Candidate Has No $$$, But Finds $3.7k To Run
BY BUDDY NEVINS
An independent Broward County Commission candidate reported a $21k negative net worth, but still produced a check for $3,683.88 to qualify for office last week.
Jason Alexander Steele could have raised the money for his campaign from four supporters who like his stands on the issues and kicked in $1,000 apiece.
Call me cynical, but I highly doubt that scenario.
The suspicion is that Steele entered the race on June 20 just 36 minutes before filing closed to steal votes from another candidate. The suspicion is he got the money from that candidate’s campaign consultant.
It is only a suspicion.
But hey, this is Broward where politics is like a contact sport. And just as dirty.
What candidate is helped by Steele’s entry into the race. You can guess.
The other candidates in Northeast Broward’s County Commission District 4 are Democrats Ken Keechl and Ben Lap and incumbent GOP Commissioner Chip LaMarca.
I would like to ask Steele about this but he could not be reached for comment though his e-mail or telephone.
Hmmmmm
Steele’s campaign filing documents (click to enlarge):
June 24th, 2014 at 2:42 pm
Some could speculate Chip and Stern are back up to their old tricks using this guy to fill the role of Chris Chiari of 2010 in order to screw Keechl
June 24th, 2014 at 3:55 pm
$25K minus plus $6K is minus 19K not -$21K.
June 24th, 2014 at 4:39 pm
Come on Judge Haimes and State Attorney Satz how many years does it take for Vicente Thrower to be tried for his crimes of public corruption?
In a story just broken by Daily Broward, it appears that Thrower has ties to and possibly been involved in putting in the NPA candidate.
http://dailybroward.com/broward-commission-candidate-evasive-about-ties-to-controversial-democrat-activist/
Thrower is on Pre-Trial Release maybe someone should do a public records request to see whom he is spending time with.
June 24th, 2014 at 7:12 pm
Doesn’t this person even have a bank account? Aren’t they suppose to list that or any loans to their campaign? I agree with you Buddy. You are the best and picked up on this one.
June 24th, 2014 at 7:52 pm
Follow the money……really stupid move by somebody….
June 25th, 2014 at 10:27 am
He lists a -$21K NET worth, which equals total assets minus total liabilities. If he has $1,000,000 in the bank and owes $1,021,000, his net worth is -$21K. Seriously?
June 26th, 2014 at 1:40 pm
To #6 Ghost of McLovin
If you look at his paperwork, he lists total assets of $6k and liabilities of $25,000.
So this ain’t a guy who has a million in the bank but just owes $21k more than what he has in the bank.
BTW, he also sucks at math.
Because if you have $25k in liabilities and $6k in assets, your net work is MINUS $19k, not MINUS $25k.
He needs a Stern talking to about his shitty math skills.
June 26th, 2014 at 1:56 pm
@Throwerinprison.com
Can you atleast do a modicum of research, say 20 seconds at the least, before you go off on a rant.
You see, had you done the barest of due diligence, you’d have known Thrower was recently before the 4th DCA, hoping to get the case tossed.
That’s most of the delay. Not Satz, not the judge.
In the end, there’s no truth to the adage, “Just because you say shit doesn’t mean said shit is real.”
Or words to that affect.
June 26th, 2014 at 4:01 pm
I reached out to the SAO, regarding Thrower’s trial, and learned these facts:
1. The trial should launch in Sept.
2. Probably will last 3-4 days.
3. ASA David Schulson is leading the prosecution (good good news!).
4. Jury selection mid July.
June 27th, 2014 at 11:46 am
@throwerinprison
From my understanding and thrower has been spending a lot of time with Mike Ahern, Ken keechl campaign manager. ..
June 27th, 2014 at 3:59 pm
Mike Satz and Judge Haimes should bring Thrower in for a hearing to talk about if and what his recent political dealings are in the community. If the rumors are true, how is someone who is charged with public corruption allowed to be involved with elections while on community control?
June 30th, 2014 at 8:35 am
Very telling that Jason Steele has spent 40% of his annual income to become the NPA candidate yet does not mention to all his friends on Facebook he is running for office…
https://www.facebook.com/jason.steele.355