Lauren Book brings in $250K in February as she weighs CFO run
Book had more than $2.18 million on hand as of Feb. 28.
Democratic Sen. Lauren Book added nearly $251,000 in February alone according to the latest fundraising reports filed with the Division of Elections.
The haul comes as Book is considering whether to seek another Senate term or run for the Chief Financial Officer position. She now has a massive war chest containing more than $2.18 million as of Feb. 28.
Idk what a FL CFO does.
What sort of damage could she do from that position, that she can’t currently do as Senator?
Good question…
Florida’s CFO serves as one of three constitutionally elected state executives of the Florida Cabinet. Aside from making a whole bunch of financial decisions, such as what gets funded (which is probably why Ron Book is interested in having her in that position), she will sit on the panel that rules on clemency.
I see the article doesn’t mention her LK slush fund. With her on the Clemency Board, no registrant will EVER get off the registry. That is her goal.
I can’t help but wonder what her source of income is?
I’m sure her foundation is very excited by the prospect….the level of corruption down there is astounding….and blatant
Definitely not her senator’s salary, but as a senator she can steer a lot of money into her pockets.
As a senator, she earns $29,697.00 (https://www.flsenate.gov/reference/publicrecords/salaries). But as a senator she pushed to double the amount the state gives to her charity, Lauren’s Kids (https://www.floridabulldog.org/2019/05/legislative-sprinkle-extra-half-million-dollars-to-state-senators-nonprofit/?mc_cid=52f8598f61&mc_eid=293b88dd35) from which as of 2018 she draws at least $185,000 a year according to her 2018 disclosure (https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/261252588/201943189349309279/full).
However, the “perks” of her job include millions paid to Sachs Media to promote her.
I had to go back six years to see what you were referring to. Seems a story in itself:
https://floridaactioncommittee.org/florida-gives-3-8-million-to-laurens-kids-charity-after-questionable-poll-on-sex-abuse/
F.A.C
I forget the legal conflict of interest term but sounds like she is already double and triple dipping. And no one questions that???
How many politicians have already gone to jail for doing just that.
Us.
Let’s pray she is voted out on ALL positions!
Trying to understand her appeal. When you talk to her most ardent supporters (or any Broward voter), what do they say they like so much about her?
I know it has nothing to do with her definition of a day. And it can’t be all about sex offenders.
If it gets her out of legislating and influencing Registry related policy, it could be favorable for the cause of justice and rationality ….
Oremus.
If your a bank robber it’s best to have someone inside the bank.
Makes perfect sence to me..
It’s organized crime 101.
Nothing shocking abiut this move.
I never knew how bad and sad the Book family is until I ran across the Untouchable documentary. It is horrible what a young Laura went through but clearly the dad has guilt issues that he takes retribution on everyone to soothe his feelings of failure. It’s sad the Florida legislature happily facilitates his rage. One other item surprises me, Laura identifies as Democrat? I did a triple take on that news. Lol
Lauren and Ron both are Democrats.
Everyone seems to want to see trumps financial, how about the books. The crookedness needs to be exposed. The swamp still needs to be drained. I pray every week I hit millions in the lottery so I can provide money towards litigation against the books and others that promote unfairness of laws the benefit them profiting from it.
I don’t blame her. If I had back door “access” to that kind of money, where my peers wouldn’t “report” me, I would “steal” it too LOL. Just kidding. I’ve been through therapy for those issues.
Keeping [up with] the Books
http://ronandlaurenbook.blogspot.com/
Meanwhile, Floridians with a criminal record are being denied unemployment benefits!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOQquXsKrcM
I’m just hoping that with felons getting their right to vote back, she can get voted out of office.
WHL
Hate to say this, however I doubt most felons have any idea who she is. Be for real, before you heard of her on F.A.C did you know who she was? I am a news hound and am up on all the latest and other than on this site, I had no clue who she was.
Plus it seems to be only sexual offenders she is going after so don’t think other felons give her a thought. Of course that is just my opinion but think about it. I doubt the felons who get their rights back will be standing in line to out her.
Peace my friend
I agree completely that non-registrants don’t know who she is, but there are a lot of registered citizen in her district, I just don’t know if there are enough.
I do believe it is important to get the news out about her, maybe we can get support from other felons.
Peace
That is exactly why many politicians have fought voter rights. They are afraid they will be voted out out of office. I can only hope that many will.
Lauren Book is nothing but a glorified street hustler. Think about this you meet a “hustler” peddling bootleg DVDs or knockoff handbags on a street corner somewhere and this hustler is a smooth talker but if confronted, will use a deflective tactic like some perceived victimhood label or accuse you of being racist/sexist or whatever as a way to deflect from their criminal enterprise.
Book is all about the money She doesn’t give a damn about her constituents or crime victims (just ask the Parkland shooting victims about that). She cares about MONEY. And she found the perfect hustle working on the Senate Appropriations Committee. CFO is just the logical next step. They’ll give her the keys to the kingdom and she’ll funnel even more to her (eight letter word for bovine excrement) charity.
On the rare occasions she’s ever been called out on it, she hides behind her victim status.
It helps to have a room full of enablers, like the Florida Legislature or Barney Bishop. The whole lot of them are corrupt demons and just listening to them together makes me sick.
I’m go glad I don’t live in FloriDUH. As bad as Ohio got at times (and here in Nebraska there are still some idiots) it is nothing compared to the land of ‘Duh.