Ron DeSantis, Fake Populist
The Florida governor pretends to attack the elites with an economic agenda that would preserve his big donors’ power over Americans’ lives.
Ron DeSantis
Dig into The Lever’s investigative reporting on 46th governor of Florida Ron DeSantis.
Investor Exits DeSantis Fundraiser To Avoid Pay-To-Play Issue
A Wall Street titan with Florida pension business withdraws from the governor’s fundraiser after questions from The Lever.
Florida Lawmakers Help DeSantis Shovel More Cash To Wall Street
The governor’s 2024 money chase could run up against a federal pay-to-play rule that’s previously tripped up other GOP candidates.
DeSantis Allows Anti-“Woke” Giveaway To Big Wall Street Donors
As private equity donated to groups supporting Ron DeSantis, he oversaw a billion-dollar transfer of state employees’ retirement dollars into underperforming firms.
The Leonard Leo Presidential Primary
A GOP operative involved with the conservative activist’s record-breaking $1.6 billion political advocacy fund is now leading Ron DeSantis’ super PAC.
DeSantis Lets Electric Companies Hide Their Dirty Work
After industry cash flooded their war chests, Florida Republicans stopped requiring utilities from disclosing who they are punishing with power shutoffs.
DeSantis Leaves Floridians At The Mercy Of His Insurance Donors
A rewrite of Florida’s property insurance laws will usher in the state’s most sweeping civil lawsuit restrictions since Jeb Bush was in office.
In Climate Change-Ravaged Florida, Ron DeSantis’ Insurance Giveaway
The governor and his GOP colleagues quietly shielded their insurance donors from bad faith lawsuits — at the cost of homeowners facing record levels of property damage.
DeSantis Donors Get Nursing Home Dereg
Florida’s Republican politicians are shielding their campaign donors from liability while chipping away at safety standards for elderly residents.