Lawsuit alleges Byron Donalds threatened Collier County school board member in 2022

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 475

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago


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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.

Kelly Mason was elected to the Collier County School Board in November 2022. In August of that year, she was involved in a heated verbal exchange with Donalds and a …

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