Hundreds of pages of documents ordered made public by the Florida Supreme Court in the state’s redistricting fight now include an email congratulations to a top Tallahassee consultant from a national Republican Party official. Tom Hofeller, a Republican National Committee consultant who also works for the party’s congressional campaign committee, sent Rich Heffley, a Florida […]
After All Redistricting Docs Are Unsealed, GOP Consulting Group Defends Practices – FCIR
The head of a GOP consulting group forced by court order to release documents showing his company may have been illegally used to redraw political districts, including evidence the company tried to hide its involvement by using third parties, is defending his and the company’s actions. Besides the release of 538 previously-leaked documents containing emails, […]
Editorial: Records reveal redistricting conspiracy – Tampa Bay Times
Previously sealed email messages and court testimony released this week make clear why a judge required congressional districts to be redrawn for violating constitutional requirements approved by voters. The documents reveal the breadth of the conspiracy to influence the once-a-decade process and the ties to the Republican Party of Florida. This was a coordinated effort […]
