How two South Florida doctors — one with ties to the Mitt Romney campaign — have given millions through a web of companies.
With the race to become Republican Party of Florida chair coming down to the wire, candidates are scrambling to make a name for themselves — and at least one of the leaders in the race is saying that those voting should look to candidates’ “past experience” when deciding who will be the best person to run the party after former chair Jim Greer was forced out of the job amidst scandal.
On Monday, The Florida Independent reported on a lawsuit filed by the Federal Election Commission, alleging campaign fraud during Rep. Vern Buchanan‘s 2006 and 2008 congressional campaigns. Alhough Buchanan was not named as a defendant in the suit, could the case tarnish the campaign to become the head of the Republican Party of Florida currently being waged by Buchanan’s former campaign manager?
Former Republican Party of Florida chairman Jim Greer sued his employer for cheating him out of a $123,000 severance package, but it turns out he can’t bring the suit while he is under a criminal indictment on charges that…
The long-awaited financial audit of the Republican Party of Florida, released by the party this morning, makes for fascinating reading, and we highly suggest you download and look through the entire thing on your own. But a few anecdotes…
The Republican Party of Florida this morning released the much-anticipated audit of its finances, prepared for the party by the law firm Alston & Bird in response to allegations that party leaders used party credit cards to cover personal…
Democratic CFO candidate Loranne Ausley lashed out at Senate President and Republican CFO candidate Jeff Atwater and the Republican Party of Florida today, criticizing the party for failing to release the complete audit of its credit card spending.
The party…
Jim Greer, the indicted former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, has issued a statement (via the Palm Beach Post) apologizing for calling a speech by President Barack Obama last year an attempt to spread his “socialist…
On the cusp of winning the Republican nomination for governor in Florida, Rick Scott cracked a joke on primary night alluding to powerful interests in Florida that had aligned themselves with his opponent, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum: “In Tallahassee tonight, the deal-makers are crying in their cocktails.”
Now those deal-makers — lobbyists, legislators and party fundraisers — are quickly teaming up with Scott to raise funds for his campaign and make an about-face on the man whom they spurned, attacked and campaigned against prior to Aug. 24.
The Republican Governors Association has contributed $2 million to the Republican Party of Florida, $1.3 million of which was spent immediately on an attack ad linking Democratic candidate for governor Alex Sink to President Obama, reports The…
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