The fastest way to contact the Florida Governor is to call the Office of Citizen Services at (850) 717-9337.1USAGov. Florida You can also email, send a letter, fill out the online contact form, or submit a formal scheduling request. As of 2026, the office is held by Ron DeSantis, but the channels below stay the same regardless of who is in office.
Every Way to Reach the Governor’s Office
Four channels handle almost all constituent contact.
Phone. (850) 717-9337, during business hours. A staff member in the Office of Citizen Services takes the call, logs your message, or routes you to the right place. If you get voicemail, leave a detailed message with your name and a call-back number.
Mail. The Capitol, 400 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001.1USAGov. Florida A letter gives you the most room to lay out a complicated issue.
Online form. The contact page at flgov.com asks for your name, email, phone number, and subject, and caps the message itself at 500 characters.2Executive Office of the Governor. Contact Governor Ron DeSantis Good for short, specific messages.
Email. GovernorRon.DeSantis@eog.myflorida.com.3Executive Office of the Governor. Office of Open Government No character limit, so this is the better option when your message needs more room than the web form allows. Use a clear subject line and include your full name and Florida mailing address so staff can confirm you’re a constituent and send your message to the right department.
Requesting a Meeting or an Event Appearance
Meeting requests, phone-call requests, photo opportunities, and invitations to in-state or out-of-state events go through a separate scheduling form on the Executive Office of the Governor’s site, not the general contact channels.4Florida Executive Office of the Governor. Scheduling Request Include the date, location, expected attendance, and the purpose of the event. Vague requests get declined quickly. There’s no guarantee of acceptance, but local officials and organizations use this channel regularly.
Complaints About a State Agency
If your issue isn’t a policy opinion but a concrete problem with a state agency, the office you want is the Citizen’s Assistance Office. It sits inside the Executive Office of the Governor under Florida Statutes Section 14.26 and has authority to investigate complaints about any state agency the Governor directly supervises.5The Florida Legislature. Florida Statutes 14.26 – Citizen’s Assistance Office The office can request records from agencies, examine their reports, and coordinate complaint-handling across departments. Use this route when you’ve already tried the agency directly and gotten nowhere. The number is the same: (850) 717-9337.
Writing a Message That Gets Read
Stick to one issue per message. Constituent mail is sorted by topic, and a letter that jumps between school funding, toll roads, and hurricane preparedness is harder to route and easier to set aside. Pick your most pressing concern and stay on it.
Include your full name and residential address. That identifies you as a Florida resident, which matters when staff tally sentiment on a pending bill. If you’re writing about legislation, cite the bill number. If you’re describing an agency problem, include dates, case numbers, and the names of the people you’ve already spoken with. Specifics make your message actionable.
Keep the tone direct and professional. Staff read hundreds of messages a week. A two-paragraph email that explains the issue, says what you want the Governor to do, and backs it up with a concrete example lands harder than a long piece about government in general.
Your Message Is a Public Record
Florida has broad public records laws. Under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, state records are open to inspection and copying by any person.6The Florida Legislature. Florida Statutes 119.01 – General State Policy on Public Records That includes emails, letters, and online form submissions to the Governor’s office. Your name, address, and the content of your message can be obtained by anyone who files a public records request. Narrow exemptions exist for specific categories of information, but general constituent correspondence isn’t one of them. If your issue is sensitive, write with that in mind.
What to Expect After You Reach Out
Response times depend on volume. During a legislative session or after a major hurricane, the office may be handling thousands of contacts a week, and a reply can take several weeks. In quieter stretches it’s faster. You may hear from the Governor’s office directly, or your message may be forwarded to the relevant agency, which then responds on its own.
Complaints filed through the Citizen’s Assistance Office get a more structured follow-up, because that office has investigative authority and reports outcomes back to the Governor.5The Florida Legislature. Florida Statutes 14.26 – Citizen’s Assistance Office For general policy opinions, the usual reply is an acknowledgment letter or email. A form response doesn’t mean your message was ignored. Staff log positions and count them, and the tally is part of what the Governor sees when he is briefed on an issue.