Ron DeSantis has aggressively navigated his state’s ethics and campaign finance laws to avoid flying commercial. He signed a bill making travel records held by law enforcement, dating back to the beginning of his term, exempt from public records requests.
Supporters listen to Gov. Ron DeSantis speak on the night of his reelection victory in Coconut Creek, Fla., Nov. 8, 2022.
DeSantis, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy next week, is hardly the first politician to take advantage of the speed and comfort of a Gulfstream jet. Candidates and officeholders in both parties have long accepted the benefits of a donor’s plane as worth the political risk of appearing indebted to special interests or out of touch with voters.
DeSantis is still required to report contributions and expenses in his campaign finance records, but the new law probably prevents law enforcement agencies from releasing more details, such as itineraries, flight information or even lists of visitors to the governor’s mansion. But both Sachs and a person involved in DeSantis’ recent travel said they did not consider the trips political contributions or gifts. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity. The group’s practice “is to provide transportation for special guests,” Sachs said, “in full compliance with the law.”
Additional travel donations were routed to the Republican Party of Florida, which DeSantis often used as a third-party pass-through. Some of his travel was paid for by Friends of Ron DeSantis, a Florida political committee that supported his campaign for governor and reports its donors. The committee had more than $80 million on hand as recently as last month — money that is expected to be transferred to a federal super PAC supporting his presidential run.
And To The Republic has hosted DeSantis at events in South Carolina, Nevada and Iowa, all key early primary states. Some of those events were promoted as “The Florida Blueprint,” borrowing from DeSantis’ book title.
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