a fire department. Thats before DeSantis raises a dime for his official campaign account, which can start cashing checks today. The GOP is nothing but neo nazis and religious whackos like ISIS. I am proud to have been part of a team that has helped Floridians through historic challenges, and continue to deliver results that make life better for the people of our great state., Her two-page resignation letter includes a series of bullet points outlining administration accomplishments that she has helped elevate nationally, a move that coincides with DeSantis rise among many in the GOP base who have dubbed him Americas Governor. She touted re-opening the states economy quicker than other states during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the wave of education-focused culture war issues such as empowering parents and upholding the rule of law., Florida Gov. Drop us a line with your DeSantis book reviews: Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels, Ryan Lizza. Pushaw transformed the office into one focused more on attacking reporters than helping them. He also knows DeSantis can win elections, something made abundantly clear when the Governor won re-election by a landslide 19 percentage points in November. His political committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, has raised money at an astonishing rate over the past year, pulling in $5.2 million in September alone. He most recently covered Prince William County for InsideNoVa. Using personal social media accounts, not state-run accounts, Pushaw earned a reputation during her 15 months as a government official as the chief amplifier of DeSantis political narrative. An analysis of social media by the groups said that references to pedophiles and grooming rose by more than 400% in the month after the Florida Legislature passed the Parental Rights in Education Act, which has been dubbed by opponents as the dont say gay bill. A lot of what we talk about gets people pretty emotional, but be mad at policies, not other users. Ron DeSantis press secretary Christina Pushaw, who during 15-months in that post transformed the governors state messaging office into a hyper-partisan extension of his political efforts, is joining DeSantis reelection campaign. The GOP source said that Phil Cox and Generra Peck, who were both key members of DeSantis 2022 gubernatorial reelection campaign, are actively involved in ongoing talks about 2024. The Florida governor had been in talks with several candidates for the post but ultimately settled on Cox, who has established close relationships with a number of Republican governors over the years. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. We wont do any public announcements until after the Special Session, but you have to prepare for these things.. I was a republican as a 1930s school boy who ask my father to vote against Roosevelt but as a WWII vet who respected Truman. THE SHADOW PRIMARY G.O.P. Thats why Emergent has spent the last 25 years developing, manufacturing, and delivering protections against the things we hope never happen just in case they ever do. He sees the Governor politically focused on issues that mean something to rank-and-file voters. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, When disinfo specialists lie, Gray Ladys DeSantis frustration and other commentary, Trump calls DeSantis wheelchair over the cliff kind of guy in odd rant, DeSantis calls Florida Democratic Party a dead, rotten carcass, Ex-Disney CEO griped to DeSantis about pressure to slam Fla.s Dont Say Gay bill: book, consider him the most viable GOP alternative. Then go to kickboxing and have a margarita. Get to know all the movers and shakers in Westminster and never miss a beat of British politics with a free subscription. On that front, he feels it is important DeSantis for at least the next six months focus entirely on a successful second term in office. Republican officials say they are preparing for what is expected to be a competitive race in the perennial swing state. Contact information. Erin Morton, a partner at CRD Associates, and Don Morton, a financial adviser with Edward Jones, on Thursday welcomed Rosemary Patricia Morton, who joins big sister Juniper. Some recent polling has shown DeSantis pulling ahead of Trump, including a survey released this week that had the governor leading the ex-president among likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire. RON DeSANTIS The Courage to Be Free will be released tomorrow, kicking off a media tour that is widely assumed to be the prelude to a formal announcement this spring that hes running for president. Im convinced theres a good network of establishment party people in New Hampshire that will quickly have a very effective DeSantis campaign, Bowen said. Florida Gov. De Luca previously was director of state and gubernatorial comms, and Vaughn Jones was national press secretary. They are not getting any votes to do that. November 10, 2021. Republicans are Americas biggest problem! OUT AND ABOUT The film Finding Fellowship, directed and co-produced by former associate White House counsel Jason Green, had its D.C. premiere Saturday afternoon at the Ronald Reagan Building. FIRST IN PLAYBOOK American Bridge 21st Century is naming Alexandra De Luca VP of strategic comms and Tiffiany Vaughn Jones senior director of strategic comms and national press. Just stay tuned, DeSantis said at a Monday press conference on separate issues. Advisers to the 44-year-old Republican have already identified multiple potential hires for a 2024 bid in integral early primary states like New Hampshire and Iowa, a source with knowledge of the plans told The Washington Post. Then, DeSantis faced an uphill battle in the Republican Primary against then-Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who had spent a decade preparing to run. He also graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. In June, Pushaw belatedly registered as a foreign agent due to her work in Georgia, a move that came after contact from the Justice Department. Florida Gov. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. See the top contributors to Ron Desantis.Ron Desantis has raised a total of $134,367,665 contributions in the current election cycle. 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