List of Ron DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign endorsements

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This is a list of notable individuals and organizations which have endorsed Ron DeSantis to be the Republican Party's nominee in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. DeSantis withdrew his candidacy in January 2024.[1]

Federal executive officials[edit]

Jim Bridenstine
Ken Cuccinelli

Former[edit]

U.S. Senators[edit]

George LeMieux

Former[edit]

U.S. Representatives[edit]

Laurel Lee
Thomas Massie
Chip Roy

Current[edit]

Former[edit]

Governors[edit]

Kim Reynolds
Kevin Stitt

Current[edit]

Former[edit]

State executive officials[edit]

Jeanette Nuñez
Ashley Moody
Adam Laxalt

Current[edit]

Former[edit]

State legislators[edit]

State senators[edit]

Alabama[edit]

Arizona[edit]

Colorado[edit]

Connecticut[edit]

Florida[edit]

Illinois[edit]

Iowa[edit]

Maine[edit]

Massachusetts[edit]

Michigan[edit]

Mississippi[edit]

Nevada[edit]

New Hampshire[edit]

North Carolina[edit]

Oklahoma[edit]

Pennsylvania[edit]

South Carolina[edit]

Tennessee[edit]

Utah[edit]

Washington[edit]

Wisconsin[edit]

State representatives[edit]

Alabama[edit]

Arizona[edit]

Arkansas[edit]

California[edit]

Florida[edit]

Georgia[edit]

Indiana[edit]

Iowa[edit]

Kansas[edit]

Michigan[edit]

Minnesota[edit]

Mississippi[edit]

New Hampshire[edit]

New Jersey[edit]

North Carolina[edit]

Ohio[edit]

Oklahoma[edit]

Rhode Island[edit]

South Carolina[edit]

Tennessee[edit]

Texas[edit]

Utah[edit]

Washington[edit]

Wisconsin[edit]

State judicial officials[edit]

Phil Berger Jr.

Current[edit]

Former[edit]

Local officials[edit]

Juan Fernandez-Barquin
Bob Gualtieri

Current[edit]

Party officials[edit]

Former[edit]

Business leaders[edit]

Harold Hamm

Activists and public figures[edit]

Ann Coulter
Riley Gaines

Academic figures[edit]

Fred Hawkins

Organizations[edit]

International politicians[edit]

Lyle Shelton

Current[edit]

Former[edit]

Maps[edit]

Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the New Hampshire Senate.
  Endorsed Ron DeSantis (1) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Nikki Haley (1)
  Endorsed Donald Trump (1)
  No endorsement (11)
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
  Endorsed Donald Trump (51)
  Endorsed Ron DeSantis (26) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy (7) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Nikki Haley (3)
  Endorsed Larry Elder (1) (withdrawn)
  No endorsement (110)
  Non-Republicans (202)
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
  Endorsed Donald Trump (61)
  Endorsed Ron DeSantis (4) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Nikki Haley (4)
  Endorsed Tim Scott (2) (withdrawn)
  No endorsement (17)
  Non-Republicans (36)
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the South Carolina Senate.
  Endorsed Donald Trump (7)
  Endorsed Nikki Haley (5)
  Endorsed Tim Scott (4) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Ron DeSantis (1) (withdrawn)
  No endorsement (13)
  Non-Republicans (16)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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