Florida Gov. Rick Scott will be on the main stage the opening night of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, appearing after a late afternoon recess as the four-night event heads into its first prime-time appearance.

Scott will join House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, in speaking the first night of the GOP convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

Based upon the release from the Republican National Committee, Scott should be delivering his remarks around 8 p.m.

The theme for the night will be “We Can Do Better.”

“Americans know we can do better than joblessness, poverty and debt,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus stated in a release. “This convention will present our vision for a brighter, better future and it will lay out an optimistic, achievable plan to make it happen.”

Aug. 27 Schedule Announced on Convention Mobile App

2 p.m. Chairman of the RNC Reince Priebus

Color Guard

Pledge of Allegiance

National Anthem: The Oak Ridge Boys

Invocation

Opening procedural steps, appointment of convention committees

Welcoming remarks, and House and Senate candidates and RNC auxiliaries

RNC Chairman Priebus

RNC Co-Chairman Sharon Day

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn

Convention Chief Executive Officer William Harris

Chairman of Tampa Bay Host Committee Al Austin

Republican congressional candidates

State Delegate Barbara Comstock (Va.)

Representative Tim Griffin (Ark.)

Republican Senate candidates

Republican National Committee auxiliaries

Consideration of convention committee reports

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus

Committee on Credentials Chairman Mike Duncan

Committee on Permanent Organization Chairwoman Zoraida Fonalledas

Convention Permanent Chairman Speaker John Boehner, presiding

Official convention photograph

Committee on Rules Chairman John Sununu

Committee on Resolutions Chairman Gov. Bob McDonnell

Committee on Resolutions Co-Chairman Sen. John Hoeven

Committee on Resolutions Co-Chairman Rep. Marsha Blackburn

Roll call for nomination of president of the United States

Roll call for nomination of vice president of the United States

7:15 p.m. Recess

7:45 p.m. Reconvene

Remarks by Speaker John Boehner

Remarks by Gov. Rick Scott (Fla.)

Remarks by RNC Chairman Reince Priebus

Video

Remarks by Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.)

Various speakers

Remarks by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.)

To be announced

Remarks by Artur Davis and video

Remarks by Senate Republican Candidate Ted Cruz (Texas)

Musical act

Remarks by Gov. Nikki Haley (S.C.)

Remarks by Mike Huckabee

Remarks by Mrs. Luce’ Vela Fortuno

Remarks by Mrs. Ann Romney

Benediction by Sammy Rodriguez and adjournment.



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