WHO’S FLYING FLORIDA LAWMAKERS?

I couldn’t get the insert to scan legibly, so I’m typing it in here. You can find this only in the print edition because the Herald didn’t put this on the website with the story by Shannon Colavecchio, front page, Local & State, today (Miami Herald, Sunday, July 26, 2009).

The lobbyist/lawyer who flew Sens. Dan Gelber, Nan Rich and Alex Villalobos and Rep. Anitere Flores on his private plane is one of Tallahassee’s most prominent lobbyists with more then 6 dozen clients, according to the insert. Scroll down to bold.

“Who’s flying Florida lawmakers

Sarasota Jet Services aka Dolphin Aviation
   Flew: Sens. Garrett Richter, Mike Bennett, Nancy Detert
   Owner: Ronald Ciaravella
   Donations: Ciaravella personally has donated $8,937 since 2000 to mostly Republicans including Detert, who got the maximum $500 donation in 2007. Dolphin Aviation has since 2000 donated more than $11,000, including a total of $2,000 to Bennett.Sarasota jet Services donated $4,500 since 2000, including $500 to Bennett in 2007.
Campaign flier: Candidates including Sen. Bennett have used this company for their campaigns, using contributions to  pay for more than $22,000 in flights dating back to 1998.

BaerAir
Flew: Sen. Mike Haridopolos and Thad Altman and Reps. Steve Crisafulli and Ritch Workman.
Owner: Bill Baer
Campaign flier: Since 2006 candidates have paid nearly $84,500 from their campaign coffers to use the services of the Central Florida company.

InfiNetwork, a Naples network consulting firm
Flew: Rep. Tom Grady
Owner: Stephen Myers of Naples services as managing partner of InfiNetwork’s parent company, Guardian Technology Solutions.
Donations: Myers donated $250 to Grady in June 2009.

Ron Book, lobbyist

Flew: Sens. Dan Gelber, Nan Rich and Alex Villalobos; Rep. Anitere Flores

Clients: Book is one of Tallahassee’s most prominent lobbyists. His more than six dozen clients include Wal-Mart, FPL, At&T, Miami-Dade County, Dolphins Stadium, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners and multiple municipalities.
Donations: Book alone has donated some $270,000 since 2000 to Democrats and Republicans including Flores, Rich, Gelber and Villalobos.

Fredrick Leonhardt, lobbyist
Flew: Sen. Lee Constantine, R-Altamonte Springs
Clients: The Gray Robinson lobbyist represents a host of big clients including the city of Orlando, whose leaders are pushing the commuter rail project that Constantine tried to secure funding for this session.
Donations: Leonhardt has since 2002 donated about $60,000 to mostly Republican candidates including Constantine. His firm, Gray Robinson, has donated more than $218,000 to candidates including Constantine since 2004.”