Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate, Donalds, faces lawsuit over alleged 2022 assault

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1. Tampa Free Press

   Florida Governor Candidate Byron Donalds Sued Over 2022 Grocery Store Confrontation ↗ (opens Tampa Free Press)

   Published Jul 8, 2026

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   A confrontation inside a Naples, Florida, gourmet grocery store has led to a civil assault lawsuit against U.S. Representative Byron Donalds, a leading Republican candidate for Florida governor. Kelly Mason, a member of the Collier County School Board, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday.

2. First Coast News

   Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds sued for alleged 2022 assault ↗ (opens First Coast News)

   Published Jul 8, 2026

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   Collier County school board member Kelly Mason alleges Donalds was hostile, angry and intimidating during an encounter with her in a Naples grocery store.

3. Florida Phoenix

   Lawsuit alleges Byron Donalds threatened Collier County school board member in 2022 ↗ (opens Florida Phoenix)

   Published Jul 8, 2026

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   The Byron Donalds campaign is playing down a lawsuit filed by a Collier County school board member accusing the front-runner for the Republican nomination for governor of Florida of threatening and intimidating her during a confrontation at a Naples grocery store in 2022.

4. WFLA

   Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate, Donalds, faces lawsuit over alleged 2022 assault ↗ (opens WFLA)

   Published Jul 8, 2026

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   The Republican gubernatorial frontrunner, Byron Donalds, is being sued over an alleged August 2022 assault.

5. Orlando Weekly

   Lawsuit alleges Byron Donalds threatened a Florida school board member in 2022 ↗ (opens Orlando Weekly)

   Published Jul 9, 2026

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   The front-runner for the Republican nomination for governor is accused of threatening and intimidating a school board member.