Ronald Dion DeSantis (/ dɪˈsæntɪs, diː -/; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician and former naval officer serving as the 46th governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2013 to 2018 as the U.S. representative from Florida's 6th congressional district.

May 31, 2023 · Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey DeSantis, are both of Italian descent. Ron was born to Ronald and Karen DeSantis, while Casey was born to Robert and Jeanne Black. All of Ron's great-grandparents immigrated from Southern Italy, while his parents and grandparents were born and raised in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Jan 14, 2024 · Ron DeSantis is running to be the first Italian-American president. The fact that we haven’t heard much about that is a sign of how far Italian Americans have come.

Aug 11, 2022 · Binning said he first learned of the Florida Ron DeSantis connection to the Valley in 2012 while on a trip to Italy with Father Rogers, Sister Regina Rogers and DeSantis's mother, Karen,...

Mar 24, 2020 · Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis needs to reconnect with his inner Italian. I know it’s in there. All eight of DeSantis’ great-grandparents emigrated from Italy.

Nov 15, 2024 · Among the highlights, DeSantis met with the Italian prime minister for about an hour. He reportedly pushed for more Italian business investment in the Sunshine State. The Republican helped broker an aeronautics research-sharing agreement with Italian universities.

Ron DeSantis hopes to become the first to accomplish both. If elected, the current governor of the Sunshine State would set another first. He would become the first president of Italian descent...

Nov 12, 2024 · On the second day of his five-day trade mission to Italy, Gov. Ron DeSantis met with the Italian Prime Minister and three top yacht makers before announcing the opening of a new international trade office, hoping to better Florida's …

DeSantis (or De Santis or de Santis) is an Italian surname. Usage of the surname alone in American politics most frequently refers to Ron DeSantis (b. 1978), the current governor of Florida and a former candidate for president of the United States in the 2024 Republican primaries .

May 8, 2023 · While it hasn’t been reported anywhere how Ron Jr got his middle name, could it be that his dad named him after American- Italian singer Dion? According to one Facebook post, Papa DeSantis posted a video of singer Dion singing the …