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FLORIDA GOVERNOR CANDIDATES

Former Florida Governor
Charlie Crist is running against Ron DeSantis, who is Florida's current Governor.

Saved over 20,000 teachers’ jobs
As Governor, he led Florida out of the Great Recession, including saving over 20,000 teachers’ jobs.
Protected reproductive rights
As Governor, Charlie vetoed a bill that would have restricted a woman’s right to choose.
Held BP accountable after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Charlie held BP accountable after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (one of our worst environmental disasters) and cleaned up the beaches. He also hosted a Climate Summit in Miami and set a goal of 20% renewable energy by 2020.
Restored voting rights to over 150,000 people who were previously incarcerated
Charlie is committed in expanding voting access. When he was Governor, Charlie Crist restored the right to vote to over 150,000 people who were previously incarcerated.

Republican
Current Florida Governor
Ron DeSantis has been called “the most dangerous figure in American politics.”

Abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest.
DeSantis recently signed into law a ban on all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, no exceptions.

Passed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
DeSantis has passed anti-LGBTQ policies like this one, which bans talking about gender or sexual orientation in schools.

Doubled property insurance costs.
Floridians now pay the highest property insurance rates in the country – almost triple the national average.
Blocked a law allowing felons who had served their time to vote.
DeSantis knows that to stay in power, he has to stop people from voting. This is just one of the many steps he’s taken to make it harder to vote in FL.
Lost jobs for Floridians.
Ron DeSantis cost Floridians hundreds of thousands of jobs. It’s never been harder for Floridians to afford rent or to buy a house.
Wasted Florida’s money to mock out-of-state immigrants
Ron DeSantis spent Florida taxpayers’ money to trick legal Venezuelan migrants who were in San Antonio seeking asylum and sent them to Martha’s Vineyard. They promised them jobs, meals, and a place to stay – but it was just a cruel political stunt.