TAMPA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 01: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks as (L-R) Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, state Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, state Attorney General James Uthmeier and gubernatorial candidate, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) looks on at a Leadership Forum at the TPepin's Hospitality Centre on September 01, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. DeSantis hosted the forum with the leading Republican candidates running in the November 3 statewide election. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)