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DeSantis Won’t Endorse Cory Mills for Re-Election

8/15/2026

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DeSantis Rejects Endorsement

Governor Ron DeSantis said at a Daytona Beach conference on August 14, 2026 that he will not endorse Rep. Cory Mills for re-election.
A $56 million Clyde Morris Boulevard upgrade was announced, with Florida to begin testing electric vertical-takeoff aircraft by end of 2026.
The Justice Department reviews Mills’ finances while House Ethics Committee probes campaign-finance and sexual-misconduct allegations.
The primary is scheduled for Aug. 20, 2026, with early voting running through the weekend.

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DeSantis Rejects Endorsement

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said at a Daytona Beach news conference on August 14, 2026 that he will not endorse Rep. Cory Mills for re-election.
His statement emphasized personal judgment, publicly distancing himself from Mills amid the incumbent’s ethics probe and intimate-material allegations.
Mills denied any wrongdoing while campaigning for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 7th District primary.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna endorsed primary opponent Ryan Elijah over Mills.

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Governor Ron DeSantis announced a $56 million improvement project for Clyde Morris Boulevard and said Florida will begin testing electric vertical-takeoff aircraft by the end of 2026.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

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DeSantis Rejects Endorsement

Governor Ron DeSantis said at a Daytona Beach conference on August 14, 2026 that he will not endorse Rep. Cory Mills for re-election.
A $56 million Clyde Morris Boulevard upgrade was announced, with Florida to begin testing electric vertical-takeoff aircraft by end of 2026.
The Justice Department reviews Mills’ finances while House Ethics Committee probes campaign-finance and sexual-misconduct allegations.
The primary is scheduled for Aug. 20, 2026, with early voting running through the weekend.

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