DeSantis Crushes Gubernatorial Fundraising Record DeSantis Crushes Gubernatorial Fundraising Record Florida Governor Ron DeSantis'' political operation has raised $177.4 million through Sept. 9, breaking the all-time fundraising record for a US governor''s campaign, and trailing a 2010 record for fundraising self-financing held by former Ebay and Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman by just over $1 million. According to financial disclosures filed Friday analyzed by OpenSecrets , the Republican governor''s reelection campaign has raised more than $31.4 million since January 2021, while his state-level PAC, Friends of Ron DeSantis, has raised $146 million since January 2019. And while DeSantis has downplayed rumors of a potential 2024 presidential run as media speculation , he has been touring battleground states, sparring with California Governor (and potential 2024 Hail Mary) Gavin Newsom (D), and has been commenting on Washington politics while on the campaign trail, OpenSecrets notes. What''s more, one federal political committee, Ready for Ron, asked the Federal Election Commission permission to share a list of more than 58,000 DeSantis supporters to "encourage" the Florida governor to explore a 2024 presidential bid.