Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis announces he is running for Governor of Florida

Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis is entering Florida's gubernatorial race. During an Friday morning appearance on national television, DeSantis announced he would be filing paperwork later in the day to officially run for governor. DeSantis represents Florida's 6th Congressional District which includes an area from Palm Coast south to Deltona. He is a Navy reservist and Iraq war veteran. In 2008, DeSantis was appointed as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. He was first elected to Congress in 2012. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2016 in Florida until incumbent Senator Marco Rubio announced he would seek re-election following his failed presidential bid.