Florida's New State Lawmakers May Test DeSantis' Influence in Final Years of His Term

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : For his part, newly sworn-in Florida House Speaker Danny Perez said all government spending should be heavily scrutinized - including the governor's use of public funding for political messaging.
46% : Both proposed constitutional amendments won solid majorities from Florida voters but failed to clear the 60% threshold required by state law, after the DeSantis administration leveraged multiple state agencies and millions of dollars in public funding to oppose the measures, in an effort that his critics argue violates state law.
40% : The governor won a key electoral victory last month in orchestrating a multipronged campaign against two citizen-backed ballot initiatives that would have protected abortion rights and legalized recreational marijuana in the state.

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