It’s clear Republican Florida Governor and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis doesn’t respect his state’s history of governmental transparency. He’s already had his sycophantic legislature pass laws to hide his travel and official expenses. But one thing he was unable to hide from his constituents is how much the state’s taxpayers are paying for security for his campaign.
Recently released Florida state records, reviewed by the Associated Press, show Sunshine State taxpayers have spent $8 million in the last 12 months on DeSantis’s security team, which travels with him as he campaigns around the country. Including the additional costs to protect his wife, Casey, and their prop offspring on the campaign trail, Floridians are paying an additional $6.1 million for DeSantis security in the 12 months ending June 2023 than they did in the previous year.