Ron DeSantis Florida Inauguration: Jan 2019 6 FL Next Election: 2022 State Control Party Governor Party Republican Republican OVERALL RANK PREVIOUS GOVERNORS AND PARTY AFFILIATION Results Rank (1=best, 50=worst): Rick Scott 2011-2019 A situational measure based on Charlie Crist 2007-2011 10 the state’s economic outcomes Jeb Bush 1999-2007 (equal-weighted average).These variables are highly influenced by Buddy MacKay 1998-1999 the Governor’s policy. RESULTS RANK SENATE 43% 58% Policy Rank (1=best, 50=worst): Democrat 17 Republican 23 A Measure of policy stances and decisions based on each Governor’s 2 legislative history regarding 6 key HOUSE areas (equal-weighted average). 38% 60% 2% POLICY RANK Democrat 46 Republican 72 Other 2 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS RANK ABOUT GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS TAX POLICY Inaugurated in 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis joins Sales, Personal Income, Fuel, and Other Tax Changes 4 recent Florida governors in their commitment to pro- growth tax and fiscal policy. Due to tax cuts made SPENDING POLICY during each year of former Governor Rick Scott’s Proposed and Enacted Changes in State Spending 12 administration, and tax cuts made during the two years Gov. DeSantis has been in office, Florida has consistently been among the top 10 states in Rich CARES POLICY States, Poor States economic outlook rankings. Gov. Handling of Federal Funds as of July 2020 20 DeSantis also ranks as the second-best governor in fiscal policy. Despite being in office for less than UNION POLICY two years, Gov. DeSantis has made clear Florida’s Public Employees, Public Employee Raises, and Prevailing Wage Laws 9 reputation for pro-growth economic policy will continue under his administration. WELFARE POLICY Welfare Spending per Capita 9 EDUCATION POLICY School Choice Participation, NAEP Scores, nd per Pupil Spending 3 ALEC | American Legislative Exchange Council 2020 THE LAFFER-ALEC REPORT ON ECONOMIC FREEDOM GRADING AMERICA’S 50 GOVERNORS RESULTS 8 5 44 5 DEBT RANK SPENDING RANK PREPAREDNESS RANK ECONOMIC RANK TAX POLICY DATA RANK State Spending Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rate 0.00% Yearly Spending per GSP, 2009-2019: 1 10% Top Marginal Corporate Income Tax Rate 4.46% 8 9% Inauguration Personal Income Tax Progressivity (change in tax liability per $1,000 of $0.00 8% income) 2 7% Property Tax Burden $28.71 (per $1,000 of personal income) 23 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15 ’16 ’17 ’18 ’19 Sales Tax Burden $28.57 (per $1,000 of personal income) 39 2020 Unemployment Rate Monthly Unemployment Rate from January to July, 2020: Remaining Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $19.08 30% 32 25% Estate/Inheritance Tax Levied No 20% 1 15% 14% 14% 10% 11% Recently Legislated Tax Changes 10% (2018 & 2019, per $1,000 of personal -$0.94 income) 5 5% 3% 3% 4% 0 Debt Service as a Share of Tax Revenue 6.3% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 26 THE LAFFER-ALEC REPORT ON ECONOMIC FREEDOM GRADING AMERICA’S 50 GOVERNORS.