Hon. Ron DeSantis

Governor, Florida

Topics:	Article I Initiative

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Article I Initiative

Ron DeSantis was sworn in as Florida's 46th governor in January, 2019. He previously served as the U.S. Representative for Florida’s Sixth District.

A native Floridian with blue-collar roots, Ron worked his way through Yale University, where he graduated with honors and was the captain of the varsity baseball team. He also graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, he earned a commission in the U.S. Navy as a JAG officer. During his active-duty service, he supported operations at the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and deployed to Iraq as an adviser to a U.S. Navy SEAL commander in support of the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi and the rest of Al Anbar province. His military decorations include the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service and the Iraq Campaign Medal.

After active-duty service, Ron served as a federal prosecutor, where he targeted and convicted child predators. He still serves in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He was first elected to Congress in 2012, where he fought for term limits, the No Budget/No Pay Act, and to cut taxes. While serving in Congress, Ron refused his Congressional pension and health insurance plan because he is against special deals for politicians. He also sponsored legislation to make it easier for the military to prosecute sexual assault and authored the bill to end the secret taxpayer-funded slush fund for members of Congress to make hush payoffs for sexual harassment.

Ron is married to Casey DeSantis, an Emmy Award winning television host. Together, they’re the proud parents of their daughter, Madison, and their son, Mason. Ron and his family reside in Ponte Vedra, Fla.

Nov 14 2019

Thursday 9:00 a.m. EDT

Opening

2019 National Lawyers Convention

The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Speakers:

Ron DeSantis

Sponsors:

Feb 1 2019

Friday 6:30 p.m. EDT

Florida Chapters Banquet

2019 Annual Florida Chapters Conference

Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort - Grand Harbor Ballroom North
1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Speakers:

Amit Agarwal • Ron DeSantis • Joseph W. Jacquot • Ashley Moody

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Mar 22 2018

Thursday 10:00 a.m. EDT

House Reform Proposals

Restoring Article I

Capitol Visitor Center - Auditorium
First St NE
Washington, WA 20515

Speakers:

Tom Davis • Ron DeSantis • Nathan Kaczmarek • Barry Loudermilk • David M. McIntosh

Topics:

Article I Initiative • Constitution • Separation of Powers

Departures from the American Rule on Attorney’s Fees

Feb 2 2018

Friday 3:00 p.m. EDT

Departures from the American Rule on Attorney’s Fees

2018 Annual Florida Chapters Conference

Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort
1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Speakers:

Bruce J. Berman • Elena Isabel Crosby • Ron DeSantis • Brian T. Fitzpatrick • Hinda Klein • Robert J. Luck • Richard Hugh Lumpkin • Jimmy Patronis

Topics:

Professional Responsibility & Legal Education

Sponsors:

This event has concluded.

Jan 12 2017

Thursday 9:00 a.m.

Article I Initiative Conference

Capitol Visitor Center Atrium and Auditorium First St NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20515

Speakers:

James L. Buckley • Christopher C. DeMuth • Ron DeSantis • Michael S. Greve • Thomas G. Hungar • Steve King • Jonathan Klick • David M. McIntosh • Saikrishna B. Prakash • Neomi Rao • David S. Schoenbrod • Keith E. Whittington

Topics:

Federalism & Separation of Powers

Sponsors:

This event has concluded.

Nov 17 2016

Thursday 12:00 a.m. EDT

2016 National Lawyers Convention

The Jurisprudence and Legacy of Justice Scalia

The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Speakers:

Floyd Abrams • Samuel A. Alito • John A. Allison • Akhil Reed Amar • John S. Baker • Rachel Barkow • Carlos T. Bea • Stephanos Bibas • Susan G. Braden • Mark Brnovich • Ronald A. Cass • Leonard N. Chanin • Bradford R. Clark • Paul D. Clement • Steven Colloton • Ted Cruz • Ron DeSantis • Frank H. Easterbrook • John C. Eastman • Allison H. Eid • E Elliott • Jennifer Walker Elrod • James W. Ely • Richard A. Epstein • William N. Eskridge • Brian T. Fitzpatrick • Mark Floyd • David F. Forte • Noel J. Francisco • Richard W. Garnett • Deborah A. Garza • Douglas H. Ginsburg • Abbe R. Gluck • Elizabeth Goitein • Henry Goldberg • Phil Gramm • Deepak Gupta • Nikki Haley • Thomas M. Hardiman • Seth Harris • John C. Harrison • Lisa Heinzerling • Arthur D. Hellman • C Hemphill • Roderick M. Hills • Sandra Segal Ikuta • Randel K. Johnson • Edith H. Jones • David J. Kappos • Orin S. Kerr • Raymond Kethledge • Adam Klein • William Kuntz • Paul Larkin • Joan Larsen • Gary Lawson • Adam Laxalt • Nelson Lund • Stephen J. Markman • William P. Marshall • Toni Massaro • Michael W. McConnell • Thomas W. Merrill • Patrick Morrisey • Adam Mossoff • Vincent Phillip Munoz • Victoria Nourse • Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain • Michael O'Shea • Patrick A. Parenteau • Michael Stokes Paulsen • Mark Sheldon Perry • Roger Pilon • Saikrishna B. Prakash • William H. Pryor • Deborah L. Rhode • Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz • Allan Rostron • Bill Samuel • Joshua Sarnoff • Ben Sasse • Eugene Scalia • Kannon K. Shanmugam • Jerry E. Smith • Lawrence Solum • Ilya Somin • Luther Johnson Strange • David Ryan Stras • Kimberley A. Strassel • Nadine Strossen • Jeffrey S. Sutton • Diane S. Sykes • Clarence Thomas • Jonathan R. Turley • Michael Uhlmann • Stephen I. Vladeck • Eugene Volokh • Richard E. Wiley • Don Willett • Todd Zywicki

Topics:

Federalism & Separation of Powers

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