The surprise stop followed his appearance speaking to the local Fraternal Order of Police and signing books at Jacksonville Beach.
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A child holds Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new book during a surprise signing at a Jacksonville Buc-ee's March 2, 2023. (Team DeSantis)
DeSantis is no stranger to stops at Buc-ee's, a growing gas station chain in states across the country. In 2021, he took his daughter, Madison, to one for the first time. Earlier that year, he told attendees at a grand opening of a new location he was a "gas station connoisseur."
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Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped by a Buc-ee's for a surprise book signing March 2, 2023. (Team DeSantis)
"Took Madison to Buc-ee’s for the first time. She liked the Beaver Chips and the Cotton Candy Dippin Dots ice cream, but most everything they have is great!" he tweeted following the visit with his daughter.
DeSantis, rumored to be mulling a 2024 campaign for the White House, spoke at a number of events across the state this week and is expected to speak at events in Houston and Dallas and the Reagan Library in California this weekend.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped by a Buc-ee's for a surprise book signing March 2, 2023. (Team DeSantis)
He is also expected to appear at an upcoming event in Iowa, the location of the first contest in the presidential primaries, alongside Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.