TAMPA, Fla. — Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis will be in Tampa Thursday. 

DeSantis will hold a meet and greet at the Italian Club in Ybor City. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

DeSantis, in a tight race with Democrat Andrew Gillum for the governor's seat, was first elected to the U.S. Congress in 2012.  

Event-goers will need to RSVP in order to reserve a spot. 

The Italian Club is located at 1731 E. 7th Avenue in Ybor City. 

Gillum, meanwhile, will be at an event in Orlando to be attended by Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn and St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman.