Ron DeSantis flies to Miami amid fallout from his new congressional map

Ron DeSantis flew from Tallahassee to Miami on May 15, 2026, a 76-minute hop aboard the state-owned Cessna Citation Latitude N943FL. The trip came just days after the governor signed a congressional map that redraws Florida's districts to favor Republicans by potentially adding four seats, as reported by the Miami Herald.

The map, crafted by DeSantis's office and passed by the legislature in a special session, immediately drew a lawsuit from voting-rights groups alleging violations of the state's Fair Districts Amendment. The governor has argued the map is race-neutral and legally sound, but opponents call it an explicitly partisan gerrymander.

The Miami visit continues a pattern of frequent Tallahassee-Miami shuttles: the same aircraft made at least four round trips in the preceding week. With the map now law and litigation underway, DeSantis may be using the trip to rally support or meet with legal teams as the fight heads to court.