“#Brodeur's career experience includes working with Procter & Gamble, as the president and CEO of the Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, and owning a healthcare consulting company.”
Jason #Brodeur “serving on the City of Sanford Charter Review Board and the Seminole County Planning and Zoning Commission … prepared him for his tenure on the Governor-appointed Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee.
“…Before his election to the House, Jason was no stranger to political campaigns. He’s taken part in a number of conservative causes from the grassroots to federal level, working to ensure communication between voters and the public officials who represent them.”
“… But #Brodeur, the head of the Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce, remained a darling of the state’s business interests and has collected more than $2.5 million since launching his campaign …
The group is called Floridians for Equality and Justice.”
‘Senate District 9 race pivotal for balance of Florida Legislature’
“Former state Rep. Jason #Brodeur, a Republican, faces Democratic candidate Patricia #Sigman to replace term-limited GOP state Sen. David Simmons in what’s turning out to…”
“… to be one of the most expensive Florida Senate races on record.
District 9, which encompasses #Seminole County and a portion of Volusia, has been circled by Democratic leaders as a seat they can flip blue in their push to gain control of the Florida Senate.”
“In Senate District 9, #Sigman and #Brodeur endured a bruising, expensive campaign in which the two candidates had raised $2.6 million through October, with Brodeur collecting nearly $1.8 million of that.”
‘Democrats, GOP Gearing Up for 2022 in #Seminole County, a Key #Battleground in Florida’
“Despite gaining no state House seats, and losing a high profile state Senate race when Republican Jason #Brodeur topped Democrat Patricia #Sigman in District 9…”
‘Matt Gaetz to headline campaign kickoff for Jason #Brodeur’
“Contributions are being directed toward Brodeur’s official campaign fund & the independent political committee Friends of Jason Brodeur, which has no max limit on contributions.”
“Former GOP Sen. Frank #Artiles is accused of paying unreported money to what’s known as a “ghost candidate” — a candidate who didn’t actually campaign for office. #Brodeur’s race also featured a mysterious, non-party-affiliated ghost candidate. …”
“… Both ghost candidates were …reported receiving their funding on the same day from the same #DarkMoney group — first disclosed as an Atlanta-based organization called #Proclivity and then later changed to claim the money came from a Denver-based group called #GrowUnited.”
‘Archaeologists unearth 'ancient Egyptian Pompeii' near #Luxor’
“Archaeologists said on Thursday they had uncovered a large ancient pharaonic city that had lain unseen for centuries near some of Egypt's best known monuments.”
‘The outdoor retailer has supported grass-roots environmental activists for decades. Now it is suing the president in a bid to protect Bears Ears National Monument.’
“… For more than 45 years, the company has mixed business and politics to a degree unusual in corporate America. While companies are expected to weigh in on everything … — and many do so uncomfortably — #Patagonia has been unapologetically political since the 1970s.”
“#Patagonia has never been a typical company. Founded by a mercurial mountain climber named Yvon #Chouinard, the privately held outdoor apparel and equipment maker has blazed its own trail for nearly 50 years. It was early to embrace organic materials …”
“… #Manatee County voters also went red in the 2012 election. In that race, they favored Republican Mitt Romney by 55.65 percent to President Barack Obama's 43.22 percent”
Mark #Meadows “signed onto the Tea Party’s “Contract from America” in 2013 and helped push other Republicans toward supporting a government shutdown over funding the Affordable Care Act that same year.”
“… shaped his politics & political decisions, including … for Trump:
It’s the kind of dynamic that has allowed #Meadows to sit at an extreme of his party: He comes from a safe conservative district, with a fondness for tactics that force Republicans to move to the right.”