Because I spent nearly six years in the Governor’s Executive Office before joining FFV, the question I get asked most right now is: “What happens to Florida when the DeSantis era ends?”
For eight years, our state has known something rare in American public life: principled governance that actually delivers. From the Heartbeat Protection Act to the defeat of Amendment 4. From expanding parental rights to standing firm on religious liberty when other states went silent. Florida has become the standard by which every other state measures what courageous leadership looks like. We have benefited greatly from Governor DeSantis’s leadership, and we will keep honoring that legacy.
But governors come and go. Legislative sessions begin and end. When this chapter closes, the walls of life, marriage, family, and religious liberty will still be under attack. When America’s governor is done, Florida Family Voice will still be standing watch, defending those walls, every month, every session, every year, regardless of who lives in the Governor’s mansion.
We absolutely cannot do it without you! So, before we ask anything more, we want to say thank you. We are grateful for the numerous ways so many of you have faithfully supported this work through prayers, advocacy, and financial giving over these 22 years. Now we’re asking you to consider standing with us in a new way, one that can change our culture and bring permanency to the victories we have won.
The dollars raised matter, but the collective voice we’re building matters just as much. In the Capitol, numbers are influence, and we carry yours. A unified voice on issues of life, marriage, family, and religious liberty will not be ignored. Florida has 17,000 Christian churches and nearly 70% of our state identifies as Christian. One voice at a time, our influence is limited. But when we speak together, we are loud, and we will be heard. We’re not chasing a dollar figure.
We’re after full participation from people across Florida who stand under the authority of Scripture and believe these walls are ours to defend and rebuild. Every gift of any size is a brick in the wall that amplifies our influence on your behalf. Even a few dollars a month, multiplied across the Body of Christ in this state, changes everything.
The Church is called to proactively set the culture of the state, not just adjust to it. That means shaping the culture that shapes the electorate. We don’t just respond to who governs Florida. We help decide.
Here is one example of what standing watch makes possible. During the 2026 session alone, 1,962 bills were introduced, and 147 of them touched directly on the biblical worldview topics we hold dear. The average person in the pew never sees them. We do. That is our job. As a Watchman, it’s as if you are standing with us in the Capitol every single day. A session lasts 60 days. The work of defending life, marriage, family, and religious liberty lasts 365.
The walls are under attack. The season is turning. And the Church, not any government office, is God’s Plan A for what comes next.
Will you join us?
Every Watchman receives:
- Quarterly State of the Wall Reports with updates from the front lines
- Priority Alerts from the field when the battles demand immediate action
- An Annual Watchman Gift as a token of our gratitude for standing watch
Every person who joins before Florida’s next governor is sworn in makes the permanent infrastructure stronger before the transition arrives. There is no better time than right now.
With gratitude and resolve,
Erik Dellenback
President & CEO
Florida Family Voice
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