In a sign of the increasing influence of money in Tallahassee,
Gwen Margolis, an incoming Democratic state senator from Northeast Miami-Dade,
raised campaign contributions for the new Republican Senate president — money
that he used to help defeat Margolis’ fellow Democrats seeking Senate seats.
Margolis readily admitted that she was trying to buy
influence with Senate President Jim King, a Jacksonville Republican, saying that
raising money for King might help her land a prized committee chairmanship or
win budget projects for her Senate district.
”It helps put me in a better position as far as
committee priorities and leadership priorities,” Margolis said. “I’ll do
whatever has to be done to take care of my district.”
[Full story]
Just another day in Floridian politics.
