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Purchasing Election Power
Florida's top executives are placing their bets on who will be the next president.
Amy Keller | 11/1/2007
“He is the strongest fiscal conservative running for president.” — Deborah Jallad, Accredited Holding Corp., Winter Park, $4,600 [Illustration: Robert Zammarchi] |
Senior Executive | Company and |
Business | Donations |
| Michael Aranda | E.H. Building Group Palm Beach Gardens |
Homebuilder | $4,000 |
| James Arrigo | Arrigo Dodge West Palm Beach |
Car dealership | $2,000 |
| Peter Barowoff | Promise Healthcare Boca Raton |
Long-term acute care hospital organization | $2,100 |
| Richard Bernstein | Richard S. Bernstein & Associates Palm Beach |
Insurance advising | $4,600 |
| Robert Bernstein | Spectrum Health Solutions Parkland |
Outpatient surgery centers | $2,300 |
| Thilo Best | Horizon Bay Senior Communities Tampa |
Senior housing communities | $4,600 |
| David Brandon | Brandon Construction Ozona |
Construction/general contractor | $4,600 |
| Peter Brock | Brock Development West Palm Beach |
Real estate development and management | $2,000 |
| John Burpee | N.A.I. Tampa Bay St. Petersburg |
Commercial real estate services | $1,000 |
| Michael Bynum | Tampa Farm Service Tampa |
Egg producer | $2,300 |
| Robert Campbell | B.B.C International Boca Raton |
Footwear | $2,300 |
| Rick Case | Rick Case Enterprises Hillsboro Beach |
Automobile dealerships | $2,300 |
| Marshall Chernin | Central Beef Industries Tampa |
Meat packing | $2,300 |
| Thomas Corr | George E. Warren Corp. Vero Beach |
Wholesale petroleum distributor | $2,300 |
| Michael Chiusano | Cusano Cigars Bradenton |
Cigar manufacturing | $2,300 |
| John Collins | Gulf Building Corp. Fort Lauderdale |
Commercial developer | $2,300 |
| Blaise Collura | Eastern Ribbon and Roll Tampa |
Blank paper roll manufacturer | $3,000 |
| Earl Crittenden | Crittenden Fruit Company Orlando |
Citrus | $1,000 |
| Myra Janco Daniels | Philharmonic Center for the Arts and Naples Museum of Art Naples |
Arts | $2,300 |
| Remedios Diaz-Oliver | All American Containers Inc. Miami |
Glass, plastic and metal containers manufacturer | $2,300 |
| John Esposito | Bacardi U.S.A. Miami |
Liquor | $4,600 |
| Jerome Falic | Duty Free Americas Bal Harbour |
Travel retailer | $4,600 |
| Simon Falic | Duty Free Americas Bal Harbour |
Travel retailer | $4,600 |
| George Feldenkreis | Perry Ellis International Inc. Miami Beach |
Clothing manufacturing | $1,000 |
| Hector Fortun | Fortun Insurance Coral Gables |
Insurance | $4,600 |
| Brian France | NASCAR Daytona Beach |
Stock-car racing | $4,600 |
James France |
International Speedway Corp. Daytona Beach |
Auto racing events, merchandizing | $4,600 |
E.V. Goings |
Tupperware Brands Corp. Windermere |
Kitchen products | $2,300 |
| Edward Goldman | M.D.V.I.P. Parkland |
Physician network | $4,200 |
| Murray Goodman | Goodman Company West Palm Beach |
Commercial retail development | $2,300 |
| Tom Harb | Harbco Construction Windermere |
Construction Management | $1,000 |
| Mel Harris | Preferred Employers Group Miami |
Insurance products for targeted industries | $2,500 |
Mike Jackson |
Autonation Fort Lauderdale |
Automobile dealerships | $2,300 |
| Robert Jakubowicz | Megatrade Corp. Coconut Grove |
Ceramic and porcelain tile | $4,600 |
| Deborah Jallad | Accredited Holding Corp. Winter Park |
Underwriting bail bonds | $4,600 |
| Johnny Jallad | Accredited Holding Corp. Winter Park |
Underwriting bail bonds | $4,600 |
| John Kiefer | First Capital West Palm Beach |
Loans for small and mid-sized companies | $1,500 |
| Teddy Klinghoffer | Akerman Senterfitt Weston |
Law firm | $2,300 |
| Keith Koenig | City Furniture Tamarac |
Retail home furnishings | $1,000 |
| Bennett Lebow | Vector Group Ltd. Fisher Island |
Tobacco products | $4,600 |
| Robert Lefort | Connextions Inc. Orlando |
Consumer service center for healthcare | $1,500 |
| Alan Lieberman | South Beach Group Aventura |
Developer/hotels | $1,250 |
| Stanley Markofsky | Skymark Real Estate Investments Boca Raton |
Real estate investment and development | $2,100 |
| Troy Maschmeyer | Maschmeyer Concrete Palm Beach |
Concrete | $1,000 |
| Frank D. McKinney | J. Rolfe Davis Insurance Orlando |
Property and casualty insurance | $2,300 |
| James McDonnell IV | Pro-Lab Weston |
Environmental laboratory testing services | $2,300 |
| Craig Miller | Ruth’s Chris Steak House Inc. Heathrow |
Restaurants | $4,600 |
| Kenneth Morin | Morin Development Group Tampa |
Developer | $2,300 |
| Mario Murgado | Brickell Motors Miami |
Car dealership | $4,600 |
| Carlos Musibay | Global Solutions South Miami |
Financial management | $2,300 |
| Anthony Pasquale | Conquest Development Delray Beach |
Architecture | $2,300 |
| Burt Rapoport | Rapoports Restaurant Group Boca Raton |
Restaurants | $1,100 |
| Harry Sargeant III | Sargeant Marine Boca Raton |
Asphalt tankers and barges | $4,600 |
| Stephen Shelton | Shelton Dealerships Fort Lauderdale |
Automobile dealerships | $1,000 |
| Austin Shanfelter | MasTec Inc. Fort Myers |
Telecom infrastructure services | $1,900 |
| Paul Simino | One Simple Loan Oldsmar |
Student loan consolidation | $2,300 |
| George Steinbrenner | New York Yankees Tampa |
Baseball | $2,300 |
| Terry Stiles | Stiles Corp. Fort Lauderdale |
Real estate developer | $2,300 |
| David Storey | Relm Wireless Corporation Melbourne Beach |
Two-way radios | $1,000 |
| Douglas Stuart | Power Trip Beverages Davie |
Energy drinks | $4,600 |
| Douglas Weiland | J.E.S. Properties Clearwater |
Development | $2,300 |
| Mark Yaffe | National Gold Exchange Inc. Tampa |
Rare coin wholesaler | $2,300 |
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