Wednesday, January 14, 2015

How is Mayor Carlos Gimenez Doing on Fundraising for 2016 Election? By Geniusofdespair

Liam Crotty Photograph of Carlos Gimenez with Puppy. (I hate licking dogs)
 
Gimenez is not fundraising...yet....what I mean is, he is out there ASKING but it is not showing up anywhere. I don't think that is legal --- asking for money without a campaign account open but I have many accounts of him being out there raising dough. Of course our friends at ethics won't care. If he is raising for his PAC it might be legal -- still stinks.

He hasn't opened a campaign account (only School Board Member Martin Karp has a 2016 account) but word has it there is a new PAC helping Gimenez. It  might be collecting but it hasn't reported. It is called Miami-Dade Residents First. It was formed January 5th. Joaquin Urquiola is the treasurer. Rick Cook is the Chairperson. Both are the same as the officers of his ECO Common Sense Now. Rick Cook is from Palmetto Bay. He supported Peter England. I think he was the Fire Rescue Chief in Coral Gables according to minutes of a Palmetto Bay meeting. He might be connected with Bobby Brown. He is a supporter of Palmetto Bay Village Voice was a trustee.

Carlos Gimenez's ECO Common Sense Now did a poll August 19th and paid Dario Moreno $3,000. In February 2014 Moreno did a lot of polling. In October there was $4,560 that went to Roig Lawyers for legal. The Eco looks to be closing out, no fundraising going on. There were 3 expenses in December for about $3,000 each to The Stoneridge Group, LLC (mailer), BYG Strategies (consulting) and Goldstein Schechter Koch (accounting).  What about mailing that Christmas Postcard? That should be forthcoming somewhere. Anyone remember who paid for it (at the bottom of card).

I Did a Google Search of Name "Miami Dade Resident's First"
There is something very wrong with the name of this PAC: Miami Dade Residents First. It is melded into an initiative that the Mayor is pushing "Build 305".  We must separate fundraising for campaigns from this sort of deception. You sign up for Build 305 and what are you really signing up for. It was very confusing for me so imagine the regular Joe.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Blurring the lines now Carlos? Low blow.

Anonymous said...

Did Gimenez put residents first when he gutted the public libraries? When he dismantled the Department of Environmental Resource Management?

Anonymous said...

And they call it puppy love...

Anonymous said...

He should open up a campaign account and be done with it, we all know he's running.

Anonymous said...

According to the Miami Herald,

"In the interview, Gimenez said he would detail his reelection message once he launches his campaign. “It’s competency. It’s honesty. It’s transparency,” Gimenez said. “And it’s moving Miami-Dade County forward.”

What total bullshit.

Skip Van Cel said...

Raquel Regalado fired a shot across the how today at the school board meeting. She made it a point to bring up the animal trust issue and had Michael Rosenberg speak. Gimenez is a republican tool as is the Sarnoff "dynasty". Hopefully the voters will show up in the next election.

Skip Van Cel said...

bow, not how. Autocorrect incorrection.

youbetcha' said...

I wish the man would go find an island and live on it. I really don't want him making any more transparent and helpful decisions for my life and family.

Anonymous said...

The name reeks of audacity and smugness. There's a late night office meeting with suits just throwing words together until they make apple pie with the underlying message "the jokes on you, you stupid public."

Anonymous said...

Wow, that photo is akin to Dr. Evil and his pet cat. Only sheep would ever vote for this lobby crazy mayor.

youbetcha' said...

Is Gimenez the Florida republican version of New York city's Mayor?

outofsight said...

Is build 305 referring to the area code?

What if you are in area code 786?

Are you out of luck in the county?

Anonymous said...

Rick Crooks = EAC Consulting