Ron DeSantis gives a speech during his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida. - MATIAS J. OCNER/Miami Herald/TNS
ORLANDO, Fla. — One name stands out among the list of millionaire and billionaire contributors to the Super PAC backing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign: the Orlando Magic basketball team. Orlando Magic Ltd. is listed as giving $50,000 to Never Back Down, the political committee now essentially operating as DeSantis’ campaign in many states, according to its first FEC filing. The Magic are owned by Dan DeVos, whose family are longtime Republican donors and have given millions to the party and GOP candidates over the years. Carlos Guillermo Smith, a former Democratic state House member ...
