Rick Scott, the Florida Senate president and the Florida House speaker, said he doesn't really know what "swamp" is. Steve MacNamara, a Florida State University communications professor who at different times served as chief of staff for Gov. "Drain the swamp" is a phrase borrowed from the man whose support catapulted DeSantis in the polls during the Republican primary, President Donald Trump. "Why? 1) he was elected, and 2) looking at the closeness of the races and the … demographics of the state, he’s savvy enough to know he’s got to broaden his appeal." "He has, since he took office, made a couple of statements to try and put the harsh tone of the campaign aside and bridge the gap and bring Floridians together," she said. Susan MacManus, a University of South Florida political science professor-emeritus, pegged DeSantis as "dogmatic, an ideologue, a my-way-or-the-highway" guy during the governor's race, a narrow 0.4 percent victory over Democrat Andrew Gillum. In Washington, he frequently voted as an ideologue, a small-government, free-market conservative Republican who refused a congressional pension, argued an Affordable Care Act benefit fellow members were taking was extra-legal and sought to implement congressional term limits, long a D.C. "In general, it will be difficult to reduce money in politics - and that’s really the most important aspect of my (hypothetical) swamp," she said.ĭeSantis lands in the state capital after a 5½-year run in Congress representing the Volusia-Flagler area. Regarding point three, Florida has way fewer state employees per population than any other state. "Lobbyists are powerful, but we did recently add a pretty good ethics provision to the constitution. "There is undoubtedly too much money in politics, but this is very difficult to reform, thanks in large part to the U.S. While Carol Weissert, professor of political science at Florida State University, doesn't consider Tallahassee a swamp, she said lobbyists with too much power are one of three elements that comprise a hypothetical governing "swamp." The others: too much money in politics and state employees with too freedom to run things. "If you served with somebody, you should not be able to lobby that same person," Leek said. The six-year requirement is important, Leek said, because it's designed to work in concert with Florida's term limits for lawmakers, which usually adds up to eight consecutive years. Tom Leek, an Ormond Beach Republican who will chair the House Public Integrity & Ethics Committee, voted in favor of similar legislation that failed to pass the Florida Senate in 20. The current ban is two years.Īlso, the amendment makes liable all public officers and state employees who abuse their posts for "private gain" and eliminates government officials' right to a state-funded retirement or pension should they be convicted of a felony. The amendment expands restrictions on lobbying for compensation by public officers, such as former governors and other elected officials, ex-judges and former agency heads, during their terms and for six years after leaving office. So DeSantis is in position to work with lawmakers to shepherd in the new requirements, including penalties, before they take effect on Dec. I think putting the brakes on the revolving door between the state government and lobbying will be an integral part of my reform agenda." 30 campaign rollout in Boca Raton: "As dominant as K Street is in Washington, it may be that the case that the dominance of lobbyists in Tallahassee is even greater. The mandate occurred far down the ballot, where 79 percent of voters signed off on Amendment 12, which places new constraints on who can work as lobbyists and when former lawmakers can make that move.Īs a candidate, DeSantis took aim at lobbyists, saying at his Jan. The governor-elect's staff didn't respond to a request for comment on his reform plans, but in addition to putting DeSantis in the Governor's Mansion, midterm voters also provided a mandate for a swamp-draining approach. What does "drain the swamp in Tallahassee" look like?
Now, as governor-elect, he's the Capitol's biggest player and in a position to act on his pledges. Rick Scott has done to advance economic opportunity, reform education and drain the swamp in Tallahassee, which needs to be drained, just like Washington," DeSantis said during an appearance on Fox & Friends back on Jan. "I’m in a position to build on the great work that Gov.
Within the first 30 seconds of his governor campaign, Ron DeSantis started offering promises.
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