Fasano collects more money with Crist's help
State Sen. Mike Fasano said he raised $45,000 at a Monday night fundraiser with Gov. Charlie Crist. Fasano, R-New Port Richey, already enjoyed a vast financial advantage over Democrat Fred Taylor in his re-election bid.
"Mike is not the largest man in the world, but you won't find a stronger man," Crist said at Spartan Manor to a crowd of more than 100. "He has a backbone of steel."
Crist, joined by fiancee Carole Rome, worked hard to help fight for lower insurance rates. Other attendees included Florida GOP chairman Jim Greer, state Reps. John Legg and Will Weatherford, and even Pasco Republican Party Chairman Bill Bunting, Fasano's internal party nemesis.
-- David DeCamp, Times staff writer
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One of Crist's fundraisers, Gerard Growney, was recently sued by the heirs of an elderly Alzheimer's patient. Growney, a Keller Williams realtor, was hired to sell a house for Harry Lieffers, Jr. Growney and his attorney, Alan Watson, convinced Lieffers to rewrite his will and leave a million dollar estate to Growney and his girlfriend, Gina Collins. Collins is Watson's niece.
Is Growney still close to Crist? Growney used to boast that he was "a close personal friend" of Crist's.
Posted by: Brad P | December 30, 2008 at 06:57 PM