Meet the Trump-Backed Candidate Who Some Florida Greens Support (1)

Aug. 22, 2018, 10:30 AM UTCUpdated: Aug. 22, 2018, 2:34 PM UTC

Florida gubernatorial candidate Rep. Ron DeSantis—one of President Donald Trump’s biggest cheerleaders—is positioning himself as the green candidate in a competitive Republican primary next week.

The three-term congressman and member of the House Freedom Caucus is highlighting his history as a critic of the state’s $515 million sugar industry as blue-green algae and a red tide kill marine life and sicken residents this summer.

The congressman toured Stuart, Fla., the East Coast recreational fishing hub at the mouth of the St. Lucie River ...

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