COMMITTED TO THE SUCCESS OF FIU. FLORIDA FIRST LADY CASEY DESANTIS IS REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING A RUN FOR GOVERNOR. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS IS TERM LIMITED AND CANNOT RUN FOR REELECTION IN 2026. THERE’S SPECULATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT CASEY WOULD RUN FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND REPUBLICAN DONORS OPENLY DISCUSSED THE PROSPECT AT A MEETING IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. NOW, OTHER PEOPLE POSSIBLY EYEING A RUN AT THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION. A TRUMP ALLY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, CONGRESSMAN BYRON DONALDS,
Casey DeSantis considering run for Florida governor
Florida’s first lady is seriously considering running for governor, NBC is reporting. Gov. Ron DeSantis, her husband, faces term limits and cannot seek re-election. Republican donors at a gathering last week in Palm Beach County openly discussed the prospect, NBC says. There’s been speculation about whether Casey, a mainstay on the campaign trail for her husband, would one day run for office, but those plans seem to be coming closer to reality, five people directly familiar with the donor event and Casey DeSantis’ thought process told NBC News. Casey DeSantis couldn’t be reached for comment for this article. “I will tell you this, when people talk about me running for governor, I think it speaks highly about the governor himself,” she told the “Conservative Review” podcast in May. “I think when people see me, it is because they are so happy about everything that this governor has done for the state of Florida.“When people start talking about ‘Oh, you know, you should run,’ that’s because Gov. DeSantis is a rock star and that’s because people are so proud of everything that he’s done for this state,” she added.The other Republican who has openly said he is considering a run for governor is Rep. Byron Donalds, a close Trump ally. >> Continue reading on nbcnews.com
Florida’s first lady is seriously considering running for governor, NBC is reporting.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, her husband, faces term limits and cannot seek re-election.
Republican donors at a gathering last week in Palm Beach County openly discussed the prospect, NBC says.
There’s been speculation about whether Casey, a mainstay on the campaign trail for her husband, would one day run for office, but those plans seem to be coming closer to reality, five people directly familiar with the donor event and Casey DeSantis’ thought process told NBC News.
Casey DeSantis couldn’t be reached for comment for this article.
“I will tell you this, when people talk about me running for governor, I think it speaks highly about the governor himself,” she told the “Conservative Review” podcast in May. “I think when people see me, it is because they are so happy about everything that this governor has done for the state of Florida.
“When people start talking about ‘Oh, you know, you should run,’ that’s because Gov. DeSantis is a rock star and that’s because people are so proud of everything that he’s done for this state,” she added.
The other Republican who has openly said he is considering a run for governor is Rep. Byron Donalds, a close Trump ally.
>> Continue reading on nbcnews.com
