On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed paperwork to run for president, formalizing his thinly veiled presidential aspirations, which have already taken him across the globe and made him one of the best-known politicians in the United States.
DeSantis’ campaign launch is the latest benchmark in his meteoric ascent from a largely unknown congressman to the face of “anti-wokeness.” He now commands conservative audiences around the country and, for the moment, carries the hopes of those Republicans eager to nominate someone other than former President Donald Trump as the party’s choice to unseat President Joe Biden.
Still, despite DeSantis’ highly publicized tenure, his biography isn’t necessarily well-known. Here are five things you may not have known about the presidential hopeful:
