Atlanta, GA –Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Dr. Joseph Ladapo will serve as the next Surgeon General of his state. TPPA Honorary Chairman Jenny Beth Martin issued the following statement:

“I am very pleased that Governor DeSantis has selected Dr. Joseph Ladapo as the next Surgeon General of Florida. I have had the honor and privilege of working with Dr. Ladapo over the past year, and I have seen first-hand that he is a well-researched, well-credentialed medical doctor with strong character and leadership traits. He is well-spoken, thoughtful, and as his Wall Street Journal op-eds have demonstrated, he has a gift for communicating medical information to the public in a factual and persuasive manner. I thank Governor DeSantis for selecting Dr. Ladapo, and I congratulate Dr. Ladapo on this honor.”