{"id":4422,"date":"2023-07-19T12:34:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T17:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4422"},"modified":"2023-07-19T12:34:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T17:34:24","slug":"florida-senate-minority-leaders-democrat-lobbyist-father-gives-max-donation-to-ron-desantis-presidential-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4422","title":{"rendered":"Florida Senate Minority Leader\u2019s Democrat Lobbyist Father GIVES MAX DONATION to Ron DeSantis\u2019 Presidential Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-4423\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-86.png 788w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-86-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-86-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-86-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-86-390x219.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most influential and powerful lobbyists in Florida, and father of a prominent far-left Democrat lawmaker, recently gave a suspicious max donation to Governor Ron DeSantis\u2019 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/700\/202307159583524700\/202307159583524700.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">most recent campaign finance filings<\/a>\u00a0with the FEC, lobbyist Ron Book gave a $6,600 contribution to Ron DeSantis for President 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-87.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-4424\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-87.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-87.png 627w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-87-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-87-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-87-293x195.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-87-120x80.png 120w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-87-240x160.png 240w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-87-390x260.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Book founded his \u2018government relations\u2019 firm, Ronald L. Book, PA, in 1987, and currently serves as president and CEO of the group.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2022\/05\/10\/browards-ron-book-one-of-floridas-most-influential-lobbyists-and-father-of-state-senator-has-throat-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel<\/a>, Book represented many powerful public and private interests throughout the 2022 legislative session in Florida, including AT&amp;T, Equifax, the Florida Power Light Co., Memorial Healthcare, Broward Health, the cities of Miami and Fort Lauderdale, the University of Miami, the media conglomerate Gannett, Miami-Dade Public Schools, and the Broward County government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Book\u2019s team raked in $2.7 million in 2021, which was split across his team of three lobbyists at his firm. Florida Politics&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/498783-lobbying-compensation-the-southern-group-is-top-earner-for-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stated in their reporting on lobbyist disclosures<\/a>&nbsp;that Book\u2019s team features \u201cthe highest per-lobbyist earnings in the state\u201d on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Book\u2019s daughter, Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, is one of the most powerful far-left Democrats currently elected in the state of Florida. Book\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/florida-dem-leaders-nikki-fried-130846065.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" target=\"_blank\">was arrested<\/a>\u00a0several months ago protesting a so-called abortion ban in a stunt coordinated by local chapters of Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: Leader Book and Nikki Fried were released. <br><br>We are waiting for 9 more protestors to be released. <br><br>We\u2019ll be here until every last one walks free. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z6gSnx20PS\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z6gSnx20PS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gdIxQr4OZE\">pic.twitter.com\/gdIxQr4OZE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Florida Planned Parenthood Action (@PPactionFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PPactionFL\/status\/1643098187681472513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not the first time that Florida\u2019s Democrat-affiliated lobbying class has given substantial donations to DeSantis\u2019 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigative journalist Laura Loomer reported that Florida lobbyist Jeff Hartley recently gave a maximum donation to DeSantis\u2019 presidential campaign as well. Hartley\u2019s lobbying firm, Smith, Bryan and Myers, has represented Everytown for Gun Safety, the astroturf anti-2A organization bankrolled by billionaire Mike Bloomberg. Hartley also lobbies for Anheuser Busch, the parent company behind Bud Light, and Walt Disney World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: <br><br>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RonDeSantis<\/a>\u2019s first Presidential campaign FEC report reveals he received a double max contribution from Jeff Hartley. <br><br>Jeff Hartley is a registered lobbyist in the state of Florida, and he works for a large Tallahassee firm by the name of Smith, Bryan and Myers.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/69zPJoO0I0\">pic.twitter.com\/69zPJoO0I0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraLoomer\/status\/1680937741285052421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeSantis\u2019 connections with Democrats do not end there. He appointed COVID thug and liberal democrat David Kerner, a Palm Beach commissioner, to head Florida\u2019s State Department of Motor Vehicles earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am honored and deeply thankful to Governor DeSantis for the nomination and to the Florida Cabinet for the vote of approval,\u201d Kerner said after he was appointed to the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump confidant Roger Stone&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rogerstone.substack.com\/p\/the-not-so-secret-plan-of-governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a>&nbsp;that the tandem of DeSantis and Kerner \u201caggressively pushed the Senior Citizen community in Palm Beach County jointly boasting of a 40% vaccination rate among seniors\u201d while using the \u201cPalm Beach County COVID-19 Vaccination Compliance Task Force as a jackbooted, uniformed gestapo-like strike-force terrorizing businesses and harassing individual citizens,\u201d which even included a \u201cSnitch Line\u201d to encourage Florida residents to report their neighbors for lockdown violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking at how Democrats are coalescing around DeSantis and combining that with his\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bigleaguepolitics.com\/meet-the-globalist-billionaires-behind-the-presidential-ambitions-of-florida-governor-ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\">immense backing from the RINO establishment donor class<\/a>, it is clear that DeSantis is the candidate of the globalist Uni-party who will owe many favors to the wealthy elites if he is elected to higher office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=4422&amp;action=edit\">https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=4422&amp;action=edit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gcjdjhs3e.com\/32NN4QZ\/FGXLG\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most influential and powerful lobbyists in Florida, and father of a prominent far-left Democrat lawmaker, recently gave a suspicious max donation to Governor Ron DeSantis\u2019 presidential campaign. According to the\u00a0most recent campaign finance filings\u00a0with the FEC, lobbyist Ron Book gave a $6,600 contribution to Ron DeSantis for President 2024. Book founded his \u2018government relations\u2019 firm, Ronald L. Book, PA, in 1987, and currently serves as president and CEO of the group.&nbsp;According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elections"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4422"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4425,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4422\/revisions\/4425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}