Thrasher fights back against attack ads with a dozen fundraisers
by Dara Kam | August 14th, 2009Former House Speaker John Thrasher has at least a dozen fundraisers scheduled before the Sept. 15 special election GOP primary to replace the late Sen. Jim King.
The Florida Dental Association, the Florida Medical Association are among those hosting the Florida fundraisers for the Senate District 8 candidate.
Thrasher, a prominent lobbyist, is under attack by “Stop Tax Waste,” a political group that launched an Internet site lambasting Thrasher for his spending while Speaker, including a lavish revamp of the his office and the House chambers.
“Stop Tax Waste” also launched a television ad this week blasting the Jacksonville Republican for being a Tallahassee insider and again accusing him of wasting taxpayer money.
Thrasher accused trial lawyers of being behind the attack ads, but the “Stop Tax Waste” folks deny the association.
The attack ads coincide with former state Rep. Stan Jordan’s entree into the race. Jordan now serves on the Duval County School Board.
Tags: 2010 campaigns, elections, Jim King, John Thrasher, Stan Jordan, State House, State Senate, Stop Tax Waste, trial lawyers
August 14th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
[...] your spending record, how would you respond? Apparently, if you’re John Thrasher you schedule a dozen fundraisers hosted by special interests groups. We have to ask, in what world does this strategy make [...]
August 27th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
[...] latest ad is the second Stop Tax Waste launched against Thrasher, accusing him of being a spendthrift with taxpayer money by, among other things, a lavish [...]