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Ron DeSantis: “Our GDP, our economy in Florida when I took office was a…”

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Governor DeSantis Delivers Keynote Address at 2026 Annual David Network Annual Summit

Published | Video Starts at 05:44

… one in net in migration since I became governor, number one in tourism, which probably isn't much of a surprise. We have a 50 year low in the crime rate, Our GDP, our economy in Florida when I took office was a little over a trillion. It's now $1.85 trillion. That's a 70 plus percent increase in seven years. If you look at Florida's budget, we have the lowest per capita spending of any state in the United States. (05:44–05:56)

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Asserts that Florida's GDP increased from a little over $1 trillion to $1.85 trillion during DeSantis's tenure.

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