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Section sizes Section size for Ron DeSantis (34 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 8,296 8,296 Early life and education 17,848 17,848 Military service 10,673 11,089 Post-naval career 416 416 U.S. House of Representatives (2013–2018) 259 31,333 Elections 4,259 4,259 Tenure 13,675 13,675 Committees 1,382 1,382 Fiscal policy 11,758 11,758 Gubernatorial campaigns 28 28,534 2018 candidacy 18,016 18,016 2022 candidacy 10,490 10,490 Governor of Florida (2019–present) 7,986 88,758 Economic 46 10,315 Taxation and budget 5,830 5,830 Unemployment insurance and retirement age 4,439 4,439 Education 7,436 7,436 Election law and voting rights 7,405 7,405 Abortion limits 8,181 8,181 Tech platforms 5,778 5,778 COVID-19 response 6,535 6,535 LGBT rights 6,758 6,758 Dispute with Disney 3,733 3,733 Policing and law enforcement 5,883 5,883 Immigration and refugees 8,897 8,897 Hurricane Ian response 5,137 5,137 Environment 4,714 4,714 2024 presidential campaign 10,670 10,670 Personal life 7,610 7,610 Electoral history 68 68 Publications 849 849 Notes 24 24 References 30 30 External links 3,455 3,455 Total 208,564 208,564

The pardon issued to the Groveland Four was inconsequential and politically risk-free. After an extensive search, I only found a few mentions of it after the month in which it was issued almost five years ago. There was no evidence of an actual crime, but one supposed perpetrator was tracked down to the Florida Panhandle and, after being found sleeping under a tree, was shot an estimated 400 times. Another youth whose conviction of the alleged offense had been pulled out of the Sheriff's auto while supposedly attempting to escape, and killed after a pair of those charged had their cases overturned on appeal. The other was shot by the Sheriff and escaped being murdered as well by playing dead after being grievously wounded. The two convicted survivors who were pardoned had been dead for decades before the pardon was issued. This was a pointless, politically risk-free gesture, well-received only by a few survivors of a couple of victims of the out-of-control, racist, 1940's law enforcement. Activist ( talk) 15:08, 17 December 2023 (UTC) reply

You made this same change without consensus in April and it was discussed [1]. Nothing has changed since April. Nemov ( talk) 15:12, 17 December 2023 (UTC) reply

Why is there such a big emphasis on the passage of the Parental Rights in Education Act? Why is it mentioned in the top. There is plenty of bills, that have been passed during DeSantis's tenure, and this emphasis on the Parental Right Act is confusing. I'm proposing to delete that part Udehbwuh ( talk) 15:58, 30 December 2023 (UTC) reply

Bills that get the most attention get the most coverage by reliable sources, and this is no different. It's become such a crucial part of his political career that it'd be like removing mention of the Affordable Care Act from the top of Barack Obama's page. Harryhenry1 ( talk) 07:10, 1 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Please, provide reliable sources, that would confirm, that the bill is the most significant, that was passed during DeSantis's tenure. Udehbwuh ( talk) 09:41, 1 January 2024 (UTC) reply

The amount of sources covering it is enough to show how significant it was, and if you can find similarly wide coverage of other bills feel free to add more sources. Harryhenry1 ( talk) 10:05, 1 January 2024 (UTC) reply

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Change "Various writers have predicted that he could defeat Trump or said that he is preferable to Trump..." to "Various writers predicted that he could defeat Trump or said that he was preferable to Trump...".

As DeSantis' campaign has ended, using the perfect continious is no longer necessary, neither is stating that he is preferable to Trump. Ouroboros777 ( talk) 19:12, 22 January 2024 (UTC) reply

 Done. Thank you, Ouroboros777. ~ Pbritti ( talk) 19:16, 22 January 2024 (UTC) reply

I think that this article should be locked and edited only by moderators. It will most likely be griefed. 1q9w — Preceding undated comment added 22:06, 23 January 2024 (UTC) reply

The article is semi-protected already, meaning only accounts that meet WP:CONFIRMed status will be able to edit. We don't protect pages pre-emptively; if people try to grief it, we can protect it then. ser! ^{( chat to me - see my edits)} 22:19, 23 January 2024 (UTC) reply