Dinner, Toast, & a Ball, No Parade

• DeSantis will be sworn in to his second term in Tallahassee on January 3. 
• Many observers will be looking for signs of his national political ambitions. 
• There are many events throughout the week, including a candlelight meal and a ball. 

Tallahassee will be the focus of the political world this week as Republican Governor. Ron DeSantis, Florida, prepares for his second term. 

The governor will administer the oath to office on Tuesday at noon on the steps of Historic Capitol. Other events will be held throughout Florida’s capital over the course of two days. 

DeSantis’ national ambitions will be closely watched by keen viewers. DeSantis, who is a favorite to win the GOP nomination in 2024, is behind former President Donald Trump. officialNovember 15. 

“When he gives his speech I think that speech — although it will be for Florida — may be telling his projections for 2024,” Jennifer Carroll, who was lieutenant governor under former GOP Gov. Insider was informed by Rick Scott. “That would be the thing you should look for when it comes to the inauguration: What is he going say in the speech?” What will be the delivery style and tone?

The formal inauguration festivities will begin Monday evening with a candlelit cocktail hour followed by dinner. 

After the noon swearing-in at the Historic Capitol, Florida’s first Lady will be sworn in on Tuesday Casey DeSantis will hold “A Toast to One Million Mamas,” in recognition of the 1.1 million women she mobilized in support of her husband. 

The inaugural ball is the last event of the two-day bash. This typically takes place at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. According to an anonymous person briefed on planning, the DeSantises want guests stay late to dance at their ball, and they hired a band to perform. 

According to a breakdown on sponsorship packages, five people who donated $1,000,000 will be awarded the “inaugural chairs” designation and access at multiple inaugural events. obtained by Politico. The Florida Standard is the overarching theme. first reported.

DeSantis’ 2022 campaign theme is “The Free State of Florida”, and this motto mirrors DeSantis. His campaign ran ads entitled “My Florida Story” ahead of Election Day. featured people talking about how the governor’s policies on COVID-19, when he pushed to keep schools and workplaces open.

DeSantis carried the stateOn Election Day, the governor beat Charlie Crist, a former Democratic Rep. by almost 20 points. This was a remarkable turnaround for the governor who won his first gubernatorial election by 33,000 votes. 

DeSantis will have a Republican supermajority during his second term. DeSantis has been successful so far. pledgedCertain items can be exempted of sales taxes pitched a planTo make it more difficult for teachers and students to join unions. He called his priorities for 2022 the “Freedom Agenda”. 

DeSantis is 44 years old and is currently the youngest US governor. However, he is about to lose his title by Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who is 40 in Arkansas. 

During the two-day ceremony, lobbying offices and law firm events are also expected to take place in Florida’s capital. 

Inauguration tickets raise funds to support the Republican Party of Florida 

The Republican Party of Florida will receive the proceeds from ticket sales for the official inauguration events. Individuals and corporations are not limited in the amount they can contribute to state committees or political parties by state law. 

The Florida Standard was the first chair for the event. reported, are Brian Ballard of Ballard Partners; Nick Iarossi of Capital City Consulting; Bill Rubin of Rubin Turnbull & Associates; and Jeff Hartley of Smith, Bryan & Myers. 

Hartley spoke out to Insider about the upcoming inauguration, saying that “Both Governor and First Lady oversaw each detail.” “It was put together in a very short timeframe with a small team who did an incredible job of pulling everything together over the holidays.

Five donors who contributed $1 million to tickets will be able to attend the candlelight meal and the ball, get prime seats to swearing-in, take a photo of the governor, and each get two tickets to “A Toast for One Million Mamas.” according to Politico.

According to a Republican strategist speaking on condition of anonymity to protect the identities of the invitees, the toast is replacing the tea with the first woman. The event will be a celebration of DeSantis’ success. endorsementsto include school board candidates who align themselves with his agenda, and to include members from the conservative “Moms for Liberty.” group. 

Three people told Insider that the governor will be hosting guests at various events, including conservative media influencers. 

Major fundraising is common for inaugurations, regardless of whether they are at the state or federal levels. Many corporations that do business with federal government helped finance President Joe Biden’s inauguration celebrations. Insider reported.

DeSantis has released a partial 2019 list of donors, which includes now-political foe Disney and the private prison company the GEO Group.

DeSantis may turn down donations from Big Tech companies for the inauguration The New York Times reported. 

DeSantis is a prolific fundraiser. shatteredAccording to OpenSecrets nonpartisan research organization on money-in politics, there are no records of a gubernatorial race. His political action committee Friends of Ron DeSantis raised nearly $206 Million as of November 2, according to the Florida Department of State Division of Elections. 

During Tuesday’s ceremony, DeSantis is expected to appear alongside his wife and Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez.

Other top Florida officials often attend the inauguration as well, including the attorney General, the chief financial officers, and the commissioner for agriculture. 

The 2023 gubernatorial Inauguration is on the same day that the new Congress begins in Washington, DC. This means that not all of the Florida delegation can attend. 

Insider heard from Matt Gaetz, a GOP Rep in Florida that he supports Governor DeSantis. “Unfortunately, I have other urgent business in Washington on January 3.

Emails asking about attendance were sent out to the offices of Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Rick Scott, and Reps. Byron Donalds, but they were not returned by the deadline. An email was sent to a representative of the former Florida governor. Jeb Bush was also not contacted. 

Each inauguration has a different focus.

The 2019 DeSantis Inauguration was attended by approximately 3,000 people. according to The Naples Daily News.

The inauguration featured an appreciation event for military veterans, first responders at Tallahassee Automobile Museum, and a legislative luncheon in the state Capitol. DeSantis is a Navy veteran and was a Navy lawyer. 

The events from the last inauguration also included a breakfast at Goodwood Museum in Tallahassee to recognize Nuñez as the highest-ranking Hispanic woman elected in Florida history.

DeSantis and his spouse decided to not hold a traditional inaugural parade when he was first sworn-in in 2019, Instead, they chose to instead heldMason’s baptism at Governor’s Mansion by Mason and his wife with water collected from the Sea of Galilee while on a trip through Israel. according to The Tampa Bay Times.

“The pomp and circumstance may be fine, but ultimately it’s about putting the pedal on the gas,” the governor said to the newspaper. Associated PressYou can choose not to have a parade 

Tallahassee will not host a parade in 2023. The inauguration for Scott — who was DeSantis’ predecessor in the governor’s mansion, did include a parade. Scott smiled as Insider asked him to talk about Florida inaugurations.

“It’s fun. Scott spoke out about the parade during a Capitol Hill interview.

The only problem that stood out was a minor technical issue. Scott described the communication snafu as “I walked out trying to use a telephone prompter and it didn’t function”.

Scott stated that he kept things simple after swearing in. 

“They had a ball … but we didn’t have one,” he said, adding, “Every inauguration is different.”