Florida’s DeSantis Getting Right to Work After Inauguration as Governor

Newly sworn-in Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks as his wife, Casey DeSantis, stands near him at the Freedom Tower where he appointed Barbara Lagoa to the Florida Supreme Court in Miami, Fla., on Jan. 09, 2019. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Ron DeSantis has wasted no time toward putting his agenda in place since being sworn into office Jan. 8 as Florida’s 46th governor.

“The pomp and circumstance is fine,” DeSantis, a Republican and former U.S. representative, said of his inauguration, “but ultimately this is about putting the pedal to the metal.”