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Political Scientist: How Ron DeSantis Has Changed Since The Campaign

Professor Carol Weissert is the LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar and Chair of Civic Education and Political Science at Florida State University.
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Professor Carol Weissert is the LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar and Chair of Civic Education and Political Science at Florida State University.
Professor Carol Weissert is the LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar and Chair of Civic Education and Political Science at Florida State University.
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Professor Carol Weissert is the LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar and Chair of Civic Education and Political Science at Florida State University.

Governor-elect Ron DeSantis officially takes office on Tuesday.

The former Congressman stuck with Fox News as his media outlet of choice during the campaign, and he largely stayed quiet during the election recount.

Since then, his transition teams have been crafting policy plans.

DeSantis announced new state agency chiefs that political observers call qualified candidates. He even crossed the aisle to hire Democrats to lead Florida's Department of Emergency Management and Department of Revenue.  

Unlike fellow Republican and outgoing Governor Rick Scott, DeSantis says environmental issues will be among his priorities.

Florida Public Radio’s Gina Jordan talks with Carol Weissert, professor of political science at Florida State University, about the change in DeSantis since the campaign.

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Gina Jordan reports from Tallahassee for WUSF and WLRN about how state policy affects your life.
Gina Jordan
Gina Jordanis the host of Morning Edition for WFSU News. Gina is a Tallahassee native and graduate of Florida State University. She spent 15 years working in news/talk and country radio in Orlando before becoming a reporter and All Things Considered host for WFSU in 2008. She left after a few years to spend more time with her son, working part-time as the capital reporter/producer for WLRN Public Media in Miami and as a drama teacher at Young Actors Theatre. She also blogged and reported for StateImpact Florida, an NPR education project, and produced podcasts and articles for AVISIAN Publishing. Gina has won awards for features, breaking news coverage, and newscasts from contests including the Associated Press, Green Eyeshade, and Murrow Awards. Gina is on the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Board of Directors. Gina is thrilled to be back at WFSU! In her free time, she likes to read, travel, and watch her son play football. Follow Gina Jordan on Twitter: @hearyourthought