<p>Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis was included as one of Time magazine&#8217;s &#8220;100 Most Influential People&#8221; list released on Monday.</p>
<p>DeSantis was included among a wide array of leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and recently confirmed Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Time&#8217;s list of influential celebrities, politicians, activists, and other leaders is divided into six categories—artists, innovators, titans, leaders, icons, and pioneers.</p>
<p>&#8220;Despite relentless criticism, Governor Ron DeSantis kept schools open, ensured Florida&#8217;s economy remained open for business, and allowed individuals to determine their own risk tolerance,&#8221; former Florida Republican Gov. Jeb Bush wrote in his description of DeSantis.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEW: <a href="https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovRonDeSantis</a> named one of Time’s 100 most influential people of 2022.</p>
<p>Blurb written by former FL Gov Jeb Bush. <a href="https://t.co/JkBu50vian">pic.twitter.com/JkBu50vian</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jay O&#39;Brien (@jayobtv) <a href="https://twitter.com/jayobtv/status/1528740216458162178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;His approach works. It&#8217;s one that has allowed Florida to emerge from the pandemic as a national model of personal freedom, economic growth, environmental protection, and education excellence,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177679/ron-desantis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">description</a> noted that DeSantis does not fit in with Washington&#8217;s elite, but his results have led to a surge of influence felt far beyond Florida&#8217;s borders.</p>
<p>&#8220;While the Beltway crowd may not like his style, it&#8217;s his record that will become his legacy,&#8221; the governor&#8217;s profile concluded.</p>
<p>Florida’s job rate more than doubled that of the nation while generating the largest budget surplus in the state&#8217;s history, <a href="https://flvoicenews.com/desantis-lands-on-times-100-most-influential-people-of-2022-list/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Florida&#8217;s Voice. &#8220;Florida had 0.7% job growth while the U.S. at large had .3%. Florida is also now registering almost 45% of the nation&#8217;s market share for international tourism,&#8221; the outlet noted.</p>
<p>&#8220;Governor DeSantis announced Florida will have $20 billion in reserves, making it the largest budget surplus in the state’s history,&#8221; the report added.</p>
<p>The honor comes as DeSantis announced on Monday the launch of the Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program to help Floridians in more than 50 critical professions purchase their first home.</p>
<p>The new initiative will be available to state law enforcement officers, firefighters, educators, healthcare professionals, childcare employees, and active military or veterans as part of the $100 million program.</p>
<p>“In Florida, we value the contributions of our police, firefighters, teachers, and nurses,” DeSantis <a href="https://www.flgov.com/2022/05/23/governor-ron-desantis-announces-launch-of-florida-hometown-heroes-housing-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Monday.</p>
<p>The new effort is one of many that has directly confronted issues arising during the Biden administration with state-level answers.</p>
<p>For example, after some Democrats pushed the defund the police movement, DeSantis led an effort to provide financial bonuses to law enforcement officers.</p>
<p>The governor has also become known for his efforts to increase education transparency, including a recent Parental Rights in Education bill that those on the Left inaccurately labeled the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8221; bill. The legislation bans instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten to third grade.</p>
<p>In addition to DeSantis, Ukraine&#8217;s Zelensky garnered a glowing profile from President Joe Biden.</p>
<p>The president <a href="https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177690/volodymyr-zelensky/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote,</a> &#8220;the people of Ukraine have a leader worthy of their bravery and resilience, as citizens across the country—shopkeepers and soldiers, tailors and truck drivers—fight for their homes and their freedom.”</p>
<p>“The nations of the free world, inspired by the example of President Zelensky, are more united, more determined, more purposeful than at any point in our recent memory,” Biden added.</p>

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