Officials who work for Gov. DeSantis' admin.—not his campaign—have been sending text messages to Florida lobbyists soliciting political contributions for DeSantis' presidential bid, a breach of traditional norms that has raised ethical and legal question.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Officials who work for Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration — not his campaign — have been sending text messages to Florida lobbyists soliciting political contributions for DeSantis' presidential bid, a breach of traditional norms that has raised ethical and legal questions and left many here in the state capital shocked.
NBC News is not naming the specific staffers who sent the text messages because it could out the lobbyists who received the messages and shared them. “What the f--- am I supposed to do? I have a lot of business in front of the DeSantis administration.Generally, political staffers are charged with raising money for political campaigns, and aides on the official side are walled off from those operations.
That process that involves DeSantis using his line-item veto pen to slash funding for projects that the same lobbyists whom they are asking for political cash have a professional stake in. Most of the lobbyists said they felt pressure to give to the governor's campaign.“What the f--- am I supposed to do?” one lobbyist said. “I have a lot of business in front of the DeSantis administration.”
“Using a bundle code makes it look like certain employees get credit with the campaign,” the person added. “It’s very questionable.” Republican consultants and fundraisers in other states told NBC News they have not heard of a similar situation of state employees trying to get political contributions, and it would raise serious questions if their clients tried a similar approach.
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