Governor Ron DeSantis Keynote Address

Join the ASU Center for American Institutions for an evening with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the Arizona Biltmore on March 21, 2026.

4:30–6:00 p.m.: Private Reception | 6:00–7:30 p.m.: Keynote Address and Q&A

$1,000 tickets are for private reception and keynote address. Heavy hors d'oeuvres, drinks, valet parking, meet & greet. $180 FMV

$250 tickets are for keynote address only. Light hors d'oeuvres, non-alcoholic drinks, valet parking. $60 FMV

Business casual dress. 

A native Floridian with blue-collar roots, Governor DeSantis grew up in Dunedin and worked his way through Yale University, where he was the captain of the varsity baseball team, and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School, where he earned a commission in the U.S. Navy as a JAG officer. He deployed to Iraq in support of the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi, and the rest of the Al Anbar province.

In 2018, Ron DeSantis was elected the 46th Governor of Florida. As Governor, he has led across a wide range of issues by successfully navigating Florida through the COVID pandemic, protecting Floridians from the harmful impacts of illegal immigration, expanding school choice, promoting public safety (with a record 50-year crime low in the state), keeping Florida’s economy strong, ensuring road improvement projects are fully funded and ahead of schedule, and making historic investments in environmental conservation and stewardship.

Thanks to the Governor’s efforts, Florida ranks #1 for economy (among all 50 states); for higher education (ten years in a row); for attracting and developing a talented workforce; for parental empowerment and educational freedom; for tourism and net in-migration; and for law enforcement recruiting and support.

Governor DeSantis is married to Casey DeSantis, an Emmy Award-winning television anchor. Together, they’re the proud parents of their daughters, Madison and Mamie, and their son, Mason.