Update: Candidate Fixes Campaign Finances
BY BUDDY NEVINS
Shortly after a Browardbeat.com post that noted judicial candidate Dennis Bailey ‘s financial information at the state Election Office were incomplete, the records were corrected.
The records originally indicated Bailey didn’t pay his $5,803.20 qualifying fee to run for judge out of his campaign, although the check was written on his campaign.
“His secretary made a mistake and sent an incomplete form,” said a Bailey campaign source.
Bailey also raised eyebrows in his campaign financial disclosure, which indicated he had a net worth of only $25,000. The campaign source said Bailey had more financial resources, but had placed them in a trust for his children which doesn’t need to be disclosed.
Bailey has three opponents for the open Broward Circuit Court seat: Andrea Gundersen, Rhoda Sokoloff and Russell Thompson.
May 12th, 2014 at 4:11 pm
No two ways about it. Bailey needs a job. Any one who has been a lawyer for 20 years and doesn’t have more than $25,000 better have a good excuse or he doesn’t belong a judge.
May 13th, 2014 at 4:58 am
Are you saying consuming 25% of one’s net worth on a filing fee shows poor judgment?
FROM BUDDY:
I have updated the story and given an explanation from a campaign source for his relatively low financial net worth.
And yes, if I had just $25,000, I wouldn’t be betting 25 percent of it on a judicial race. Because that’s what it is, a bet. There are three other candidates who could win.
I can name a whole bunch of candidates who used their personal wealth — well in excess of $100k or $200k — and lost the race. I remember one judicial candidate, who will go nameless here, who mortgaged their house to run for office and lost.
May 13th, 2014 at 8:00 am
This is obviously a new checking account. He had to hand write his info on the top left hand side.
May 13th, 2014 at 8:05 am
Buddy
This is a simple case of Barbara Muhammad Sharief Syndrome Mathematics, when caught plead clerical error, I didn’t know, Oh there are rules?
May 13th, 2014 at 8:43 am
Dear Las Olas lawyer,
The legal professon has been good to me and my family. But I am not so cynical as to impune the character of lawyers who have not been able to sock it away.
Try graduating law school with a $50,000 debt and then take a job with the State Attorney, A-G, PD or Legal Services.
If you have accumulated serious coin after 25 years, you should probably be investigated.
May 13th, 2014 at 9:31 am
Every candidate starts with a new checking account. The rule is clear spend the money in April, it goes on your April report. How is having new checks an excuse?
May 13th, 2014 at 9:34 am
Perhaps this individual could head up the bankrupcy court as it apperas he is qualified for such an appointment.
May 13th, 2014 at 9:44 am
@ Say What says: I thought the same thing…perhaps Ms. Parrish jumped the gun a bit…sometimes one can “Dick Tracy” themselves a bit too much…..
May 13th, 2014 at 1:14 pm
Baily is well acquainted in the ways of Bankruptcy Court having previously filed for Bankruptcy.
Here is the case number and Judge in case the “campaign source” attempts to give a stern denial that it took place
0:99-BK-22826 JUDGE RAYMOND B. RAY
FROM BUDDY:
This is a bankruptcy in 1999 involving Dennis D. Bailey of Plantation.
May 13th, 2014 at 5:01 pm
I believe Mr. Bailey filed correctly and simply had a new checking account. Sorry if I wasn’t clear with my previous post.
Lori
May 13th, 2014 at 8:14 pm
I saw Tim Ross of the Dolphin D’s put out a list of party affiliations of the Judicial Candidates, Dennis Bailey is a Republican along with Contini and Rosenthal. Playing fast and loose with the rules is not a surprise.
Down with the Republicans!
Vote Charlie Crist!