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Published Aug. 14, 2026, 12:56 p.m. ET | Updated Aug. 14, 2026
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he does not support or endorse U.S. Rep. Cory Mills in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, weighing in on the Republican incumbent just days before the Aug. 18 primary.
“I have not endorsed Cory Mills. I do not support Cory Mills,” DeSantis said when asked about the race.
WATCH: Gov. Ron DeSantis says he does not endorse or support U.S. Rep. Cory Mills in Florida’s 7th Congressional District Republican primary.@GovRonDeSantis: "I do not support Cory Mills." pic.twitter.com/BBKSmEI3OL
The comments come days after President Donald Trump reiterated endorsements for several Florida Republicans but did not mention Mills in a series of endorsements for congressional incumbents.
Mills, who has represented Florida’s 7th Congressional District since 2023, is facing a Republican primary challenge from Ryan Elijah.
DeSantis’ comments came during questions at a press conference at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, where the governor announced an accelerated start to a $56 million transportation project along Clyde Morris Boulevard in Volusia County.
“I’m proud to announce an accelerated start to the construction of the much-needed improvements along Clyde Morris Boulevard,” DeSantis said.
WATCH: Gov. Ron DeSantis announces Florida is accelerating construction on improvements along Clyde Morris Boulevard in Volusia County, moving the project up by two years.@GovRonDeSantis: “I’m proud to announce an accelerated start to the construction of the much-needed… pic.twitter.com/ulbAnal858
The project, which is now slated to begin two years earlier than originally scheduled, includes a pedestrian tunnel beneath Clyde Morris Boulevard to improve access to Embry-Riddle, along with modified intersections, new medians, drainage improvements and road resurfacing.
DeSantis said the corridor is one of the busiest pedestrian areas in Central Florida and serves several major destinations, including Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach International Airport, Embry-Riddle and Halifax Medical Center.
The governor also discussed Florida’s growing investment in advanced air mobility, pointing to the state’s SunTrax transportation testing facility in Polk County.
DeSantis said test flights of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are expected to begin by the end of the year and predicted the technology could soon move beyond testing.
“You could start to see taxi service with these vertical lift platforms probably within the next year, I would say,” DeSantis said.
NOW: Gov. Ron DeSantis says Floridians could begin seeing taxi service using vertical-lift aircraft “within the next year” as the state expands its advanced air mobility efforts.@GovRonDeSantis: "We could start to see taxi service with these vertical lift platforms probably… pic.twitter.com/ZHfX5mzcQg
He said the technology could eventually be used for personal transportation, medical transport, disaster and emergency response, law enforcement and military applications.
The state is also partnering with Embry-Riddle and Polk State College to develop a workforce for the emerging advanced air mobility industry, which DeSantis said could help establish an industry base in Central Florida.
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