Follow the money: Hutson funding PACs, Funding PACs, to influence elections. Contribution Timeline
In this article, I will show just a few examples of how Hutson money may be influencing members of our government through a complex scheme of Political Action Committees (PACs) that eventually gave multiple contribution to Hutson and other favored candidates that appear the exceed to $1000 limit.
On August 23 2022, we will decide if our beautiful county remains ours of becomes a suburb of Jacksonville.
The most important election is between our current Senator Travis Hutson and the challenger Gerry James. Travis Hutson is part of the mega-development company The Hudson Companies. The Hutson's have moved from Jacksonville to St John's County and have used its wealth to take over out local government.
It is also important to remove the two incumbent county commissioners that appear to be doing the bidding of the Hutson's. Jeremiah Blocker and Sarah Arnold approved the expansion of The Hutson companies Silverleaf DRI development by 2,300 acres of lands to the development, and 5,600 more dwelling units.
The major problem with the Silverleaf development is that it will be, and always will be, a burden on the taxpayers of St John County. The reason this is a problem is that the Hutson's are getting a dollar-for-dollar impact fee credits for CR2209 (St John's Parkway). Credits that are being used not to relive future impacts but to create it. Our county commissioners are giving Hutson over $74,000,000 in impact fee credits for Hutson to build The St John's Parkway and the SilverLeaf parkway, which are basally private Silverleaf roads
Hutson gets his parkways and the people of our county will be on the hook to maintain those SilverLeaf roads forever.
It may be too late to stop Silverleaf but the County and the Hutson's have plans to continue CR2209 all the way south to CT204 near Flagler Estates.
The Hutson family through its various corporate entities has been funding Several Political Action C Committees (PACS) that have in turn funded candidates and other PACS who in turn funded candidates, which appears to be clear case of skirting the campaign finance limits in Florida.
The SUNSHINE STATE CONSERVATIVES PACS that was funded by The Hutson Companies directly or indirectly funded the majority of these PACS
TIMELINE
NOTE: ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE GIVEN TO AND DONATED FROM ONE ADDRESS which is 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
5/14/2021, HUTSON COMPANIES, LLC donated $10,000 to the Sunshine State Conservatives (PAC) located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
9/21/2021, HUTSON controlled company, AFI ASSOCIATES INC LLC, contributed $20,000 to the Sunshine State Conservatives (PAC) located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
9/29/2021, St John's County Commissioner Jeremiah Blocker received $10,000 from 10 PACs all from located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, The Sunshine State Conservatives (PAC) funded most if not all of the PACS that funded Blocker.
10/1/2021, St John's County Commissioner Jeremiah Blocker received $9,000 from 9 PACs all from located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, The Sunshine State Conservatives (PAC) funded most if not all of the PACS that funded Blocker.
10/19/2021St John's County Commissioner Jeremiah Blocker supported and voted to approve the initial Silverleaf DRI development by 2,300 acres of land to the development, and 5,600 more dwelling units.
12/13/2021 primarily because of the recommendation of Travis Hutson Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Sarah Arnold to the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners. Sarah Arnolds father -in-law Charles Arnold was an officer in one of Hutson's companies and the registered agent in at least seven others.
12/21/2021St John's County Commissioner Jeremiah Blocker supported and voted to approve the final Silverleaf DRI development by 2,300 acres of land to the development, and 5,600 more dwelling units.
12/21/2021 newly inducted St John's County Commissioner Sarah Arnold, stated that she only officially discussed the Silverleaf expansion with Silverleaf representative including, Silverleaf owner, David Hutson. Sarah Arnold, as her first official act as a commissioner, made the motion for and voted to approve the final Silverleaf DRI development by 2,300 acres of land to the development, and 5,600 more dwelling units.
3/01/2022, Commissioners Sarah Arnold and Jeremiah Blocker voted for the levy of a 1% local government infrastructure surtax upon all authorized taxable transactions occurring within the County (subject to voter approval). Much of the sales tax increase would go to "backlogged" projects that would directly benefit The Hutson Company's development for a total of $76,100,000.
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CR 2209 (Central) from CR210 to CR208 25,000,000 |
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CR 2209 4L to 6L Widening, CR210 to SR9B 8,500,000 |
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CR2209/CR210 Intersection/Interchange Modifications 12,600,000 |
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Silverleaf Park 20,000,000 |
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Silverleaf Fire Station 10,000,000 |
3/21/2022, the HUTSON COMPANIES, LLC sent #30,000 to the Sunshine State Conservatives (PAC) located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. This PAC in turn funded a number of PACs also located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, which in turn funded Blocker and Arnold.
3/23/2022, Arnold received $21,000 from 21 PACs all located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, The Sunshine State Conservatives (PAC) funded most if not all of the PACS that funded Arnold.
3/31/2002, Arnold received $1000 from another PAC all located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, The Sunshine State Conservatives (PAC) funded most if not all of the PACS that funded Arnold.
5/10/2022, St John's County Commissioner Jeremiah Blocker received $2,000 from 2 PACs all located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. The Sunshine State Conservatives (PAC) funded most if not all of the PACS that funded Blocker.
5/17/2022 St John's County Commissioners Sarah Arnold, and Jeremiah Blocker, voted for the Silverleaf DRI expansion despite the vast majority of the public present opposing the expansion. The amendment passed four to one with Commissioners Dean and Whitehurst voting Yea and only Commissioner Waldron voting Nay.
6/28/2022, Arnold received another $2,000 from 2 PACs all located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, The Sunshine State Conservatives (PAC) funded most if not all of the PACS that funded Arnold.
6/30/2022, St John's County Commissioner Jeremiah Blocker received $2,000 from 2 PACs all located at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, The Sunshine State Conservatives (PAC) funded most if not all of the PACS that funded Blocker.
NOTE: ALL THE CONTRIBUTION WERE GIVEN TO AND DONATED FROM ONE ADDRESS; 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, Tallahassee, Florida 32301 All the PACs involved that were registered with the Florida Division of Corporations were registered at 115 EAST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32311.
Chainman, JONES, William, 1563 Capital Cir SE, 1563 Capital Cir SE, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32311
Registered Agent: COATES LAW FIRM, PL, COATES LAW FIRM, PL, 115 EAST PARK, SUITE 1 TALLAHASSEE, FL
All information provided came from compiling official records from,
The transaction page of The St John's County Campaign FINANCE Search page at, https://www.votesjc.gov/c...
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The Florida Department of State, Campaign Finance Database at,
Florida Statue §106.08(1)(a)2, F.S. Prohibits a person or political committee from making contributions to a candidate in excess of $1,000 for each election. (There are larger limits for candidates for statewide office.
