Florida Governor and likely 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis will be coming to Alabama in March as the speaker for the Alabama Republican Party’s annual Winter Dinner event.
The Alabama Republican Party announced on Facebook, “It’s official! The Alabama Republican Party is excited to announce that Ron DeSantis will be our 2023 Winter Dinner special guest and keynote speaker. Join us March 9th when we host one of the most respected leaders in Conservative politics.”
“The Alabama Republican Party is excited to announce that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be our special guest and keynote speaker at our annual Winter Dinner on March 9th,” the ALGOP wrote in an email to supporters. “Governor DeSantis needs no introduction, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the Yellowhammer State. This is an amazing opportunity for Republicans across Alabama, and we hope you will join us for this historic event.”
The ALGOP Winter Dinner will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2023, in the Birmingham Sheraton Ballroom. Tickets are $250 per person or $400 per couple.
DeSantis appears to be openly campaigning for the GOP nomination for President. Former President Donald Trump has already announced his intention to run for the office again. Trump lost the presidency to former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Other possible GOP candidates include former South Carolina Governor and U.S Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, former Wyoming Congresswoman and noted Trump critic Liz Cheney, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and former Vice President and Indiana Governor Mike Pence.
Trump won the 2016 Alabama Presidential primary in a big way. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz finished second even though then-Governor Robert Bentley had endorsed then-Ohio Governor John Kasich.
President Biden has announced his intent to seek a second term, though there is speculation that the President could face a challenge in the Democratic primary.
The Alabama Presidential Primary will be on March 5, 2024.
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