Category: Elections

Aug 25, 2015 5:41 AM

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Convicted thief sets up South Florida super PAC with Federal Election Commission’s OK

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Four years after being convicted of stealing $35,000 worth of textbooks from Ohio State University’s law school library, Christopher Brian Valdes set up a super PAC this month in South Florida with the blessing of the Federal Election Commission.
Aug 3, 2015 6:16 AM

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Billionaire car dealer Braman also gives big to Lopez-Cantera’s Senate run

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Having raised $5 million for Marco Rubio’s presidential aspirations, billionaire automobile dealer Norman Braman is also betting big money on another Miami Republican who is seeking to succeed Rubio in the U.S. Senate in 2016, Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera.
Apr 10, 2015 11:19 AM

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Federal regulators ask Marco Rubio’s campaign to explain illegal contributions, again

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
As U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio prepares for a possible 2016 presidential run, federal elections regulators want him to explain why he accepted illegal campaign contributions from 14 donors in his year-end Jan. 30 campaign finance report.
Feb 12, 2015 6:13 AM

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Jeb Bush’s missing emails detail his lobbying support for Bacardi as contributions flowed

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The mass release of emails covering presidential aspirant Jeb Bush’s years as governor omitted at least a dozen emails documenting behind-the-scenes lobbying support he gave to liquor giant Bacardi.
Nov 7, 2014 6:22 AM

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Ballot measure backers spend big, win big

By By Liz Essley Whyte
Center for Public Integrity
Big money was a boon to groups fighting for and against ballot measures across the states on Election Day. In 21 of the top 25 most expensive state ballot measure races in terms of television ad spending, groups that won the war on the airwaves also won at the ballot box. But surprising upsets also showed that in the wild world of direct democracy, money isn’t everything.
Nov 1, 2014 6:18 AM

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Curbelo’s campaign blames glitch for missing $50,000 in PAC contributions

By Frank Alvarado
BrowardBulldog.org
Miami Republican Carlos Curbelo’s congressional campaign was forced to resubmit its most recent quarterly finance report after failing to disclose $50,000 in contributions from 21 political action committees. This story was updated Saturday afternoon to account for numerous errors contained in Curbelo campaign reports.