/tags/republican-party-of-floridas-sunshine-summit Republican Party of Florida's Sunshine Summit en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:29:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-29/politifact-fl-fact-checking-florida-republicans-sunshine-state-showdown Florida Republicans billed their party’s June 27 gathering in South Florida as the "Sunshine State Showdown." But for U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the event’s headliner and GOP frontrunner for governor, it was less of a confrontation and more like a friendly chat. Here, we fact-checked some of the speakers’ remarks. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:29:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-29/politifact-fl-fact-checking-florida-republicans-sunshine-state-showdown Samantha Putterman and Amy Sherman | Politifact /show/sundial/2018-06-28/florida-gop-chairman-republicans-should-be-running-the-state Republican candidates for governor Ron DeSantis and Adam Putnam will face-off in a debate for the first time at The Sunshine Summit. The two-day event,… Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:26:42 GMT /show/sundial/2018-06-28/florida-gop-chairman-republicans-should-be-running-the-state /politics/2015-11-16/paris-attacks-overshadow-second-day-of-gop-event-in-orlando Speaking to Florida Republicans in the wake of a series of deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, GOP candidates for the White House largely stuck Saturday to… Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:39:10 GMT /politics/2015-11-16/paris-attacks-overshadow-second-day-of-gop-event-in-orlando Brandon Larrabee - News Service of Florida