DeSantis Excites Crowd in Speech to Alabama GOP, Prompts Record Fundraising

Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl (L) with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Finley Center in Hoover, Ala., for the ALGOP 2023 Winter Dinner on March 9, 2023. Courtesy of ALGOP/Michael Hopkins

While Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has not yet announced whether he will seek the Republican presidential nomination next year, appearances across the country, including in Alabama last week, have drummed up excitement among Republican voters.

DeSantis was the special guest speaker for the Alabama Republican Party’s (ALGOP) Winter Dinner in Hoover, Alabama, outside of Birmingham on Thursday.