Ron DeSantis wants to focus entirely on his governor race which will cause him to miss a lot of House votes between now and the November elections.
Today he announced that he’s resigning from Congress effective immediately:
Here’s more from NBC News:
Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he’s immediately resigning from Congress to focus on his campaign for governor of Florida, less than two months before Election Day.
DeSantis, 39, informed Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., about his decision in a letter to his office Monday and is resigning from the House effective immediately, a spokesperson to Ryan confirmed to NBC News.
“As the Republican nominee for Governor of Florida, it is clear to me that I will likely miss the vast majority of our remaining session days for this Congress. Under these circumstances, it would be inappropriate for me to accept a salary,” DeSantis said in the letter.
“In order to honor my principles and protect the taxpayer, I officially resign from the House of Representatives effective immediately,” he added.
Florida doesn’t allow a candidate to run for two offices at once, so DeSantis was already scheduled to leave Capitol Hill at the end of his term. Republican Michael Waltz and Democrat Nancy Soderberg are running to replace DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District.
Well I think that’s the right move to make. But because he’s in the middle of an election, it will be called a stunt by his opponents.
Even if it is, it’s at least a smart stunt and not one like Booker pulled last week.