GOP AmEx: the 31 card holders and the totals spent
The Republican Party of Florida released 2,452 double-sided pages of credit card statements Friday revealing 31 card holders spent about $7.3 million from January 2007 through March 2010. Below is the list of every card holder and how much they spent. (Do note that the totals only reflect charges starting in 2007, even though many of these officials held American Express cards prior to that date.)
Jim Rimes, former executive director: $2.2 million
Delmar Johnson, former executive director: $1.4 million
Melanie Phister, aide to former Speaker Ray Sansom: $1.2 million
Debbie Bishop, deputy finance director: $694,000
Jim Greer, former chairman: $478,000
Cameron Ulrich, Senate campaigns finance director: $208,000
Carrie Madden, Senate campaigns staffer: $175,000
Ray Sansom, former House speaker: $167,000
Dean Cannon, incoming House speaker: $124,000
Jeremy Collins, special assistant to Greer: $118,000
Carole Jean Jordan, former party chairwoman: $99,000
Marco Rubio, former House speaker: $87,000
Andy Palmer, political affairs: $87,000
Andrew Wiggins, Senate campaigns deputy director: $80,000
Allan Bense, former House speaker: $67,000
Kristin Seidel, finance staffer: $64,000
Jeff Atwater, Senate president: $44,000
Susan Miller, aide to former Senate President Ken Pruitt: $41,000
Amanda Clark, Senate campaigns finance staffer: $26,000
Dane Eagle, special assistant to Gov. Charlie Crist: $25,000
Ken Pruitt, former Senate President: $21,000
Sandra Stevens, Senate campaigns aide: $16,000
Roger Beaubien, House campaigns staffer: $15,000
Richard Swarttz, party chief financial officer: $12,000
Richard Corcoran, general counsel: $10,000
Rachel Chandler, Senate campaigns staffer: $9,000
Joel Springer, Senate campaigns director: $8,000
Daniel Webster, former House speaker: $4,000
Michael Yaworsky, aide to Greer: $3,000
Mike Haridopolos, incoming Senate president: $2,000
Melissa Francisco, Senate campaigns staffer: $0 **
*These figures are rounded. The total of this list will not equal the total $7.3 million in credit card expenses reported in the Republican Party's state and federal accounts from January 2007 through March 2010.
** Francisco didn't make any charges after January 2007, though she used the card in prior months not disclosed.
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