It was reported earlier that Florida Republicans had not invited Republican presidential candidate Jim Gilmore to the November 13-14 fundraiser, which meant that if he wanted to appear on the March 2016 presidential primary ballot, he would need to either pay $25,000 or submit a difficult petition. But Gilmore has now been invited to the Sunshine Summit, and he will attend, so he is now excused from the fee and the petition.

The most prominent Republican candidate who has not been invited is Mark Everson.