Show me the money; who is funding whom?
Stephen P. Murray of the West Grove Political Beat did a great job of getting the list of donations for each of Miami's Mayoral Candidates. You can get more details from the City Clerk's Office here.
Joe Sanchez
Marlins Stadium and Major League Baseball (MLB):
Irwin Raij: MLB’s counsel - $500
John McHale: Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer for MLB - $300
Jimmie Lee Solomon: Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations MLB - $500
Robert Manfred Jr.: Executive Vice President, Labor Relations & Human Resources, MLB - $500
Robert A. Dupoy: President & Chief Operating Officer MLB - $500
Thomas Ostertag: Senior vice president and general counsel for MLB - $500
David Samson: President of the Marlins - $500
Cindi Samson: Wife of David - $500
Michael Hill: Manager of Florida Marlins - $500
Peter Loyello: Spokesman Florida Marlins - $500
Sean Flynn: Vice President of Marketing for the Florida Marlins - $500
Claude Delorme: Senior Vice President, Stadium Development at Florida Marlins - $500
Wayne Katz: Attorney in NYC, represented Marlins in negotiations for a new stadium - $500
Jeffrey Loria: Owner of Florida Marlins - $500
Julie Loria: Wife of Jeffrey Loria - $500
Keli Zaloudek: Executive Assistant of Jeffrey Loria - $500
Maxwell Davidson: NY art dealer, probably connected to Jeffrey Loria - $500
Michael Steinhardt: Famous American investor, friend of Loria - $500
Judy Steinhardt: Wife of Michael - $500
Other Developers / Real Estate:
13 LPs/LLCs owned by Corporate Creations Network located at 121 Alhambra Place #1100 - $5300
Citisquare Group - a developer with 9 subsidiaries - $4500
7 Listings under 169 East Flagler Street #1600 - $3500
PH Hotel Inc, Heagrand inc, PH Retail, DoubleGrand Bar Inc, Julie Gnmes, Fla. Intl Realty Svs - $2770
RJF Family Trust, 3 others located at 1877 S Miami Ave - $2000
The Mael Family (all listed living in NY) - $2000
Law offices of Solowsky & Allen PA - $2000
Namin Construction - $2000
Goldman Properties (Under multiple LLCs at 804 Ocean Dr) - $2000
3 Telecom Companies located at 2620 SW 27th Ave - $1500
The Related Group - at least 2 - $1000
Santa Clara Apts Ltd, affordable housing project; received Govt. grants headed by former County Mgr. Joaquin Avino - $500
Foley & Lardner LLP PAC - law firm that does real estate law - $500
Baker Construction Company, doing an addition to Miami Intl Airport - $500
PBSJ Corporation PAC, a political action committee for a construction company - $250
Tomás Regalado
Brown Development - $7500
Norman Braman, 11 car companies - $6000
Nifah and Partners, engineering company, not 100% sure on connections- $6000
Emil Porto, real estate - $5000
Canepari Family, Real estate developers Gatehouse Group- $4500
Munilla Family, construction - $4500
Little Bongo LLC and other ‘Farm’ properties - $3000+
Rodolfo Rodriguez, Miami Latin TV and other companies - $3000
Jilk Investment and others - $3000
Maurice Weiner & HMG Advisory Corp (1870 S Bayshore Drive) - $2500
First Commercial (7900 NW 155th St) - $2500
Paul Dudley, owner of Linden Airport NJ - $2500
Carlisle Development Group LLC (2950 SW 27 Ave) - $2500+
Vazquez Family (CEM Management and More) - $2450
Sandra Holdings and World Waste and others- $2200
Estrella Family, insurance industry - $2000
Gibraltar Miami LLC - $2000
Gary Gerson, development firms - $2000+
Gardner, real estate - $2000
MacDuff America Inc, insurance company and two underwriters - $2000
Vazquez Family, Meat Packing Companies - $2000
Charles De Lucca, other golf related industry - $2000
Commodore Plaza Parking LLC and owners - $2000
Leyva Family, Continental Electric Co (6950 NW 77 Ct.) - $2000
Fashion Outlets Inc - $2000
Negrin Family - $1900
Rickenbaker Marina, President, Manager and wife, and Founder - $1700
Brickell Commerce Plaza - $1500
Solowsky and Allen, law office – $1500
Perricone Marketplace - $1500
Gutierrez Properties Inc, property management - $1500
Zitro Inc (8105 W 20 Ave), electric company - $1500
948 Holdings and others - $1500
O.J.J Nursery, landscaping - $1500
Chavez S. Florida Interiors, construction - $1500
Half-Circle Property and others, property management - $1500
Samuel Oliver 2 max contributions in 1 cal yr., Pittman Lawgroup, City of Miami listed as client - $1500
Richard & Louise Allen, attorneys - $1000
Hodica Security/Parking -$1000
B.C. Property Holdings, 4500 Holding (4500 Biscayne Ave) - $1000
Coral East Development and others (10 NW 42 Ave) - $1000
Fasto Alvarez and Assoc (2828 Coral Way) - $1000+
Casablanca Seafood Grill / Fish Market - $1000
Wolfson Family, affordable housing - $1000
Priequez Family, consultant - $1000
Law Enforcement Systems, Long Island NY - $1000
Abamart Corporation - $1000
Rachman Family, insurance - $1000
LFLP Holdings and Cargil Int Corp, import/export - $1000
Happy Homes, insurance adjusters - $1000
Palm Bay Studios, real estate owned by Ehrlich - $1000
Law office of Joseph Carballo - $1000
China Hardware (720 NW 27 Ave) - $1000
Beuchamp Construction Company - $1000
Law office of Alex Hanna - $1000
Environmental Site Assessments, Storm and Land cleanup - $1000
Key West Harbor LLC (2640 S Bayshore Dr) - $1000
Gonzalez Family, ‘executives’ - $1000
Wildfire Amusements and Winners Circle - $1000
Miami Fraternal Order of Police - $500
The Holtzman Group, political consultants - $500
Becker and Poliakoff PA, lobbyists - $500
Epic West Condo LLC (701 Brickell Ave) - $500
Fraternal Order of Police Jacksonville - $500
Miami Police Hispanic Officers Union - $500
Double Entries or 2/3 Max Contributions (Under Investigation): Bernard Wolfson - $1000
Onier Llopiz – $1000
Skip Braver - $1000
Cigarette Racing Team - $1500
Javier Arritola - $1000
Samuel Oliver (04/28/09 #172 and 06/29/09 #757) - $1000
Joe Sanchez
Marlins Stadium and Major League Baseball (MLB):
Irwin Raij: MLB’s counsel - $500
John McHale: Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer for MLB - $300
Jimmie Lee Solomon: Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations MLB - $500
Robert Manfred Jr.: Executive Vice President, Labor Relations & Human Resources, MLB - $500
Robert A. Dupoy: President & Chief Operating Officer MLB - $500
Thomas Ostertag: Senior vice president and general counsel for MLB - $500
David Samson: President of the Marlins - $500
Cindi Samson: Wife of David - $500
Michael Hill: Manager of Florida Marlins - $500
Peter Loyello: Spokesman Florida Marlins - $500
Sean Flynn: Vice President of Marketing for the Florida Marlins - $500
Claude Delorme: Senior Vice President, Stadium Development at Florida Marlins - $500
Wayne Katz: Attorney in NYC, represented Marlins in negotiations for a new stadium - $500
Jeffrey Loria: Owner of Florida Marlins - $500
Julie Loria: Wife of Jeffrey Loria - $500
Keli Zaloudek: Executive Assistant of Jeffrey Loria - $500
Maxwell Davidson: NY art dealer, probably connected to Jeffrey Loria - $500
Michael Steinhardt: Famous American investor, friend of Loria - $500
Judy Steinhardt: Wife of Michael - $500
Other Developers / Real Estate:
13 LPs/LLCs owned by Corporate Creations Network located at 121 Alhambra Place #1100 - $5300
Citisquare Group - a developer with 9 subsidiaries - $4500
7 Listings under 169 East Flagler Street #1600 - $3500
PH Hotel Inc, Heagrand inc, PH Retail, DoubleGrand Bar Inc, Julie Gnmes, Fla. Intl Realty Svs - $2770
RJF Family Trust, 3 others located at 1877 S Miami Ave - $2000
The Mael Family (all listed living in NY) - $2000
Law offices of Solowsky & Allen PA - $2000
Namin Construction - $2000
Goldman Properties (Under multiple LLCs at 804 Ocean Dr) - $2000
3 Telecom Companies located at 2620 SW 27th Ave - $1500
The Related Group - at least 2 - $1000
Santa Clara Apts Ltd, affordable housing project; received Govt. grants headed by former County Mgr. Joaquin Avino - $500
Foley & Lardner LLP PAC - law firm that does real estate law - $500
Baker Construction Company, doing an addition to Miami Intl Airport - $500
PBSJ Corporation PAC, a political action committee for a construction company - $250
Tomás Regalado
Brown Development - $7500
Norman Braman, 11 car companies - $6000
Nifah and Partners, engineering company, not 100% sure on connections- $6000
Emil Porto, real estate - $5000
Canepari Family, Real estate developers Gatehouse Group- $4500
Munilla Family, construction - $4500
Little Bongo LLC and other ‘Farm’ properties - $3000+
Rodolfo Rodriguez, Miami Latin TV and other companies - $3000
Jilk Investment and others - $3000
Maurice Weiner & HMG Advisory Corp (1870 S Bayshore Drive) - $2500
First Commercial (7900 NW 155th St) - $2500
Paul Dudley, owner of Linden Airport NJ - $2500
Carlisle Development Group LLC (2950 SW 27 Ave) - $2500+
Vazquez Family (CEM Management and More) - $2450
Sandra Holdings and World Waste and others- $2200
Estrella Family, insurance industry - $2000
Gibraltar Miami LLC - $2000
Gary Gerson, development firms - $2000+
Gardner, real estate - $2000
MacDuff America Inc, insurance company and two underwriters - $2000
Vazquez Family, Meat Packing Companies - $2000
Charles De Lucca, other golf related industry - $2000
Commodore Plaza Parking LLC and owners - $2000
Leyva Family, Continental Electric Co (6950 NW 77 Ct.) - $2000
Fashion Outlets Inc - $2000
Negrin Family - $1900
Rickenbaker Marina, President, Manager and wife, and Founder - $1700
Brickell Commerce Plaza - $1500
Solowsky and Allen, law office – $1500
Perricone Marketplace - $1500
Gutierrez Properties Inc, property management - $1500
Zitro Inc (8105 W 20 Ave), electric company - $1500
948 Holdings and others - $1500
O.J.J Nursery, landscaping - $1500
Chavez S. Florida Interiors, construction - $1500
Half-Circle Property and others, property management - $1500
Samuel Oliver 2 max contributions in 1 cal yr., Pittman Lawgroup, City of Miami listed as client - $1500
Richard & Louise Allen, attorneys - $1000
Hodica Security/Parking -$1000
B.C. Property Holdings, 4500 Holding (4500 Biscayne Ave) - $1000
Coral East Development and others (10 NW 42 Ave) - $1000
Fasto Alvarez and Assoc (2828 Coral Way) - $1000+
Casablanca Seafood Grill / Fish Market - $1000
Wolfson Family, affordable housing - $1000
Priequez Family, consultant - $1000
Law Enforcement Systems, Long Island NY - $1000
Abamart Corporation - $1000
Rachman Family, insurance - $1000
LFLP Holdings and Cargil Int Corp, import/export - $1000
Happy Homes, insurance adjusters - $1000
Palm Bay Studios, real estate owned by Ehrlich - $1000
Law office of Joseph Carballo - $1000
China Hardware (720 NW 27 Ave) - $1000
Beuchamp Construction Company - $1000
Law office of Alex Hanna - $1000
Environmental Site Assessments, Storm and Land cleanup - $1000
Key West Harbor LLC (2640 S Bayshore Dr) - $1000
Gonzalez Family, ‘executives’ - $1000
Wildfire Amusements and Winners Circle - $1000
Miami Fraternal Order of Police - $500
The Holtzman Group, political consultants - $500
Becker and Poliakoff PA, lobbyists - $500
Epic West Condo LLC (701 Brickell Ave) - $500
Fraternal Order of Police Jacksonville - $500
Miami Police Hispanic Officers Union - $500
Double Entries or 2/3 Max Contributions (Under Investigation): Bernard Wolfson - $1000
Onier Llopiz – $1000
Skip Braver - $1000
Cigarette Racing Team - $1500
Javier Arritola - $1000
Samuel Oliver (04/28/09 #172 and 06/29/09 #757) - $1000
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12 Comments:
Great reporting Steve,keep the heat on. "Grape",thanks for all the great works you do reporting the news in The Grove.
Wow... the evil empire is strong with Joe...
Interesting... What is interesting is who was included and who was not when this report was culled. For instance this report did not include that Regalado paid Jose Lopez $33,145 to lease the campaign office. It also does not include the newspapers that made donations. That will really make you wonder about whether to believe what you read in the media.
Lastly, it is really interesting that someone provided a luxury of details on the connections for Sanchez' donations. Hmm, I wonder who provided all that inside info? Possibly Braman who runs in the same circles as Loria and as such would know who his close friends are!? Makes you wonder.
Well, why don't you include the link for the city's campaign reports? Let your readers see for themselves.
At the end of the day, I don't think it will matter much who raised more money or who is supporting whom. What will matter to the voters in the end is which candidate is ready to roll up his sleeves, put his weight into this huge undertaking and deliver. Not an easy task. I certainly don't envy our new mayor.
Please review the lists of those folks and companies supporting the Mayoral Candidates Joe Sanchez and Tomas Regalado. Each list is most informative and enlightening. All registered voters that are not pleased with the direction that Miami has taken for the past 8 years should care greatly about the differences between the two lists and therefore the differences between the two candidates. You can tell a good deal about a person’s character and personality by the company that they keep. Look at both lists of supporters. Which list would you be proud to be associated with? Which list cares more about our community, its people and its future? Which list do you trust more? Which list is made up of individuals and companies that are more like you? That list will help you select the best candidate for Mayor to lead Miami into a better future and one we can all be proud of.
Harry Emilio Gottlieb
Tomas Regaldo's first donations were mostly $10, $20 and $30 checks. There were almost no "big" donors. Lately new money has come in as people realize Regaldo is the frontrunner.
I disagree. The money came in when Braman backed Regalado. And why is Braman backing Regalado who is not supportive of his passion for the arts? It is because of a personal vendetta he has against Loria. This is a war of rich men.
Anon 8:36 PM
I included what looked to be relevant. I don't have a personal sway towards either candidate right now, and I am certainly NOT the 'media,' rather a private citizen who spent my weekend looking over the numbers. I didn't include any of the expenditures because that wasn't the purpose of my analysis.
There are not more details included for Sanchez, rather an explanation for the many out-of-state donations (mostly from NYC) he received. No information was provided to me, if you took the time to actually read what I wrote, all of this information was compiled using Google and Sunbiz.
What I was trying to show is that both candidates have many of the usual suspects funding them. Regalado, being considered the front runner, is starting to pull in a lot of big money. Also, from what I could tell, Regalado has more double entries (meaning illegal contributions) than Sanchez, so no candidate has the moral high ground in this case.
Lastly, all of this is public information. You can spend the time looking it up yourself if you aren't satisfied with what I presented:
http://www.miamigov.com/City_Clerk/Pages/Elections/CampaignReports09.asp
-Stephen Murray
Anon 8:36 pm,
You'll be surprised what you can find out once you get the hang of using the Google. Give it a shot.
hi there... it's ok people still know what you don't want to print ..hum.... i wonder why you won't print it????
Because you spread lies in the name of "anonymous" sign your name and your comments will be shared.
Campaign contributions, by law, are public information. If you take the time and trouble to look them up. Mr. Murray has done the work for you. If you have a problem with his report, you can go do the research yourself. It's no secret under our laws.
Running for public office has become an expensive enterprise, and contributions are essential to any campaign. The question then is, does a candidate feel obligated to major contributors? In an ideal world, campaign chests would consist of small contributions from individuals, but that isn't what happens.
This information is extremely valuable to the voters. A tip of the hat to Mr. Murray for his work.
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