Florida’s New All-Republican Cabinet Helps DeSantis Advance Anti-Woke Agenda

News Analysis
On Jan. 17, when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with the Florida cabinet for the first time in his second term, he experienced something he hadn’t known during the entirety of his first term. There were no Democrats in the cabinet to challenge his anti-woke agenda. So without opposition, DeSantis and the Board of Trustees unanimously “approved measures to protect Florida’s investments from woke environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG).”
The term “woke” is widely used to describe a number of more radical progressive ideologies, including critical race theory, social justice, and gender theory.
The Board of Trustees for the State Board of Administration (SBA) consists of DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, all Republicans and all independently elected by Florida’s voters. Patronis and Moody were endorsed by DeSantis….}