Ron DeSantis' political team planned $25K golf games, $250K 'intimate gatherings,' memos say
The round of golf was scheduled at the exclusive Indian Creek Country Club overlooking Miami’s Biscayne Bay.
Three Duke Energy lobbyists were to join Gov. Ron DeSantis in mid February, a precious opportunity for the utility to get face time with Florida’s new governor weeks after he took office.
Internal documents obtained by the Tampa Bay Times reveal that Duke’s lobbyists didn’t just request the governor’s time. They were supposed to pay for it, too.
“Is this the one that is $25k per?” asked the chair of DeSantis’ political committee, Susan Wiles, in February emails referencing the upcoming round of golf.
“A little more — Duke is going to do $100k,” responded the committee’s finance consultant, Heather Barker.
Days after the golf outing, Duke made a $75,000 donation to the Republican Party of Florida, which Wiles described in a memo as “interchangeable” with DeSantis’ political committee.
Other documents reviewed by the Times established prices donors could pay to interact with DeSantis or his wife, Casey.
Golf in a foursome? $25,000.
Golf one-on-one with DeSantis? $100,000.
A 10- to 15-minute meeting? $25,000.
A dinner event? $150,000.
One hour of an “intimate and high dollar” gathering? $250,000.
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