People like that don’t seek out mentors,” said David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who served with DeSantis, briefly ran against him for U.S. “One of his traits is that he’s always the smartest person in the room, arrogant. This is how it typically goes whenever one tries to dig deeper into the roots of Ron DeSantis’ political ambitions and beliefs, the people and events that molded him into the person he is today.Įvery attempt to reach out to the people closest to him has been rebuffed or ignored, leaving many questions unanswered about who the intensely private Ron DeSantis really is, particularly why he has taken a hard line against the LGBTQ and transgender communities and minorities.Īnd the most glaring omissions are the friends, mentors, teachers and coaches who helped shape his thinking about culture, politics and the Constitution. Is it ‘Dee-Santis’ or ‘Deh-Santis’ running for president? When asked if she’d be willing to give an interview, he said she would be even less cooperative. His wife, and the governor’s mom, Karen DeSantis, 75, sees the governor more frequently, he says. He says he doesn’t talk to his son often, maybe every couple of months or so when he goes to Tallahassee to see him and the family. He says he’s been burned by reporters in the past who took his comments out of context. He stands at the front door open just a crack, blocking the reporter’s view inside the house. “I’m afraid I’m not going to be that much help,” says Ronald DeSantis, 77. He apologizes as he fends off a reporter’s attempts to find out more about his son’s evolution into an ambitious politician and conservative firebrand. The governor has rarely spoken about her.Ī slender, elderly man in glasses and a dark T-shirt answers. The Prius has an “FSU Dad” bumper sticker and a Ron DeSantis campaign sticker.Ī welcome mat with an FSU logo is a second reminder of the other child, their daughter and DeSantis’ only sibling who died unexpectedly eight years ago. A gold Jeep Patriot and a black Toyota Prius are parked in the driveway. The home’s landscaping is well-maintained, though with a browning lawn likely due to Florida’s recent drought. Ron DeSantis, who announced his run for the White House on Wednesday night. The three-bedroom, two-bath, concrete block house with a brick facade is the childhood home of Gov. DUNEDIN - The parents of the man who would be president live in a tidy, single-story ranch house in a Gulf Coast suburb of Florida.
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