.GovRonDeSantis joined with faith leaders Tuesday for prayer ahead of his swearing-in ceremony.
his Democrat challenger, former Rep. Charlie Crist , by roughly 1.5 million votes. That stands as a drastic contrast to his narrow victory in 2018, defeating Democrat Andrew Gillum by less than half a percentage point, or a difference of 32,463 votes.that his administration had successfully “rewritten the political map.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, smiles as he arrives with his wife Casey, second from left,, and their children Mason, left, and Madison, second from right, before his inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. “We faced attacks, we took the hits, we weathered the storm, but we stood our ground. We did not back down. We had the conviction to guide us, and we had the courage to lead. We made promises. We made promises to the people of Florida, and we have delivered on those promises,” DeSantis said at the time, declaring that Floridians delivered a verdict in the November election: “Freedom is here to stay.
“I believe the survival of the American experiment requires a revival of true American principles. Florida has proved that it can be done. We offer a ray of hope that better days still lie ahead,” DeSantis said, adding he has “only begun to fight.”
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