Orlando Sentinel by Scott Maxwell
September 20, 2019
Last week, the Tampa Bay Times revealed secret memos that detailed how much Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign hoped to charge lobbyists and others to spend time with Florida’s governor.
The details were so specific, the paper was able to compile a price list:
“Golf in a foursome? $25,000.
“Golf one-on-one with DeSantis? $100,000.
“A 10- to 15-minute meeting? $25,000.
“A dinner event? $150,000.
“One hour of an “intimate and high dollar” gathering? $250,000.”
I imagine sex workers devise similar rate structures.
Most are smart enough not to put them in memos.
Also last week, Gatehouse Media ran a piece showing how much money donors gave to DeSantis’s political committee before he appointed them to state boards.