STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — With just six weeks until Florida voters choose their next governor, Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds brought his campaign to Martin County on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion focused on affordability and other issues facing residents.

For about an hour inside a small meeting room at the Martin County Chamber of Commerce in Stuart, Rep. Donalds took questions from about a dozen Martin county voters, including insurance agents, realtors and homeowners.

Rather than deliver a formal speech, Donalds encouraged an open discussion with community members.

“Let’s go around, introduce yourself and let’s just have a dialogue,” Donalds said at the start of the event.

Questions centered largely on the rising cost of living, including homeowners insurance and healthcare costs.

One homeowner asked Donalds what could be done about rising insurance costs.

“What about homeowner’s insurance because it’s literally pricing people out of staying in their homes,” the woman said.

See also: Brightline may file Chapter 11 bankruptcy as soon as this week, reports say

Donalds said higher construction costs have played a role in rising insurance premiums and outlined proposals he says would help lower costs for Floridians.

The congressman also discussed his support for reducing property insurance premiums by 20% to 25% and his long-term goal of eliminating homestead property taxes.

When another attendee raised concerns about increasing application fees and other costs imposed by local governments, Donalds said local officials should review their budgets and identify areas where spending can be cut.

Throughout the discussion, Donalds emphasized making Florida more affordable for families, highlighting issues including insurance, housing and healthcare.

“In healthcare, it’s making sure we deal with stuff like dealing with in-network, out-of-network, prior authorizations,” Donalds said.

In an exclusive one-on-one interview with CBS12 News, Donalds was also asked about recent changes to his campaign website that removed prominent references to President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

“We’re not distancing ourselves from President Trump,” Donalds said. “We’ve been planning on making website changes for about two months now coming out of the primary. We wanted the website to be purely on the issues that we’re campaigning on.”

Donalds added that he remains grateful for Trump’s endorsement.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has also endorsed Donalds in the race for governor.

Donalds will face Democrat David Jolly in the November general election.