The mid-term elections will be the topic when freshman Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis speaks to The Villages Tea Party at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Savannah Center.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
The 36-year-old lawmaker represents Florida’s sixth Congressional district, which encompasses St. Johns and Flagler counties, as well as large portions of Volusia and Putnam counties.
While at Harvard Law School, he earned a commission in the United States Navy as a JAG officer. During his active duty service, he served as a military prosecutor, supported operations at the terrorist detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and deployed to Iraq during the 2007 troop surge as an advisor to a U.S. Navy SEAL commander in support of the SEAL mission in Iraq. His military awards include the Bronze Star Medal (meritorious service) and the Iraq Campaign Medal.
He has also served as a federal prosecutor, prosecuting a wide range of cases involving offenses such as child exploitation, fraud, and interference with military air navigation.
A Villages ID is required to attend the meeting.