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Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams–Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10, 1821. [1] Parts of West Florida had already been assigned to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi; the remainder and East Florida were governed by a military commissioner with the powers of governor until the territory was organized and incorporated.
DeSantis became governor of Florida on January 8, 2019. [144] Inaugurated at age 40, he was the youngest person to assume the office since Park Trammell in 1913 and the youngest Republican ever to serve in the position. [ 145 ]
The Florida Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee, Florida. The official residence of the governor of Florida is the Florida Governor's Mansion, in Tallahassee. The mansion was built in 1956, was designed to resemble Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, and since July 20, 2006 is part of the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is also one of the ...
The governor must be at least 30 years old and have been a resident and registered voter of Florida for at least seven years, according to the Florida Constitution.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, once seen as the most formidable opponent to Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary, suspended his race Sunday and endorsed the former president.
2018 election results map by county. On January 5, 2018, DeSantis filed to run for governor of Florida to succeed term-limited Republican incumbent Rick Scott. [3] President Trump had said the previous month that he would support DeSantis should he run for governor. [4]
Florida Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez accompanied Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to a press conference on illegal immigration held at the Sheriff's Operation Center in Winter Haven Fl. Friday March ...
The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and House; and the judicial branch consisting of the ...