FLORIDA The Campaign Contributions and Lobbying of the Tobacco Industry and Its Allies

AUGUST 2003

a special report prepared by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The principal authors of this report were Ben Wilcox, Executive Director of Common Cause Florida and Michael Surrusco, Senior Researcher Common Cause. Common Cause Research Director Celia Wexler made a significant contribution to this report.

Information for this report was provided by the Tri-Agency Coalition on Smoking and Health. Members of the Coalition include the American Lung Association of Florida, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society. Special thanks goes to Brenda Olsen, Director of Governmental Affairs for the American Lung Association of Florida. Additional information was provided by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Contribution data for this report was supplied by the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

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This report is the sixth in a series of reports made possible through a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was established as a national philanthropy in 1972 and today it is the largest US foundation devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans.

This report is the seventh in a series of reports by the Common Cause Education Fund to show the link between the campaign contributions and lobbying efforts of the tobacco industry and the effect it has had on tobacco control efforts at the state level. Previous reports in the series include studies in Wisconsin, California, Colorado, North Carolina, New Mexico, and Maryland.

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design: kaze design, washington, dc www.kazedesign.com EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Florida has been among the more progressive states in the nation in taking steps to curb tobacco use among its residents. But the Florida Legislature has been slow to follow the lead of its citizens. At the beginning of the 2003 legislative session in Florida, for instance, Governor Jeb Bush’s budget had set aside $39 million to fund Florida’s successful tobacco control program. By the end of the legislative session, however, the budget allocated only $1 million for the program. Months before, in November 2002, Florida residents voted to amend the state constitution to ban smoking in most workplaces with a few specific exceptions. The Legislature, however, expanded the definition of those exemptions and even created new exemptions for smoking that were not in the amendment. In addition, Florida has one of the lowest tax rates on cigarettes in the country.

Part of the reason the tobacco industry has received such favorable treatment in Florida may be related to the generous campaign contributions it has made to Florida policymakers. Since 1995, the tobacco industry has given a total of $1,389,854 to officials running for legislative and statewide public office in Florida.

The tobacco industry also increases its influence in the Legislature by partnering with subsidiary firms, such as Kraft Foods and Miller Brewing (both owned by Philip Morris), and other industries such as convenience stores and restaurants that are willing to support Big Tobacco’s cause. The allies of the tobacco industry have given an additional $1,106,881 in campaign contributions to candidates during Part of the reason the the same period. Only 10 of Florida’s 160 state legislators have not tobacco industry has received any contributions from either the tobacco industry or its allies. received such favorable treatment in Florida The tobacco industry and its allies also have given generously to both may be related to the political parties in the form of soft money contributions. From 1997 to generous campaign 2002 the tobacco companies gave the Republican Party of Florida contributions it has $910,010 in contributions. They gave the Florida Democratic Party made to Florida $200,600. The allies of Big Tobacco gave the parties a total of $374,284 policymakers. during the same period.

This Common Cause Education Fund report seeks to increase public awareness of the tobacco industry’s influence in the Florida Legislature by showing the link between industry campaign contributions and lobbying and specific actions that the lawmakers have taken on legislation relevant to tobacco interests.

August 2003 3 INTRODUCTION Few people are aware of the degree to which tobacco companies influence the Florida Legislature. The use of tobacco products costs Florida’s economy hundreds of millions of dollars every year in health care costs and lost productivity. Yet, the Legislature rarely takes actions to curb or prevent smoking. Tobacco companies have made their case effectively in Tallahassee by giving large campaign contributions to legislators who are willing to support their interests. Tobacco companies also employ many lobbyists to personally carry their message to the legislators who determine the fate of tobacco- related bills.

A more subtle method employed by the tobacco industry to increase its influence in the Legislature involves partnering with subsidiary firms, such as Kraft Foods and Miller Brewing (both owned by Philip Morris), and trade associations from other industries that are willing to support Big Tobacco’s cause. By allowing legislators to accept contributions that do not come directly from the tobacco By allowing legislators to companies, subsidiary firms offer legislators political cover. This is accept contributions that possible even though the subsidiary’s financial health is tied to the do not come directly success of its parent company. from the tobacco companies, subsidiary firms offer legislators Many restaurants and convenience stores also align themselves with political cover. tobacco companies because they view clean indoor air laws and tobacco taxes as threats to their business. Restaurant and retail associations also allow legislators to distance themselves from Big Tobacco by leading the opposition to increased tobacco taxes and clean indoor air laws. In this way, legislators who vote against such legislation do not appear to be helping only the tobacco companies. By doing so, trade associations from other industries create a favorable environment for tobacco companies in the state Legislature.

Most lobbyists have working relationships with specific legislators and, in some cases, may have personal ties that give them special access. It is not unusual for tobacco company lobbyists to also lobby on behalf of the trade associations that align themselves with the tobacco industry. Through campaign contributions and lobbying, tobacco companies and their allies work to promote a specific legislative agenda, spending far more than public interest groups working to oppose the tobacco companies.

This Common Cause Education Fund report seeks to increase public awareness of the tobacco industry’s influence in the Florida Legislature by showing the link between industry campaign contributions and lobbying and specific actions that the lawmakers have taken on legislation relevant to tobacco interests.

4 Common Cause Education Fund COSTS OF TOBACCO USE IN FLORIDA Smoking costs the state of Florida roughly $10.4 billion every year in health care costs and lost productivity – roughly 20 percent of the state’s annual budget (not including federal matching funds). Florida’s Medicaid program spends $976 million every year treating people who are suffering from smoking-caused illnesses. While each pack of cigarettes sold in Florida costs $3.65, it costs the state $8.26 in related health care costs. Each taxpaying household While each pack of in Florida spends $494 annually to cover smoking-caused health cigarettes sold in Florida care costs. None of these estimates, however, includes other costs costs $3.65, it costs the associated with smoking, such as those stemming from second-hand state $8.26 in related smoke, smokeless tobacco or cigar or pipe smoking. But given the health care costs. evidence from cigarettes alone, it is clear that smoking is an expensive habit for Florida.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 154,000, or 19 percent, of high school students smoke in Florida – a rate lower than the 23 percent of Florida adults who smoke. According to the American Journal of Public Health, roughly 35,900 minors in Florida take up smoking each year. Children under 18 buy or consume 30.1 million packs of cigarettes each year in the state. More than 28,700 adults in Florida who smoke die from a smoking-caused illness every year, and 306,000 minors who now smoke will die prematurely if they do not quit, according to the CDC.

The tobacco industry spends roughly $11.4 billion on marketing nationwide. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids estimates that tobacco companies spend more than $651 million annually on promotional advertising in Florida alone. Much of the tobacco companies’ advertising affects children. Although tobacco companies are now prohibited from advertising directly to children through the use of cartoons or advertisements in children’s magazines, several leading cigarette and smokeless tobacco brands have increased their advertising in magazines such as Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated. While such publications are not geared explicitly toward children, they are still popular among younger audiences. Nationwide, the majority of children who The presence of such ads may have serious consequences. In fact, smoke prefer the three the Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Journal of the American most heavily advertised Medical Association have reported that minors are three times more brands, while less than sensitive to tobacco advertising than adults. Nationwide, the half of adults who smoke majority of children who smoke prefer the three most heavily choose those brands. advertised brands, while less than half of adults who smoke choose those brands.

August 2003 5 CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOBBYING Since 1995, the current members of the Florida Legislature have received a total of $241,150 from the tobacco companies. During the same period, subsidiary companies of tobacco firms and trade associations from industries that share many of the same interests as Big Tobacco have given $383,294 to current House and Senate members. The tobacco industry and its allies have also Only 10 of Florida’s 160 state legislators have not received any given generously to both contributions from either the tobacco industry or its allies. Since 1995, political parties in the the tobacco industry has given a total of $1,389,854 to officials running form of soft money for legislative or statewide public office in Florida. The allies of the contributions. tobacco industry have given an additional $1,106,881 in campaign contributions to candidates during the same period.

The 39 Democrats serving in the Florida House have received $50,975 from the tobacco companies since 1997. Their 81 Republican counterparts received $101,000 during the same period. In the Senate, Republicans have received proportionally more tobacco-related donations than the Democrats. Republicans control 26 of the 40 seats in the Senate, or 65 percent of the Senate. The tobacco companies have given $67,100 to Republican Senators, which represents 75 percent of their total contributions. In comparison, Senate Democrats have received $22,075 from the tobacco industry since 1997.

Governor Jeb Bush and the three members of his cabinet have received a total of $30,025 from the tobacco industry since 1997. Cigarette distributors, tobacco company subsidiaries and other tobacco industry allies have given an additional $36,650 to Bush and his cabinet since 1997.

The tobacco industry and its allies have also given generously to both political parties in the form of soft money contributions. Florida limits the amount of money that can be contributed directly to a political candidate to $500. But special interests like the tobacco industry and its allies use soft money contributions to the state’s political parties to get around that limit. Florida is one of about a dozen states that place no limit on these soft money contributions. It also allows the political parties to donate up to $50,000 directly to a candidate and to make unlimited in-kind contributions. The parties also can pay for a candidate's advertising as long as the ad briefly mentions two other candidates. It's not unusual, therefore, to see special interests making soft money contributions in the hundreds of thousands of dollars during an election cycle. The parties then use the money to fund the campaigns of their candidates.

From 1997 to 2002, the tobacco companies gave the Republican Party of Florida and the Florida Democratic Party $910,010 in contributions. In addition, allies of Big

6 Common Cause Education Fund Tobacco gave the parties a total of $374,284 during the same period.

SPECIFIC TOBACCO-RELATED LEGISLATION IN FLORIDA Funding for Tobacco Control Historically, Florida has been one of the most successful states in reducing tobacco use and the effects of secondhand smoke. The Legislature passed the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act in 1985 to protect public health by creating smoke-free public places. In 1995, Florida sued the tobacco industry for Medicaid fraud. Florida was one of four states to settle with the tobacco industry prior to and Florida was one of separate from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between four states to settle with the tobacco 46 states and the tobacco industry. industry prior to and separate from the 1998 Florida’s settlement for $11.3 billion in August 1997 called for Master Settlement the establishment of a tobacco prevention program. After further Agreement (MSA) negotiations with the industry, Florida’s settlement was increased between 46 states and to $13 billion. The money laid the groundwork for the state’s the tobacco industry. aggressive tobacco control program.

In March 1998, the state launched the Florida Pilot Program on Tobacco Control, later renamed the Florida Tobacco Control Program. Incorporating ideas from programs in California and Massachusetts, Florida’s program was the first comprehensive program to specifically target youth. The program actively involves youth in the design and implementation of its ads and other activities. Its aggressive “truth” counter-advertising program has been a model for a national advertising campaign.

In the program’s first four years, Florida reduced youth smoking rates by 50 percent among middle school students and 35 percent among high school students. These reductions have yielded more than 116,840 fewer youth smokers, according to the state health department.

Despite its initial success, the Tobacco Control Program’s budget has been cut repeatedly. The Legislature provided $70 million in 1998 to Then-House Speaker fund the program’s first year. In 1999, the Republican leadership in John Thrasher the Florida House proclaimed the Tobacco Control Program a failure. (R-Orange Park), Then-House Speaker John Thrasher (R-Orange Park), now a lobbyist now a lobbyist for for Lorillard Tobacco, led the fight to kill the program completely. The Lorillard Tobacco, effort was defeated after reports came out showing record declines led the fight to kill in teen smoking since the program’s start. However, funding for the the program completely. program was cut by 37 percent to $44.1 million in 1999. The legislature approved the same level of funding in 2000.

August 2003 7 In the 2001 session, Governor Bush, using a line item veto, cut $5 million from a portion of the program dealing with prevention of youth access to tobacco and $1.8 million from other parts of the tobacco control program. In the fall of 2001, Bush called the Legislature back for two special sessions to address the state’s budget deficit. In the first special session, the Legislature voted to cut the tobacco prevention program by an additional $14.5 million. Bush vetoed the plan because On the national level, it failed to balance the budget. During the second special session, the according to a Yale legislature ultimately allocated $29.8 million for the tobacco control University study, “almost program – 32 percent less than the previous year and 57 percent less none of the tobacco than in 1998. settlement money has been spent for health Evidence suggests that these budget reductions have diminished the care or prevention- program’s effectiveness. For the first time since its inception, no statistical cessation programs.” declines in smoking were reported among middle school students between 2000 and 2001.

In 2002, the Legislature returned a portion of the money to the tobacco control program for the next fiscal year. The Legislature initially provided $39.1 million, but Bush vetoed $1.6 million for a program that incorporated tobacco control into a traffic law course. The remainder of the settlement money goes to a variety of healthcare- related programs.

Indeed, many states are not using the tobacco settlement money for tobacco prevention and cessation programs. On the national level, according to a Yale University study, “almost none of the tobacco settlement money has been spent for health care or prevention-cessation programs.” The study reported that nationwide less than 6 percent of the money was directed to such programs, ranging from a high of 9 percent of the money spent in 1999 to a low of 4 percent spent in 2002. Although most states initially committed a substantial portion of future settlement proceeds to health- and education- related programs, many state legislatures subsequently passed laws allowing the money to be used for other purposes, such as covering budget shortfalls. According to the Wall Street Journal, for the current fiscal year, 21 of the 46 states that originally signed on to the tobacco settlement have applied the settlement money toward budget deficit reductions.

In January 2003, the American Lung Association (ALA) graded the states on their use of tobacco settlement money. The ratings were based on four criteria believed to affect smoking rates:

• Funding for tobacco-control programs • The amount of taxes charged on cigarettes

8 Common Cause Education Fund • Regulations to provide citizens with smoke-free air • Restrictions on youth access to cigarettes

Florida received a grade of “F” in Tobacco Prevention and Control Funding and two “D” grades in taxes and youth access. Florida’s current tobacco tax of 33.9 cents is one of the lowest in the country. The average tax on a pack of cigarettes for all states is 64 cents.

The 2003 Legislative Session Like a number of other states, Florida entered the 2003 legislative session facing a severe budget deficit. The deficit was rooted in several causes, including poor tax revenues due to a slow economy, several years of tax cuts, and an expensive voter-mandated constitutional amendment requiring the Legislature to reduce class size in the state’s public schools.

From the beginning, the House and Senate were at odds over how to resolve the budget deficit. House Speaker Johnnie Byrd (R-Plant City) joined Governor Bush in calling for cuts in state programs and services. Senate President Jim King (R-Jacksonville) advocated considering new sources of revenue such as tax increases or legalizing slot machines at the state’s pari-mutuel gambling parlors.

In his proposed budget released before the 2003 session began, Bush recommended $39 million for the state’s tobacco control program. As legislative budget committees began to meet, it soon became apparent that funding for the program was in serious jeopardy. The House budget proposed $10 million for the program, while the Senate budget provided no funding.

Anti-smoking advocates, including the American Lung Association of Florida, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer In his proposed budget Society, were outraged, citing the $440 million the state will receive in released before the 2003 2003 from the tobacco settlement. On April 2, advocates organized a session began, Bush rally in Tallahassee to protest the proposed cuts. Throughout the recommended $39 deliberations over the budget, the tobacco industry maintained a low million for the state’s profile. While not publicly advocating for the elimination of the tobacco tobacco control program. control program, it is no secret that the industry opposes the program and the edgy, effective anti-smoking ads it produces.

The Senate and House Appropriations subcommittees routinely deal with tobacco issues and they largely determine the level of funding for the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation program. Since 1997, the tobacco industry has contributed $16,100 to 13 members of the House Budget Subcommittee and $15,550 to the five members of the

August 2003 9 Senate Budget Subcommittee. The industry also contributed $2,500 While not publicly to House Appropriations Chair Bruce Kyle (R-Fort Myers) and $4,650 advocating for the to Senate Appropriations Chair Ken Pruitt (R-Port St. Lucie), who make elimination of the major decisions on the state budget. Similarly, the leaders of the House tobacco control and Senate, House Speaker Johnnie Byrd (R-Plant City) and Senate program, it is no President Jim King (R-Jacksonville), have received $5,750 and $6,800 secret that the since 1997, respectively. industry opposes the program and the edgy, When the regular session ended, the budget was one of the issues left effective anti-smoking unresolved. Governor Bush gave the Legislature a week off before calling ads it produces. them back into a special session. The Tri-Agency Coalition on Smoking or Health was deeply concerned about funding for the state’s tobacco control program as the special session began. Tobacco control advocates commissioned a poll of Florida voters, finding that 75 percent of voters supported Governor Bush’s recommendation to continue funding the youth tobacco control program at $39 million during the coming fiscal year. The poll also demonstrated strong public support for spending the settlement dollars to reduce smoking among kids. As budget negotiations continued, House and Senate allocations for tobacco control efforts remained far below the Governor’s recommended levels. With the House leadership refusing to consider new sources of revenue for such programs, budget negotiators said they had no choice but to make severe cuts in order to “live within our means.”

The House began the budget negotiations with $10 million set aside for Florida’s 2004 budget the state’s tobacco control program. The Senate went into negotiations allocates $1 million, with no money allocated to the program. At the end of the special or 1 percent of the session, budget negotiators finally agreed on a compromise budget. The CDC’s minimum final budget was closer to the Senate’s position on tobacco control and recommended amount, allocated only $1 million for the program. Anti-tobacco advocates called for smoking prevention the budget “deeply disappointing” and an act that “only the tobacco and cessation. companies can love.” Governor Bush criticized the cut in tobacco control funding and said he wanted to revive the program in 2004. That may be difficult because experts are predicting the state’s budget will be in even worse shape next year.

The CDC estimates that an effective smoking prevention and cessation program in Florida would require between $78.4 million and $221.3 million a year. Florida’s 2004 budget allocates $1 million, or 1 percent of the CDC’s minimum recommended amount, for smoking prevention and cessation. Meanwhile, Florida earns an estimated $441 million a year from tobacco taxes. When the settlement money and tobacco taxes are combined, Florida spends only 0.2 percent of its total tobacco revenues on smoking prevention and cessation.

10 Common Cause Education Fund Clean Indoor Air In November 2002, 71 percent of Florida voters voted to amend the state constitution to prohibit smoking in indoor workplaces. Constitutional Amendment 6 was sponsored by Smoke Free for Health, and was supported by the American Lung Association, American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association.

The Legislature was required to pass legislation to implement the The most contentious amendment during the 2003 session. Lobbyists for the tobacco issue between the two industry and its allies worked to minimize its new restrictions on chambers was the indoor smoking. Although the amendment allowed for several question of who would specific exemptions to the smoking ban, the Legislature carved be exempt from the ban on indoor smoking. out more exemptions to allow smoking in public places.

Early in the session, the House and Senate staked out widely differing positions on the implementation of Amendment 6. The most contentious issue between the two chambers was the question of who would be exempt from the ban on indoor smoking. Amendment 6 allowed, but did not require, four exemptions –retail tobacco shops, private homes not used as day-care or health-care facilities, hotel rooms designated for smokers, and “stand alone bars.”

The House bill contained a strict ban on indoor smoking that included “stand alone bars”. The Senate’s bill took a much less restrictive approach. It attempted to define “stand alone bars” by the percentage of revenues that bars received from food sales. The initial Senate bill exempted bars that derived up to 30 percent of their revenues from food sales. It also exempted designated smoking rooms in airports and the meeting halls of civic groups, although these Because of these exemptions were not allowed in the constitutional amendment. exemptions, public Senator Alex Diaz de la Portilla (R-Miami), who received $4,500 health groups are from the tobacco industry, sponsored the Senate bill. considering a legal challenge to the clean As the Senate bill moved through the committee process and indoor air law passed eventually to the Senate floor, it was amended to bring it closer to by the Florida the House bill and to address the concerns of public health Legislature. advocates. The final bill passed by the Senate reduced the food sale exemption for bars to 12 percent of gross income, but continued to exempt civic groups and airport smoking rooms. With time running out for the session, the bill was passed back and forth between the two chambers, with the House refusing to accept the Senate’s amendments. The bill died when the session was adjourned.

The battle then spilled over into a special legislative session. In the final days, a deal was reached between the House and Senate. The House position originally banned smoking

August 2003 11 in all bars, but negotiators agreed to move closer to the Senate’s position and to allow bars that derived up to 10 percent of their revenue from food to be exempt from the smoking ban. There were also a number of exemptions in the final bill including facilities of civic organizations used exclusively for noncommercial activities, designated smoking rooms in airports, and tobacco-related medical research. Because of these exemptions, public health groups are considering a legal challenge to the clean indoor air law passed by the Florida Legislature.

TOTAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES TO CANDIDATES FOR FLORIDA ELECTIVE OFFICE

TOBACCO COMPANIES Contributor 1998 2000 2002 Total Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation $3,462 $31,000 $23,500 $57,962 Conch Repunlic Natural Tobacco Inc $1,000 $1,000 Dosal Tobacco Corporation $14,250 $25,126 $19,070 $58,446 Lorillard Tobacco Company $7,095 $101,600 $72,650 $181,345 M & N Cigar Manufacturers $500 $500 Oliva Tobacco Co $500 $500 $1,000 Philip Morris $221,114 $120,200 $126,075 $467,389 Premium Cigarette Corp $1,000 $1,000 Pure Leaf Tobacco Corp $500 $500 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company $99,350 $146,163 $96,350 $341,863 Real Tobacco $1,000 $1,000 Smokeless Tobacco Council $3,500 $4,500 $3,500 $11,500 Swisher International $31,000 $20,300 $17,500 $68,800 Tobacco Institute $136,250 $25,500 $161,750 US Tobacco $12,250 $8,050 $15,000 $35,300 Vector Tobacco $500 $500 Total $529,771 $484,439 $375,645 $1,389,854

Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics.

12 Common Cause Education Fund TOTAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOBACCO SUBSIDIARIES AND ALLIES TO CANDIDATES FOR FLORIDA ELECTIVE OFFICE

TOBACCO INDUSTRY ALLIES* Contributor 1998 2000 2002 Total Allstate Cigarette Distributors $9,750 $9,750 Altadis Holdings USA $500 $2,000 $2,500 Associated Industries of Florida $270,315 $272,975 $252,550 $795,840 Book Governmental Consultants $1,500 $1,500 Cigar Assoc of America Inc $11,500 $5,000 $3,000 $19,500 Consolidated Cigar $1,750 $1,500 $1,100 $4,350 Discount Tobacco Sales Inc $500 $500 Downtown Tobacco Co $50 $110 $160 Florida Greyhound Association $6,000 $1,750 $3,941 $11,691 Florida Greyhound Tracks Association $18,875 $2,337 $2,850 $24,062 Florida Retail Federation $62,343 $18,566 $19,333 $100,243 Florida Tobacco & Candy Assoc $6,350 $6,350 General Cigar Holdings $5,000 $25,000 $30,000 Havana FL Cigar Co $500 $500 Havatampa Inc $5,000 $1,000 $6,000 Italian Tobacco USA Inc $500 $500 JC Newman Cigar Co $500 $500 Kraft Foods $350 $37,100 $36,100 $73,550 Miller Brewing Company $4,850 $5,036 $2,000 $11,886 National Cigar Corp $500 $2,000 $2,500 Piloto Cigars Inc $500 $500 RE Tobacco Sales $1,000 $1,000 Tobacco Center Inc $1,500 $500 $2,000 Tropical Cigars $500 $500 United Cigar Inc $500 $500 World Cigars $500 $500 Total $402,133 $355,874 $348,874 $1,106,881

Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics. * The legislative interests of these companies are not limited to tobacco issues.

August 2003 13 TOTAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES, THEIR SUBSIDIARIES AND ALLIES TO MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE

District Legislator Party Tobacco Industry Tobacco Allies* Total 1 Evers, Greg R $750 $1,500 $2,250 2 Murzin, Dave R $1,750 $1,250 $3,000 3 Benson, Anna R $2,250 $2,500 $4,750 4 Sansom, Ray R $500 $1,500 $2,000 5 Brown, Donald R $500 $3,750 $4,250 6 Bense, Allan R $500 $3,000 $3,500 7 Kilmer, Bev R $1,000 $2,500 $3,500 8 Richardson, Curtis D $1,800 $2,398 $4,198 9 Ausley, Loranne D $3,900 $2,350 $6,250 10 Kendrick, Will D $2,000 $1,700 $3,700 11 Stansel, Dwight D $6,500 $3,000 $9,500 12 Bean, Aaron R $1,850 $250 $2,100 13 Carroll, Jennifer R 14 Fields, Terry D $2,000 $2,750 $4,750 15 Gibson, Audrey D 16 Mahon, Mark R $1,100 $500 $1,600 17 Jordan, Stan R $1,100 $2,000 $3,100 18 Davis, Don R $1,850 $3,250 $5,100 19 Kravitz, Dick R $100 $3,000 $3,100 20 Wiles, Doug D $2,000 $4,500 $6,500 21 Wiles, Doug R $800 $1,350 $2,150 22 Cretul, Larry R $500 $500 23 Jennings, Edward D $500 $2,500 $3,000 24 Baxley, Dennis R $2,350 $2,350 25 Baker, Carey R $500 $3,450 $3,950 26 Patterson, Pat R $2,000 $2,500 $4,500 27 Cusack, Joyce D 28 Kosmas, Suzanne D $1,300 $500 $1,800 29 Poppell, Ralph R $1,000 $1,500 $2,500 30 Altman, Thad R 31 Needelman, Mitch R $500 $2,800 $3,300 32 Allen, Bob R $3,750 $3,000 $6,750 33 Adams, Sandra R $500 $500 $1,000 34 Mealor, David R $1,250 $3,000 $4,250 35 Kallinger, Jim R $500 $3,850 $4,350 36 McInvale, Sheri D $500 $1,000 $1,500 37 Simmons, David R 38 Brummer, Frederick R $2,700 $2,700 39 Antone, Bruce D 40 Gardiner, Andy R $500 $500 41 Johnson, Randy R $250 $4,000 $4,250 42 Gibson, Hugh R $750 $1,000 $1,750 43 Dean, Charles R $2,000 $3,000 $5,000

14 Common Cause Education Fund TOTAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES, THEIR SUBSIDIARIES AND ALLIES TO MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE

District Legislator Party Tobacco Industry Tobacco Allies* Total 44 Russell, David R $1,250 $4,600 $5,850 45 Anderson, Thomas R $500 $500 $1,000 46 Fiorentino, Heather R $4,150 $4,150 47 Ambler, Kevin R 48 Bilirakis, Gus R $250 $3,500 $3,750 49 Quinones, John R 50 Berfield, Kim R $500 $500 51 Waters, Leslie R $2,750 $3,900 $6,650 52 Farkas, Frank R $5,900 $5,250 $11,150 53 Justice, Charlie D $200 $600 $800 54 Carassas, John R $1,250 $3,000 $4,250 55 Peterman, Frank D $1,500 $1,000 $2,500 56 Murman, Sandra R $800 $5,700 $6,500 57 Culp, Faye R $1,500 $3,500 $5,000 58 Henriquez, Bob D $4,000 $3,250 $7,250 59 Joyner, Arthenia D $500 $2,000 $2,500 60 Homan, Ed R $500 $500 61 Littlefield, Kenneth R $2,250 $1,800 $4,050 62 Byrd, Johnnie R $5,750 $5,300 $11,050 63 Ross, Dennis R $2,000 $1,250 $3,250 64 Stargel, John R $500 $500 $1,000 65 Bowen, Marsha R $2,250 $2,500 $4,750 66 Troutman, Baxter R $500 $500 67 Reagan, Ron R $500 $500 $1,000 68 Galvano, Bill R $500 $1,750 $2,250 69 Clarke, Donna R $2,500 $5,250 $7,750 70 Detert, Nancy R $1,750 $2,600 $4,350 71 Paul, Jerry R $500 $1,500 $2,000 72 Harrington, Lindsay R $3,000 $3,250 $6,250 73 Kyle, Bruce R $2,500 $2,850 $5,350 74 Kottkamp, Jeffrey R $1,000 $2,250 $3,250 75 Green, Carole R $1,250 $2,100 $3,350 76 Goodlette, J. Dudley R $1,850 $2,500 $4,350 77 Spratt, Joseph R $4,000 $2,750 $6,750 78 Machek, Richard D $500 $1,500 $2,000 79 Attkisson, Frank R $750 $3,100 $3,850 80 Mayfield, Stan R $2,250 $1,750 $4,000 81 Harrell, Gayle R $2,550 $2,550 82 Negron, Joe R $1,500 $1,500 83 Domino, Carl R $600 $600 84 Harper, James D $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 85 Vana, Shelley D 86 Gannon, Anne D $1,500 $1,750 $3,250

August 2003 15 TOTAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES, THEIR SUBSIDIARIES AND ALLIES TO MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE

District Legislator Party Tobacco Industry Tobacco Allies* Total 87 Hasner, Adam R $750 $3,433 $4,183 88 Bucher, Susan D $250 $1,000 $1,250 89 Brandenburg, Mary D $500 $100 $600 90 Slosberg, Irving D $1,500 $1,500 91 Mack, Connie R $2,500 $9,000 $11,500 92 Seiler, John D $2,000 $3,500 $5,500 93 Smith, Christopher D $1,750 $1,570 $3,500 94 Meadows, Matthew D $4,500 $5,500 $10,000 95 Greenstein, Ron D $1,000 $3,250 $4,250 96 Ritter, Stacy D $4,250 $2,250 $6,500 97 Rich, Nan D $3,186 $3,186 98 Wishner, Roger D $1,525 $2,250 $3,775 99 Sobel, Eleanor D $1,000 $3,000 $4,000 100 Ryan, Timothy D $500 $4,000 $4,500 101 Davis, Mike R $500 $1,000 $1,500 102 Arza, Rafael R $2,500 $2,500 $5,000 103 Holloway, Wilbert D $500 $3,140 $3,640 104 Roberson, Yolly D $500 $500 105 Gottlieb, Kenneth D $1,000 $1,000 106 Gelber, Dan D $2,500 $2,500 107 Barreiro, Gustavo R $5,250 $4,000 $9,250 108 Brutus, Phillip D $1,500 $2,500 $4,000 109 Bendross-Mindingall, Dorothy D $1,500 $1,500 110 Garcia, Rene R $2,900 $2,750 $5,650 111 Rubio, Marco R $1,250 $4,200 $5,450 112 Rivera, David R $750 $500 $1,250 113 Prieguez, Manuel R $1,150 $3,500 $4,650 114 Cantens, Gaston R $1,350 $4,000 $5,350 115 Planas, Juan-Carlos R $500 $500 116 Llorente, Marcelo R $1,500 $1,750 $3,250 117 Robaina, Julio R $2,000 $2,000 118 Bullard, Edward D $2,000 $1,500 $3,500 119 Zapata, Juan R $250 $250 120 Sorensen, Ken R $4,250 $2,200 $6,450 Total $151,975 $263,057 $415,032

Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics. * The legislative interests of these companies are not limited to tobacco issues.

16 Common Cause Education Fund TOTAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES, THEIR SUBSIDIARIES AND ALLIES TO MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA SENATE

District Legislator Party Tobacco Industry Tobacco Allies* Total 1 Hill, Anthony C.“Tony”, Sr. D $2,000 $1,350 $3,350 2 Peaden, Durell, Jr. R $4,600 $4,600 3 Argenziano, Nancy R $500 $500 4 Clary, Charlie R $1,500 $2,500 $4,000 5 Wise, Stephen R. R $4,250 $4,250 6 Lawson, Alfred “Al”, Jr. D $2,825 $3,650 $6,475 7 Lynn, Evelyn J. R $3,500 $2,950 $6,450 8 King, James E. “Jim”, Jr. R $6,800 $5,700 $12,500 9 Webster, Daniel R $500 $500 10 Lee, Tom R $500 $500 $1,000 11 Fasano, Mike R $4,750 $6,750 $11,500 12 Crist, Victor D. R $2,750 $3,500 $6,250 13 Jones, Dennis L., D.C. R $4,350 $4,250 $8,600 14 Smith, Rod D $1,500 $2,500 $4,000 15 Dockery, Paula R $3,250 $2,000 $5,250 16 Sebesta, Jim R $1,500 $2,500 $4,000 17 Alexander, JD R $2,500 $2,750 $5,250 18 Miller, Lesley “Les”, Jr. D $4,250 $3,000 $7,250 19 Siplin, Gary D $2,250 $3,250 $5,500 20 Cowin, Anna P. R $100 $4,050 $4,150 21 Bennett, Michael S. “Mike” R $2,750 $1,450 $4,200 22 Constantine, Lee R $2,500 $5,750 $8,250 23 Carlton, Lisa R $500 $750 $1,250 24 Posey, Bill R $6,000 $3,000 $9,000 25 Atwater, Jeffrey H. “Jeff” R $1,250 $3,500 $4,750 26 Haridopolos, Mike R $1,500 $2,000 $3,500 27 Aronberg, Dave D $500 $3,600 $4,100 28 Pruitt, Ken R $4,650 $7,187 $11,837 29 Dawson, M. Mandy D $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 30 Klein, Ron D $2,250 $2,500 $4,750 31 Geller, Steven A. D $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 32 Campbell, Walter G. “Skip”, Jr. D $750 $750 33 Wilson, Frederica S. D $2,000 $2,500 $4,500 34 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie D 35 Margolis, Gwen D $500 $2,100 $2,600 36 Diaz de la Portilla, Alex R $4,500 $4,750 $9,250 37 Saunders, Burt L. R $1,000 $4,350 $5,350 38 Villalobos, J. Alex R $3,500 $5,000 $8,500 39 Bullard, Larcenia J. D $2,000 $2,250 $4,250 40 Garcia, Rudy R $6,950 $5,250 $12,200 Total $89,175 $120,237 $209,412

Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics. * The legislative interests of these companies are not limited to tobacco issues.

August 2003 17 TOTAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES, THEIR SUBSIDIARIES AND ALLIES TO STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND POLITICAL PARTIES

STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS Recipient Office Party Tobacco Industry Tobacco Allies* Total Bronson, Charles H Agriculture R $8,750 $3,250 $12,000 Bush, Jeb Governor R $11,000 $13,000 $24,000 Crist, Charlie Att. General R $6,500 $9,000 $15,500 Gallagher, Tom Treasurer R $3,775 $11,400 $15,175 Total $30,025 $36,650 $66,675

POLITICAL PARTIES Recipient Tobacco Industry Tobacco Allies* Total Florida Democratic Party $200,600 $49,455 $250,055 Republican Party of Florida $709,410 $324,829 $1,034,238 Total $910,010 $374,284 $1,284,293

Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics. * The legislative interests of these companies are not limited to tobacco issues.

18 Common Cause Education Fund August 2003 19 SUMMARY

All things considered, the tobacco industry and its associated interests had a successful legislative session. The Legislature did pass a ban on indoor smoking, but that was expected because of the constitutional amendment passed by voters in November 2002. The industry, on the other hand, benefited from legislation that exempts bars that derive 10 percent of their income from food and includes other exemptions that were not allowed in the constitutional amendment. However, the biggest victory for the tobacco industry was the slash in funding for the Florida tobacco control program. The program, which U.S. Surgeon General Richard A. Carmona recently called “a role model,” has been cut dramatically.

As the Florida Legislature continues to struggle with a mounting deficit and increased health costs caused by tobacco use, it is more important than ever that state residents are fully aware of the information provided in this report. Through campaign contributions and lobbying, the tobacco companies, together with their subsidiaries and allies, have worked to create an environment that is favorable to tobacco interests. The continued under-funding of Florida’s tobacco prevention, education, and cessation programs will likely increase cigarette sales in the state. Unless this historic pattern is changed, Floridians will continue to suffer the health and financial consequences of tobacco use.

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