DeSantis accused of favoring insurance-industry donors at residents’ expense

Ron DeSantis in London last week. He has not yet formally announced a 2024 campaign but is expected to do so after Florida’s legislative session ends later this month. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Ron DeSantis, the rightwing Republican governor of Florida and a likely 2024 presidential candidate, has handed favors to his big-money donors in the insurance industry at the expense of cash-strapped residents of his state, a new report claims.

The report, “How Ron DeSantis sold out Florida homeowners”, draws on contributions from the American Federation of Teachers union, the non-profit Center for Popular Democracy, the voting rights group Florida Rising and the dark money watchdog Hedge Clippers.