Casey DeSantis event in Sarasota closed to media

Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis makes a keynote speech at the Jeff Duncan 12th Annual Faith and Freedom BBQ in the Civic Center of Anderson Monday, August 28, 2023. State of Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, spoke in place of original keynote speaker Florida Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis makes a keynote speech at the Jeff Duncan 12th Annual Faith and Freedom BBQ in the Civic Center of Anderson Monday, August 28, 2023. State of Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, spoke in place of original keynote speaker Florida Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis.
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Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis will be in Sarasota Thursday to give a speech to the Sarasota GOP and receive the group’s Stateswoman of the Year award, but media members won’t be allowed to cover the event.

Sarasota GOP officials said in a statement that party officials decided to close the event to the media, but did not say why.

“The Republican Party of Sarasota County has closed the Stateswoman of the Year event to all media,” the party said in a statement Tuesday.

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A series of columns by Herald-Tribune columnist Chris Anderson criticized the Sarasota GOP recently for claiming Casey DeSantis is the first recipient of the Stateswoman of the Year award, which also was given to former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney in 2017.

Casey DeSantis has been campaigning with her husband, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as he runs for president.

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Casey DeSantis speech to Sarasota Republican Party closed to media