How the Koch Brothers and Charter Schools USA Filter Campaign Cash to Florida’s Republican Legislators | Scathing Purple Musings

How the Koch Brothers and Charter Schools USA Filter Campaign Cash to Florida’s Republican Legislators | Scathing Purple Musings:

How the Koch Brothers and Charter Schools USA Filter Campaign Cash to Florida’s Republican Legislators

by Bob Sikes

A remarkable story from Miami Herald reporter Mary Ellen Klas was published last night which traced the money trail that fuels the candidacies of state republican legislators. Legal under campaign financing laws, the Republican Party of Florida takes in donations and passes it on to PACs belonging to the incoming leaders of both legislative bodies – Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) in the House and Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) in the Senate. Here’s Klas’ summary:

Here’s how the money breaks down:
Leadership money in legislative races:
Sen. Don Gaetz — $3.6 million raised
* $2.6 million — raised by the Republican Party of Florida, $2.6 million transferred to Gaetz’s