Including the one who famously lives in Tallahassee, six men named Ronald DeSantis are registered to vote in Florida. The Tampa Bay Times spoke with two of the men who share their name with Florida’s 46th governor about what it's like for them right now.
The subject of an avalanche of daily national news coverage, Gov. Ron DeSantis is as close to a household name as any state governor gets to be.
There are plenty of Rons in America, but few are named DeSantis: It’s the 3,530th most common surname in the U.S., according to 2010 census data. Between 1922 and 2021, some 1,072,270 babies were named “Ronald” — the 26th most popular male baby name in America, federal data shows. A Tampa Ron De Santis, 54 — his family spells his name with a space between “De” and “Santis” — calls himself an Italian redneck from Winter Haven. For years, he co-owned a company that rented and sold satellite communication devices, and he’s also dabbled in real estate development.
With Democratic lawmakers converging on Tallahassee every year to decry his agenda, Gov. DeSantis is a controversial figure in his city.“Hi, Ronnie!” a neighbor called out as he chatted with reporters on a recent morning.
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