Sen. Rick Scott stops in Gainesville during reelection campaign tour
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Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott made his way to Gainesville Monday morning, the latest stop on his 67-county reelection campaign tour.
The former Florida governor hosted a roundtable discussion to answer the questions of the nearly 30 supporters in attendance. Local Republicans such as Tim Marden, the head of the Alachua County Republican party, former Gainesville commissioners Todd Chase and Craig Carter, businesswoman Deborah Butler and state House District 22 candidates Raemi Eagle-Glenn and Robert Woody were in attendance.
“Every community is important,” Scott said. “Gainesville has a great Republican party.”
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The event was held in downtown Gainesville at 1908 Grand, a venue owned by State Sen. Keith Perry. Perry was absent for the event, instead attending the signing of HB/SB 266 at New College of Florida. There, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill that bans state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Scott fielded the friendly questions from his supporters for about an hour, touching on topics such as national debt, the Mexico-United States border, and President Joe Biden being “slow,” and “not very smart.”
The senator’s reelection platform is focused on an “11-point plan to rescue America” that promotes banning critical race theory, increased police funding, building a southern border wall named after former President Donald Trump, and an ‘America First’ approach to international relations.
Scott said smaller roundtable events are important for connecting with constituents.
“The best part of the job is getting to talk to people and hearing their stories or what their needs are,” he said.
Scott’s challenger in the 2024 Republican Senate primary, Keith Gross, visited Gainesville on May 11.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Sen. Rick Scott stops in Gainesville during reelection campaign tour
