Insurance, sugar money boosts inauguration coffers
- December 30, 2014
- / News Service of Florida
- / government
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With big chunks of money coming in from the insurance and sugar industries, the Republican Party of Florida has raised more than $500,000 to pay for Gov. Rick Scott's inauguration activities.
The party on Friday released a list of donations it had received through Dec. 19, including $100,000 from the Florida Insurance Council and $90,000 from Florida Crystals Corp., a major player in the sugar industry.
In earlier reports, the party said it received $30,000 from insurance companies and $25,000 from U.S. Sugar Corp.
In all, the party had raised $512,700 through Dec. 19 for activities surrounding Scott's Jan. 6 inauguration, according to lists of donors released in recent weeks.
Among other donations in the latest list were $25,000 from the Florida Concrete & Products Association and $25,000 from the law firm Holland & Knight.