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'''Massac Memorial Hospital''' is a 25-bed general medical and surgical hospital located in [[Metropolis, Illinois]]. In 2011, the hospital had 1,002 admissions, 10,031 emergency room visits, and 25,365 outpatient visits.<ref name="US News">{{cite news||url = http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/massac-memorial-hospital-6432230| title = Massac Memorial Hospital |publisher=’’[[U.S. News and World Report]]’'|accessdate=March 5, 2012}}</ref>
|name = Ron DeSantis
|image = Ron DeSantis, Official Portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
|state = [[Florida]]
|district = {{ushr|Florida|6|6th}}
|term_start = January 3, 2013
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|predecessor = [[Cliff Stearns]]
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|birth_name = Ronald Dion DeSantis
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|birth_place = [[Jacksonville]], [[Florida]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|alma_mater = [[Yale College|Yale University]]<br>[[Harvard Law School|Harvard University]]
|religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]]
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|awards = [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]]<br>[[Iraq Campaign Medal]]
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'''Ronald Dion "Ron" DeSantis''' (born September 14, 1978) is an [[United States|American]] politician who has been the [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]] for {{ushr|FL|6}} since 2013. He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].


==Early life and education==
==Services==
DeSantis was born in 1978 in [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. He graduated from [[Dunedin High School]] in [[Dunedin, Florida|Dunedin]] in 1997. He matriculated at [[Yale University]], where he was captain of the [[Yale baseball team|varsity baseball team]] in his senior year. He was also a member of the [[Phi]] chapter of [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]] at Yale University, the same fraternity as 5 former U.S Presidents including [[George W. Bush]]. He graduated [[magna cum laude]] with a B.A. in History in 2001. He earned a J.D. from [[Harvard Law School]] cum laude in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/137630/ron-desantis |title=Ron DeSantis' Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System |publisher=Vote Smart |date=1978-09-14 |accessdate=2016-02-12}}</ref>
The hospital has cardiopulmonary, cardiac rehabilitation, laboratory, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, radiology, surgery, sleep medicine, and transitional care departments. Inpatient services offered include [[Hospital medicine|hospitalists]] and an infection isolation room. Diagnostic and therapeutic imaging services include a CT scanner, a diagnostic radioisotope facility, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), multislice spiral CT, and ultrasound.<ref name="US News"/> The hospital offers access to specialists in cardiology, family practice, geriatrics, internal medicine, pathology, radiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, urology, dermatology, podiatry, ENT, and audiology. A dialysis center opened in 2009.<ref name="city">{{cite news|url=http://www.cityofmetropolis.com/mmh.htm| title = Massac Memorial Hospital |publisher=City of Massac|accessdate=March 5, 2012}}</ref>


==Military service==
==Administration==
Ron DeSantis was sworn into the Judge Advocate General Corps of the [[U.S. Navy]] at the US Naval Reserve Center in [[Dallas, Texas]] in 2004 while still a student at the Harvard Law School, completing [[Naval Justice School|U.S. Naval Justice School]] in 2005. Later that year, he received orders from Trial Service Office Command South East at the [[Naval Station Mayport]], Florida as a [[military justice|military prosecutor]]. In 2006, he was promoted to Lieutenant (O-3). He worked for the [[Joint Task Force Guantanamo|Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Commander]] (JTF-GTMO), working directly with incarcerated terrorists at the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay Joint Detention Facility]].
David Fuqua serves as chief executive officer. Chelle Keplinger serves as chief financial officer. Janet Barrett is chief nurse executive.<ref name="hospital">{{cite web |title=Leadership | access date=March 6, 2012|publisher=Massac Memorial Hospital|url=http://www.massachealth.org/leadership.htm }}</ref>
==History==
The hospital accepted its first patient on April 14, 1956. Since then, the hospital has undergone several renovations and expansions. In 1964, it was expanded to include 13 additional patient rooms, a second X-Ray room, a new recovery room, a second nurse’s station and communication system, an enlarged medical records room and a cafeteria bar in the dining room, solarium, examination room, doctor’s library, lounge/conference room, new pantry, enlarged business office, relocated chapel, new pediatrics ward, expanded basement, improved laundry and maintenance facilities, autopsy and morgue room and an additional elevator.


In 2007, Lt. DeSantis reported to the [[Naval Special Warfare Command|Naval Special Warfare Command Group]] in [[Coronado, California]], where he was assigned to [[SEAL Team One]] and deployed to [[Iraq War of 2003|Iraq]] with the [[Iraq troop surge|troop surge]] as the Legal Advisor to the SEAL Commander, [[Special Operations Task Force|Special Operations Task Force-West]] in [[Fallujah]].
In 1973, a medical annex was constructed in the south side of the facility with space for six doctor’s offices.


He returned to [[CONUS]] in April 2008, at which time he was reassigned to the Naval Region Legal Service. He earned an appointment with the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] to serve as a [[federal prosecutor]] at the [[U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida|U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Florida]]. Lt. DeSantis was assigned as a Trial Defense Counsel until his Honorable Discharge from active duty in February 2010. He concurrently accepted a Reserve commission as a Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General Corps, in the [[US Navy Reserve]]. He was awarded the [[Bronze Star Medal]] and the [[Iraq Campaign Medal]].<ref>http://combatveteransforcongress.org/cand/2790</ref>
In 1982, the original south patient wing was demolished to allow for construction of a six-bed intensive-cardiac care unit. Also added in 1982 were a relocated and enlarged emergency room, an updated X-Ray department with two rooms, improved medical records facilities, a larger laboratory and a relocated and improved respiratory therapy department.


==Journalist career==
A 1994 addition included state-of-the-art surgical rooms, a recovery room and an outpatient procedure room. A new patient registration area was built along with renovation and expansion of the emergency room to 7 beds.
He has authored a book entitled ''Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama,'' which was published in 2011. He has also been teaching [[Uniform Code of Military Justice|U.S. Military Law]] at [[Florida Coastal School of Law]] in Jacksonville. His writing has appeared in [[National Review Online]], [[Washington Times]], [[American Spectator]], [[Human Events]], and [[American Thinker]].


==U.S. House of Representatives==
The federal [[Balanced Budget Act of 1997]] created the Critical Access Hospital Program as a safety net to assure [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] beneficiaries access to health services in rural area. Following this, Massac Memorial was designated as a Critical Access Hospital.


===2012 election===
The most recent renovation and construction project included three separate building additions, which included 12 new private patient rooms, a special care unit, emergency department, Imaging department, outpatient registration, outpatient lobby, gift shop, laboratory, recovery room, and business office.<ref name="hospital"/>
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2012#District 6}}
Redistricting left [[Florida's 6th congressional district]] without an incumbent, and DeSantis chose to run for the open seat. He was endorsed by former U.S. Ambassador [[John R. Bolton|John Bolton]], U.S. Senator [[Mike Lee (U.S. politician)|Mike Lee]], Sheriff [[Joe Arpaio]], [[Florida Chief Financial Officer]] [[Jeff Atwater]], [[Club for Growth]], blogger [[Erick Erickson]], businessman [[Donald Trump]], and former U.S. Congressman [[Adam Putnam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voteron2012.com/the-conservative-choice/ |accessdate=August 15, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120817011114/http://voteron2012.com:80/the-conservative-choice/ |archivedate=August 17, 2012 }}</ref> He won the six-candidate Republican primary with 39% of the vote, with the runner-up, State Representative [[Fred Costello]], obtaining 23%.<ref>http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/Primary/FL</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=756561 |title=FL District 06 - R Primary Race - Aug 14, 2012 |publisher=Our Campaigns |date= |accessdate=2016-02-12}}</ref> In the November general election, DeSantis defeated Democrat [[Heather Beaven]] 57%-43%, with a majority in all four counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=736113 |title=FL District 06 Race - Nov 06, 2012 |publisher=Our Campaigns |date= |accessdate=2016-02-12}}</ref>


===Committee assignments===
==Staff==
* '''[[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Committee on Foreign Affairs]]'''
As of 2011, Massac Memorial Hospital employees 22 full-time registered nurses, 12 full-time licenses practical nurses, 1 part-time physician, 25 part-time registered nurses, and 4 part-time licensed practical nurses.<ref name="US News"/>
** [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia|Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia]]
** [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere|Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere]]
* '''[[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|Committee on the Judiciary]]'''
** [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice|Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice]]
** [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet|Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet]]
* '''[[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]]'''
** [[United States House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census|Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census]]
** [[United States House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs|Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs]]

===Legislation===
On January 29, 2014, DeSantis introduced into the House the [[Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014 (H.R. 3973; 113th Congress)]], a bill that would direct the [[United States Department of Justice]] to report to the [[United States Congress]] whenever any [[List of United States federal agencies|federal agency]] refrains from enforcing laws or regulations for any reason.<ref name=3973cbo>{{cite web|title=H.R. 3973 – CBO|url=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45177|publisher=Congressional Budget Office|accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=3972sum>{{cite web|title=H.R. 3972 – Summary|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3973|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> In the report, the government would have to explain why it had decided not to enforce that law.<ref name=HtargetsObamalawEnf>{{cite news|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|title=House targets Obama's law enforcement|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/government-oversight/200167-house-to-attack-obamas-non-enforcement-next-week|accessdate=12 March 2014|newspaper=The Hill|date=7 March 2014}}</ref> DeSantis spoke in favor of the bill, arguing that "President Obama has not only failed to uphold several of our nation's laws, he has vowed to continue to do so in order to enact his unpopular agenda... The American people deserve to know exactly which laws the Obama administration is refusing to enforce and why."<ref name="HtargetsObamalawEnf"/>

In 2013 DeSantis signed a pledge sponsored by [[Americans for Prosperity]] promising to vote against any Global Warming legislation that would raise taxes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://americansforprosperity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DeSantis_Ron.pdf |accessdate=October 8, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20141015194819/http://americansforprosperity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DeSantis_Ron.pdf |archivedate=October 15, 2014 }}</ref>

Congressman DeSantis recently spoke at a [[Ripon Society]] forum and addressed the [[2013 IRS scandal]] and tax reform. DeSantis echoed his colleagues on understanding the main part of government. "Part of having a constitutional government is that you have an accountable government", he stated. He went on to say that he "think(s) we make a huge mistake if we try to generate political outcomes, thinking that it will help us politically or that we’re trying to bring somebody down. I think it’s necessary if we are just trying to find the truth and hold individuals accountable. I think we need to see more of that in this government."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riponsociety.org/news_5-21-13.htm |title=This is something that sends chills down regular Americans’ spines |date=May 21, 2013|publisher=The Ripon Society |accessdate=10 June 2013}}</ref>

==2016 U.S. Senate candidacy==
{{main|United States Senate election in Florida, 2016}}
On May 6, 2015, DeSantis announced that he was running for the [[United States Senate]] seat being vacated by [[Marco Rubio]], who is not running for reelection due to [[Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016|his bid]] for the [[President of the United States|U.S. presidency]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stein|first1=Letita|title=Florida Congressman Ron DeSantis running for U.S. Senate|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/06/us-usa-election-florida-senate-idUSKBN0NR1S420150506|accessdate=7 May 2015|publisher=Reuters|date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> DeSantis has been endorsed by the fiscally conservative [[Club for Growth]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Video: Club for Growth backs DeSantis|url=http://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/241205-video-club-for-growth-backs-desantis|accessdate=3 June 2015|publisher=The Hill|date=May 6, 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He married Casey Black DeSantis in 2010. His wife is a local [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-winning television host of the magazine style talk show out of [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], ''First Coast Living''. They live in [[Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida]].


== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://desantis.house.gov/ Congressman Ron DeSantis] official U.S. House website
* [https://www.desantis2016.com Ron DeSantis for U.S. Senate]
* {{C-SPAN|rondesantis}}
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Ron DeSantis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 6th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded byCliff Stearns
Personal details
Born
Ronald Dion DeSantis

(1978-09-14) September 14, 1978 (age 45)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materYale University
Harvard University
AwardsBronze Star
Iraq Campaign Medal
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service2004–present (Navy Reserve)
Rank Lieutenant Commander
Battles/warsIraq War

Ronald Dion "Ron" DeSantis (born September 14, 1978) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and education

DeSantis was born in 1978 in Jacksonville, Florida. He graduated from Dunedin High School in Dunedin in 1997. He matriculated at Yale University, where he was captain of the varsity baseball team in his senior year. He was also a member of the Phi chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Yale University, the same fraternity as 5 former U.S Presidents including George W. Bush. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in History in 2001. He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School cum laude in 2005.[1]

Military service

Ron DeSantis was sworn into the Judge Advocate General Corps of the U.S. Navy at the US Naval Reserve Center in Dallas, Texas in 2004 while still a student at the Harvard Law School, completing U.S. Naval Justice School in 2005. Later that year, he received orders from Trial Service Office Command South East at the Naval Station Mayport, Florida as a military prosecutor. In 2006, he was promoted to Lieutenant (O-3). He worked for the Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Commander (JTF-GTMO), working directly with incarcerated terrorists at the Guantanamo Bay Joint Detention Facility.

In 2007, Lt. DeSantis reported to the Naval Special Warfare Command Group in Coronado, California, where he was assigned to SEAL Team One and deployed to Iraq with the troop surge as the Legal Advisor to the SEAL Commander, Special Operations Task Force-West in Fallujah.

He returned to CONUS in April 2008, at which time he was reassigned to the Naval Region Legal Service. He earned an appointment with the U.S. Department of Justice to serve as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Florida. Lt. DeSantis was assigned as a Trial Defense Counsel until his Honorable Discharge from active duty in February 2010. He concurrently accepted a Reserve commission as a Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General Corps, in the US Navy Reserve. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal.[2]

Journalist career

He has authored a book entitled Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama, which was published in 2011. He has also been teaching U.S. Military Law at Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville. His writing has appeared in National Review Online, Washington Times, American Spectator, Human Events, and American Thinker.

U.S. House of Representatives

2012 election

Redistricting left Florida's 6th congressional district without an incumbent, and DeSantis chose to run for the open seat. He was endorsed by former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton, U.S. Senator Mike Lee, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, Club for Growth, blogger Erick Erickson, businessman Donald Trump, and former U.S. Congressman Adam Putnam.[3] He won the six-candidate Republican primary with 39% of the vote, with the runner-up, State Representative Fred Costello, obtaining 23%.[4][5] In the November general election, DeSantis defeated Democrat Heather Beaven 57%-43%, with a majority in all four counties.[6]

Committee assignments

Legislation

On January 29, 2014, DeSantis introduced into the House the Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014 (H.R. 3973; 113th Congress), a bill that would direct the United States Department of Justice to report to the United States Congress whenever any federal agency refrains from enforcing laws or regulations for any reason.[7][8] In the report, the government would have to explain why it had decided not to enforce that law.[9] DeSantis spoke in favor of the bill, arguing that "President Obama has not only failed to uphold several of our nation's laws, he has vowed to continue to do so in order to enact his unpopular agenda... The American people deserve to know exactly which laws the Obama administration is refusing to enforce and why."[9]

In 2013 DeSantis signed a pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity promising to vote against any Global Warming legislation that would raise taxes.[10]

Congressman DeSantis recently spoke at a Ripon Society forum and addressed the 2013 IRS scandal and tax reform. DeSantis echoed his colleagues on understanding the main part of government. "Part of having a constitutional government is that you have an accountable government", he stated. He went on to say that he "think(s) we make a huge mistake if we try to generate political outcomes, thinking that it will help us politically or that we’re trying to bring somebody down. I think it’s necessary if we are just trying to find the truth and hold individuals accountable. I think we need to see more of that in this government."[11]

2016 U.S. Senate candidacy

On May 6, 2015, DeSantis announced that he was running for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio, who is not running for reelection due to his bid for the U.S. presidency.[12] DeSantis has been endorsed by the fiscally conservative Club for Growth.[13]

Personal life

He married Casey Black DeSantis in 2010. His wife is a local Emmy-winning television host of the magazine style talk show out of Jacksonville, First Coast Living. They live in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

References

  1. ^ "Ron DeSantis' Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. 1978-09-14. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. ^ http://combatveteransforcongress.org/cand/2790
  3. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20120817011114/http://voteron2012.com:80/the-conservative-choice/. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/Primary/FL
  5. ^ "FL District 06 - R Primary Race - Aug 14, 2012". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  6. ^ "FL District 06 Race - Nov 06, 2012". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  7. ^ "H.R. 3973 – CBO". Congressional Budget Office. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  8. ^ "H.R. 3972 – Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  9. ^ a b Kasperowicz, Pete (7 March 2014). "House targets Obama's law enforcement". The Hill. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  10. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20141015194819/http://americansforprosperity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DeSantis_Ron.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "This is something that sends chills down regular Americans' spines". The Ripon Society. May 21, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  12. ^ Stein, Letita (May 6, 2015). "Florida Congressman Ron DeSantis running for U.S. Senate". Reuters. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Video: Club for Growth backs DeSantis". The Hill. May 6, 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

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