Trying to get his presidential bid back on track, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., tried to rally Florida Republicans at the Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine Summit.

Stressing his lack of political experience, conservative Todd Wilcox made a pitch to Florida Republicans as he continues his bid for the U.S. Senate in 2016.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, gave former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., notice on Friday: he intends to fight for the Sunshine State. 

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, took his dark horse presidential effort to Florida on Friday as he spoke at the Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine Summit. 

As he has during his presidential bid, Graham focused on foreign affairs, hitting President Barack Obama and  former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, the favorite for the Democratic nomination, for their handling of the Benghazi terrorist attacks in 2012. 

Calling for the nation “to be America again," former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., tried to rally conservatives at the Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine Summit in Orlando on Friday, as he continues his second bid for the White House. 

Having moved to the Florida Panhandle after his 2008 presidential bid, Huckabee insisted he was ready to take on former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton in 2016. Huckabee pointed to his record in Arkansas and noted he had beaten the Clinton political machine. 

Moving up in the polls after some strong debate performances, Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas., took his campaign to Florida on Friday. 

Looking to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the U.S. Senate in 2016, U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., made his case to Florida Republicans at the Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine Summit in Orlando on Friday. 

Jolly slammed President Barack Obama’s fiscal policies and the expanding deficit and national debt but also insisted there was a “deficit of trust” with politics. Taking aim at Obama’s record, including his federal health-care law, Jolly insisted he and “liberal Democrats” were undermining personal liberty and making the nation weaker. 

Looking to boost his chances in his homestate, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took the stage in Orlando, the first of 14 Republican presidential hopefuls to speak at the Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine Summit.

Bits and pieces from the first day of the Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine Summit in Orlando....

Calling on Republicans “to take back our federal government," state Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), and Gov. Rick Scott kicked off the Sunshine Summit in Orlando on Friday morning, vowing to win Florida in the 2016 presidential elections.