Lori Edwards

Lori Edwards last quarter campaign report shows that she is going to be a great congresswoman.  She already has deficit spending down.  Her campaign finance reports show that she brought in $35,270 and spent $51,294.83.   I wonder if this quarter will be different since Lori had the congressman from ACORN.  No word yet   how much Grayson was able to bring in for her.

Below is a list of contributions to her campaign

Tania C. Allam
2418 Wildwood Ct
Winter Haven, Florida 338843000 Information Requested 10/30/2009 500.00 Information Requested
500.00

John M Belohlavek
702 S Fielding Ave
Tampa, Florida 336062724 University of South Florida 11/13/2009 250.00 Professor
250.00

Susan McIntosh Bentley
3 Casa Loma Way
Lakeland, Florida 338132806 Retired 10/15/2009 125.00 Retired
225.00

Patricia Burnetti
2106 Kirkland Lake Dr
Auburndale, Florida 338232043 Information Requested 10/30/2009 500.00 Information Requested
500.00

Elizabeth Castor
1298 Millstream Rd
Tallahassee, Florida 323122548 University of South Florida 11/13/2009 500.00 Educator
500.00

Sharon McManus Comkowycz
7 Bridgewater Dr
Winter Haven, Florida 338843005 Our Children’s Academy 10/30/2009 250.00 Principal
500.00

Amy N Dean
2600 Island Blvd Apt 1706
Aventura, Florida 331605210 Self employed 10/29/2009 500.00 Arbitrator
500.00

Pat T DiCesare, II
2846 Chatsworth Ln
Lakeland, Florida 338123875 Dicesare, Davidson & Barker, PA 10/30/2009 250.00 Attorney
500.00

Jason Eberstein
1001 G St NW
Washington, DC 200014545 Dewey Square Group 12/17/2009 250.00 Government Affairs
250.00

Sherida Lynn Ferguson
17581 Fairmeadow Dr
Tampa, Florida 336472501 Principal Financial Group 10/21/2009 100.00 Certified Financial Planner
450.00

Sherida Lynn Ferguson
17581 Fairmeadow Dr
Tampa, Florida 336472501 Principal Financial Group 10/30/2009 250.00 Certified Financial Planner
450.00

Sherida Lynn Ferguson
17581 Fairmeadow Dr
Tampa, Florida 336472501 Principal Financial Group 11/06/2009 100.00 Certified Financial Planner
450.00

Mary J Figg
18406 Timberlan Dr
Lutz, Florida 335495829 Retired 11/13/2009 250.00 Retired
250.00

Fassil Gabremariam
345 Bayshore Blvd 1607
Tampa, Florida 336062354 U.S. Africa Education Foundation 11/13/2009 250.00 President & Founder
250.00

Leigh Graham
2003 E Hernandez St
Pensacola, Florida 325035717 USPS 10/07/2009 100.00 Postal Carrier
300.00

Lorna Taylor Gregory
3009 W Villa Rosa Park
Tampa, Florida 336112839 Premier Eye Care 11/24/2009 1000.00 CEO
1000.00

Kathryn Jeri Hammond
216 Boxwood Dr
Davenport, Florida 338375548 Lake Wales Charter 10/20/2009 250.00 Teacher
1750.00

Kathryn Jeri Hammond
216 Boxwood Dr
Davenport, Florida 338375548 Lake Wales Charter 10/20/2009 500.00 Teacher
1750.00

Kathryn Jeri Hammond
216 Boxwood Dr
Davenport, Florida 338375548 Lake Wales Charter 11/23/2009 250.00 Teacher
1750.00

Kathryn Jeri Hammond
216 Boxwood Dr
Davenport, Florida 338375548 Lake Wales Charter 12/29/2009 250.00 Teacher
1750.00

Lois Cowles Harrison
2311 Nevada Rd
Lakeland, Florida 338032339 Retired 10/15/2009 250.00 Retired
750.00

Homer Hooks
2311 Nevada Rd
Lakeland, Florida 338032339 Retired 10/15/2009 250.00 Retired
250.00

Kenneth Kaminga
2823 Grapefruit Dr
Auburndale, Florida 338234901 Retired 12/31/2009 100.00 Retired
400.00

Jane Frank Katcher
4197 S Douglas Rd
Miami, Florida 331336832 Retired 10/07/2009 1000.00 Retired
1000.00

Homer D. Kern
223 Indian Hill Ln
China Spring, Texas 766332862 Retired 12/17/2009 300.00 Retired
550.00

Alan Joseph Kromholz
3213 Par Rd
Sebring, Florida 338721263 None 11/23/2009 25.00 Retired
275.00

Nora Leto
915 South Blvd
Lakeland, Florida 338031137 Kaylor & Kaylor 11/13/2009 250.00 Attorney
250.00

Mark A Linsky
503 W Platt St
Tampa, Florida 336062245 Self 11/10/2009 200.00 Attorney
450.00

Toni W. Maloney
PO Box 1006
Auburndale, Florida 338231006 Self 10/30/2009 100.00 Forensics
350.00

William Malzone
3465 Turnberry Dr
Lakeland, Florida 338035462 Clark and Daughtrey 10/30/2009 250.00 Physician
250.00

A. Melissa Maxfield
8947 Donna Lu Dr
Odessa, Florida 335561908 Comcast Corporation 12/31/2009 250.00 Vice-President, Federal Government Aff
250.00

Daniel D Moody
4281 Old 9 Foot Rd
Eagle Lake, Florida 338394105 Moody Law 10/01/2009 180.00 Attorney
1690.00 * In-Kind: Office Space

Daniel D Moody
4281 Old 9 Foot Rd
Eagle Lake, Florida 338394105 Moody Law 11/01/2009 180.00 Attorney
1690.00 * In-Kind: Office Space

Daniel D Moody
4281 Old 9 Foot Rd
Eagle Lake, Florida 338394105 Moody Law 12/01/2009 180.00 Attorney
1690.00 * In-Kind: Office Space

Michael E Musetta
2314 N Riverside Dr
Tampa, Florida 336021838 Michael Musetta & Associates, Inc. 11/24/2009 250.00 Court Reporter
450.00

Michael E Musetta
2314 N Riverside Dr
Tampa, Florida 336021838 Michael Musetta & Associates, Inc. 12/30/2009 100.00 Court Reporter
450.00

Charlotte Perret
707 S Gulfstream Ave
Sarasota, Florida 342367710 Retired 10/03/2009 400.00 Museum Educator
400.00

Clay Phillips
3033 W Asbury Pl
Tampa, Florida 336112805 Congresswoman Kathy Castor 11/13/2009 250.00 Chief of Staff
250.00

Catherine Williams Real, Esq
2110 W Platt St
Tampa, Florida 336061759 Catherine W Real PA 11/05/2009 500.00 Attorney
500.00

Jeffrey W. Reddout
310 Hernando Rd
Winter Haven, Florida 338841030 Self 11/23/2009 100.00 neuropsychologist
250.00

James W Schroeder
621 Nadina Pl
Celebration, Florida 347474960 None 12/18/2009 250.00 Retired
250.00

Donna Edna Shalala
8565 Old Cutler Rd
Coral Gables, Florida 331436217 University of Miami 12/31/2009 250.00 President
250.00

Nancy M. Simmons
124 Mirror Ln NW
Winter Haven, Florida 338811316 Retired 10/29/2009 200.00 Retired
700.00

Alicia Smith
1401 K St NW Fl 12
Washington, DC 200053464 Smith-Free Group 12/17/2009 250.00 Government Affairs
250.00

Barbara Stampfl
2435 Jonila Avenue
Lakeland, Florida 33803 Bartow Library 10/29/2009 250.00 Librarian
1000.00

Barbara Stampfl
2435 Jonila Avenue
Lakeland, Florida 33803 Bartow Library 11/28/2009 250.00 Librarian
1000.00

Barbara Stampfl
2435 Jonila Avenue
Lakeland, Florida 33803 Bartow Library 12/22/2009 250.00 Librarian
1000.00

E. Bruce Strayhorn
2125 1st St Ste 201
Fort Myers, Florida 339013092 Self Employed 10/20/2009 1250.00 Attorney
1250.00

Andrew Tobias
787 NE 71st St
Miami, Florida 331385717 self 12/09/2009 250.00 writer
250.00

Susan Douglas Turner
702 S Fielding Ave
Tampa, Florida 336062724 Retired 11/13/2009 250.00 Retired
250.00

Mary Kay Vona
3112 W Oakellar Ave
Tampa, Florida 336112918 aon consulting 11/24/2009 500.00 executive
500.00

Kerry M Wilson
1906 18th St NW
Winter Haven, Florida 338811216 Peterson & Myers 10/30/2009 150.00 Attorney
400.00

Robert A. Young
301 Lake Pansy Dr NW
Winter Haven, Florida 338819620 Retired 11/13/2009 150.00 Retired
650.00

Andrea Ellen Zelman
3033 W Asbury Pl
Tampa, Florida 336112805 Fowler White Boggs 11/13/2009 250.00 Attorney
250.00

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
421 Aviation Way
Frederick, Maryland 217014756
12/31/2009 1000.00

1000.00

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AN
1625 L St NW
Washington, DC 200365665
12/07/2009 2000.00

2000.00

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGR
499 S Capitol St SW Ste 422
Washington, DC 200034028
12/31/2009 5000.00

5000.00

International Assn of Fire Fighters – F
1750 NEW YORK NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
12/31/2009 2500.00

2500.00

NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCI
1325 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 200054171
11/13/2009 1000.00

4000.00

Dennis Ross

Lakeland, FL – Dennis Ross, Republican Candidate for Congress in District 12, today called on Lori Edwards to publicly disavow or explain her connection to a push poll being conducted across district 12, by notorious push pollster, Sun Surveys.  Beyond engaging in deceptive questioning, the poll conducted a head to head ballot test of Lori Edwards v. Dennis Ross.  Either someone is conducting a poll for Lori Edwards or the Edwards campaign is.  Dennis Ross released the following statement after hearing of this push poll:

“This is the kind of thing voters are tired of.  If they are not outright lying about someone they are failing to do their homework.  In this case, it is both.  Lori Edwards should publicly disavow any knowledge of this poll or explain her connection to it and why she is conducting it.  Instead of asking the voters outrageous questions, Lori Edwards should answer questions about health care, cap and tax, card check, deficit spending, bailouts, and other statist legislation her leadership is proposing in Congress.”

After receiving information about the push poll, Polk County Republican Executive Committee Chairman, Gene Roberts, personally issued the following statement,

“As chairman of the Polk Republican Executive Committee, I was disappointed to learn that the Democrats, and especially U.S. House of Representatives candidate Lori Edwards, are engaging in inaccurate and incorrect accusations against Dennis Ross, Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives.  I have always believed that as a candidate you should run on your own merits such as character, integrity, previous record and stand on issues.  Once you start attacking your opponent by using negative and deceptive ‘push polling’ it shows that the candidate is desperate and afraid of losing the election.”

The “push” question, corroborated by several voters who received the call, asserted that Dennis Ross accepted a trip to Bermuda, paid for by a lobbyist.  This assertion is demonstrably false.

In 2006, then Representative Dennis Ross was invited to speak to a Reinsurance conference in Bermuda.  The trip was not paid for by a lobbyist, as asserted falsely by the push pollster, but was paid for by Dennis Ross himself.  Dennis paid for his own travel and expenses to attend the conference.  The only item not paid for by Dennis Ross was a conference dinner after the panel.  Dennis, however, made sure to check with the House of Representative General Counsel to make sure that it was within the ethics rules to participate in the dinner with other attendees and speakers at the conference. (Letter attached)  In addition, the people putting on the conference were not lobbyists, nor registered to lobby in the State of Florida.

The purpose of then Rep. Ross making the trip was to warn the industry that if they did not lower their rates, the State of Florida would get involved in their industry.  Unfortunately, they did not listen to Dennis and the State of Florida is now in the Reinsurance business and the taxpayers are on the hook for the over $4 billion of debt in the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.  If that was not bad enough, taxpayers are also responsible for the billions of dollars in debt of the government owned Citizens Property Insurance Company.  In other words, Dennis warned against Florida’s “public option” years before Congress tried it nationally.

The push poll, according to representations made by the callers, was conducted by Sun Surveys, a notorious push pollster.  Sun Surveys is based in Miami, Fla., and has an “F” rating from the Southeast Florida Better Business Bureau. An “F” rating means, “We strongly question the company’s reliability for reasons such as that they have failed to respond to complaints, their advertising is grossly misleading, they are not in compliance with the law’s licensing or registration requirements, their complaints contain especially serious allegations, or the company’s industry is known for its fraudulent business practices.” (http://www.seflorida.bbb.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Business/CompanyReportPage_Expository.aspx?CompanyID=11011932)

After receiving calls about the poll, Ross Campaign Manager, Fred Piccolo said, “While it is unfortunate that Lori Edwards and her controllers in Washington feel they have to falsely attack someone to boost their poll numbers, the Ross campaign will continue to present a forward looking, positive agenda.  This agenda will include balancing our federal budget, paying down our debt, introducing real market reforms in health care, the economy, and education to put American citizens back to work, securing our borders, and empowering families to make the best choices for themselves.  But if Dennis is falsely accused of anything, rest assured, we will respond vigorously.”

Randy Wilkinson

Bartow, Fl – Randy Wilkinson announced today that he will be running for Congressional District 12.  Currently Dennis Ross (Lakeland), and Thomas Snyder (Winter Haven) have declared candidacy as Republicans. Lori Edwards and Doug Tudor are expected to be the Democrats in the race. Randy Wilkinson who is currently a County Commissioner for District 2 is term limited in his current office.  His term expires in 2010.

There has been much speculation about what Randy would run for. Randy Wilkinson who is currently a County Commissioner for District 2 is term limited in his current office.  His term expires in 2010. His announcement took place at Blunt park with a crowd of about  40 supporters.

Central Florida Politics was there to film this announcement.