May 2, 2024

Politics

Purchasing Election Power

Florida's top executives are placing their bets on who will be the next president.

Amy Keller | 11/1/2007

Barack Obama
Barack Obama

Senator, Illinois (Democrat)

Florida Fundraising
through Sept. 2007:
$2 million

“I believe that Sen. Obama represents the turning of the page from mistrust and divisiveness to caring about each other.” — Adrienne Arsht, TotalBank, Miami

[Illustration: Robert Zammarchi]

Senior Executive

Company and
City

Business Donations
Antonio Argiz Morrison Brown Argiz and Farra
Coral Gables
Independent accounting firm $1,000
Joe Arriola Inktel Direct
Miami
Direct marketing $4,600
Adrienne Arsht
Adrienne Arsht
TotalBank
Miami
Community Banking $4,600
Simone Barefield Gans Gans & Assoc.
Plant City
Human resources consulting/exec search $1,000
Jose Cancio Central Concrete Supermix Inc.
Key Biscayne
Concrete products $2,300
Joseph Capitano Radiant Oil Company of Tampa
Tampa
Convenience stores and gas $1,000
Carlos Cueto Interpress Communications
Coral Gables
Translations and copywriting $2,000
Hector Dasso Real Estate Development Group
Miami
Developer $500
Chris Diamantis Millennium Settlements
Tallahassee
Annuity settlements $4,500
Jack Glottmann Saglo Development Corp.
Miami Beach
Commercial real estate developer $1,000
Lorna Gregory Premier Eye Care
Tampa
Healthcare $2,300
Suresh Gupta Park Square Enterprises
Orlando
Home builder/developer $1,000
Henry Howard US Education Finance Group
Miami
Student loan company $2,300
Charles Intriago Alert Global Media
Coconut Grove
Publisher of the Money Laundering Alert $2,300
Francis Issa ISSA homes
Celebration
Residential home builder $4,600
Donald Jernigan Adventist Health System
Longwood
Healthcare $1,000
Joseph Landers Unicorn Financial
Tallahassee
National patient finance company $4,600
Bennett LeBow Vector Group Ltd.
Miami Beach
Tobacco products $2,300
Howard Lorber Vector Group Ltd.
Miami
Tobacco products $2,300
Emilio Martinez Caribe Homes (Founder)
Miami
Residential home builder $1,000
Kenneth Morin Morin Development Group
Tampa
Developer $2,300
Sidney Morgan

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Lutz

Healthcare $2,300
Frank Morsani Automotive Investments (retired)
Lutz
Automobile dealerships $2,300
Thomas Murphy Coastal Construction
Miami
Commercial and residential construction $2,300
Claudio Osorio CHS Electronics
Miami Beach
International microcomputer product distributor $2,300
Anthony Paquin Paquin Group
Celebration
Healthcare retail consultants $2,100
Timothy Payne MPS Group Inc.
Ponte Vedra Beach
Specialty staffing, consulting and business services $4,600
Benjamin Philips III ORACAL USA
Jacksonville
Premium pressure-sensitive graphics/printing $4,600
Bob Poe Emergency Communications Network
Sanford
High-speed emergency communications services $1,000
Richard Powell Access Health Solutions
Parkland
Medicaid managed care entity $4,600
Frank Rodriguez Corporate Creations International
Palm Beach Gardens
Registered agent services $1,000
Francisco Sanchez Renaissance Steel
Tampa
Structural light-gauge steel $2,300
Gary Sasso
Gary Sasso
Carlton Fields, P.A.
Tampa
Law firm $1,000
Richard Schatz Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson P.A.
Miami
Law firm $1,00
Jeffrey Seaman Rooms To Go
Seffner
Retail furniture $4,600
Rosa Sugranes
Rosa Sugranes
Iberia Tiles Corp.
Key Biscayne
Ceramic tile, marble, stone distributor $2,000
Paula White Without Walls International Church
Tampa
Christian ministries $2,300
Jorge Woldenberg COLPAC Steele Products
Bal Harbour
Pipe and steel distributor $1,000

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