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of Elections, not with the state. Other notable
donations came from the Gulf Coast Builders
Exchange CCE ($3,779) and Florida West
Coast Holdings LLC ($27,000).
Florida West Coast Holdings is located at 2212
58th Ave E, Bradenton FL according to the
donation information provided to the state. But
sunbiz.org lists the firm’s registered agent in
Wildwood, FL and mailing address and
manager in Newton, Alabama. The Bradenton
address given for the donation is shared by
numerous Florida LLCs aliated with a
prominent Bradenton developer.
Take Back Our Government spent $76,420 to
run ads attacking former Manatee County
Commissioner Joe McClash. A County
Commissioner for 22 years, McClash was an
established Republican incumbent. Yet two
former Sarasota GOP chairs administered the
PAC funds used to unseat him. Local dark
money isn’t about party loyalty.
