Andrew Gillum PAC Continues to Pay Pittman Law Group

Recent records from Florida’s Division of Elections show that Andrew Gillum’s Political Action Committee (PAC), Forward Florida, continues to pay Tallahassee attorney and political consultant Sean Pittman.

The report, shown below, indicates that the PAC paid Pittman Law Group $5,000 in September, 2019. For the year-to-date, Pittman Law Group has received $70,000 from the PAC for legal and political consulting.

Gillum has been criticized for his decision to keep approximately $3.5 million in campaign funds rather than spend it in an effort to defeat Ron DeSantis in last years Florida governor’s race.

In March, 2019, Gillum announced he would use the campaign funds to register 1 million voters in an effort to make the state swing blue in the 2020 presidential race.

During Gillum’s gubernatorial campaign, Pittman was paid through his company ESP Media for media consulting services totaling approximately $700,000.

In January 2019, it was announced that Jamie Van Pelt would he the president of ESPMedia. Van Pelt was Gillum’s former chief of staff while he was mayor of Tallahassee.

TR has recently reported about Pittman’s interest in Leon County School Board activities.

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25 Comments

  1. Mark
    Mark

    Look deep into the Pitman, Rocky Hanna connection. Issues that Rocky would like to keep away from the public, look deep.

  2. Born to Lie
    Born to Lie

    Just remember when Gillum gets indicted he will declare his innocence just like the ethics complaint, until he makes a deal.

    1. Mark
      Mark

      Born To Lie
      Proclaiming innocence is what Rocky Hanna did when he dated his teachers as a Principal, then as a Principal he bullied the teacher he dated into a transfer with a taxpayer funded financial settlement, also misleading the public on a fraudulent whistle blower claim. It worked for Hanna because of an inept school board. Based on Rocky's track record of unethical illegal behavior Gillum thinks he can get away with it as well. Rocky Hanna a role model for unethical behavior. The Leon School Board a case study in ineptitude allowing a man that bullied a teacher and admitted he falsified information to state and federal authorities to go unchecked.

  3. News Maven
    News Maven

    Didn't Dr. Jackson say at a commish meeting that he'd been told Andrew Guilty had, if fact, already been indicted?
    Would like to know if this is in fact true.
    And I wonder if the real reason the undercover FBI trio was not allowed to testify in the Maddox corruption case is because they're saving their evidence for Gillum?

  4. Carol
    Carol

    SABINO
    YOU SOUND LIKE ANOTHER
    STUPID LIBERAL DEMORAT!
    TONE IT DOWN AND YOUR
    BLOOD PRESSURE WILL BE
    LOWER.

  5. C.Tucker
    C.Tucker

    Andrew Gillum is being railroaded by those who fear him in political office... Donald Trump's a major crooked liar and thief ...yet he is President of the United States!"

    1. News Maven
      News Maven

      Ron @RonDeSantisFL DeSantis is working hard. A great Congressman and top student at Harvard & Yale, Ron will be a record setting governor for Florida. Rick Scott gave him tremendous foundations to further build on. His opponent runs one of the worst & most corrupt cities in USA!
      — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
      October 20, 2018

      Since he tweeted this, Scottie & girlfriend have PLED GUILTY to corruption charges. And Andrew Guilty had to cough up $5,000 for an ethics fine.

      So, who's the liar?

  6. Snidely Whiplash
    Snidely Whiplash

    I am so tired of seeing the former mayor's name and face:

    However imagine the sheer joy and near orgasmic feelings the former mayor's besties in our local FBI office must be feeling to once again gaze upon his face!
    Most likely for the former mayor's biggest fans in our local FBI office this is almost as great as staring at Obama's pants crease and pretending not to be aroused.
    Relax former mayor you will never be indicted as long as your biggest fans occupy our local FBI office!

  7. Sabino
    Sabino

    ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS EVER GOING TO CHANGE IN FLORIDA, UNTIL THE GOVERNORS ELECTION, IS HELD AS IT WAS BEFORE. THE GOVERNOR'S ELECTION WERE ALWAYS HELD DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEARS, NOT MIDTERM ELECTIONS. LETS FACE THE TRUTH, US DEMOCRATS ARE JUST A BUNCH OF LAZY ASSES,WE DO NOT COME OUT AND VOTE IN ALL MIDTERMS ELECTIONS. THE G.O.P. KNOWS THIS, AND THAT IS WHY THE FIX HAS BEEN IN. WE WERE STUCK WITH JEB FAT BOY BUSH, THE OTHER BASTARD AND KING OF FRAUD, SKICK MEATHEAD, TRICKY DICKY, RICKY SCOTT, AND NOW A MUCH, AND BEFORE VERSION OF A KLANSMEN AS GOVERNOR. AS FOR A. GUILLUM, THEY ARE GOING TO SET HIS ASS UP..FOLLOW THE MONEY THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO,AND FINISHED HIS CAREER. HE LOST THE ELECTION BECAUSE HE DID NOT DO HIS HOMEWORK, HAD HE CHOOSEN THE SENATORS DAUGHTER AS HIS RUNNING MATE, GULLIUM WOULD HAVE WON BY A LANDSLIDE. PLUS THE SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ONLY PAID GOD DAMM LIP SERVICES, WHEN IT CAME TO REALITY ENDORSING GULLIUM, THEY DID NOT PUT THEIR HEARTS INTO MAKING SURE THAT GOLLUM, WOULD WIN, AND ELECTED AS THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA. SO NEXT TIME THAT ANY OF THESE SHUMCK FROM SOUTH FLORIDA RUNS FOR GOVERNOR, WE CAN NOT EVER FORGET, HOW THEY TURNED THEIR BACKS ON A. GILLUM.

    1. Hope
      Hope

      1) the all caps are unnecessary and devalue your message.

      2) your name calling devalues your message.

      3) your profanity devalues your message.

      4) your racist rant devalues your message.

      5) your numerous misspellings devalue your message.

      6) your message is libelous.

      Thank you for yet another example of truth and integrity winning.

  8. Marissa Green
    Marissa Green

    Gillum is a crooked theif

    1. C.Tucker
      C.Tucker

      Donald Trump is a brazen thief and liar....yet he is President of the United States!"

  9. Mary
    Mary

    Andrew gillum is definitely very crooked. I'm ashamed that Morgan & Morgan would give him money. Thought that they would have checked out his background more completely.I wonder why gillum didn't use them for his attorneys he knew that they were honest. He gave it to someone else where he could get a kickback. Sick of hearing about all the crooked politicians everyday.

  10. Hope
    Hope

    Have those two ever been able to support themselves by earning money in an honest way rather than I blatantly openly stealing from someone else?

  11. Ticks on Society
    Ticks on Society

    Q: Do any of these characters ever really work?

    A: No, they just travel the globe in fancy suits spinning their poverty pimp message.

  12. The Count
    The Count

    Tack on $5,000 to your total for the 3/12/19 transaction to The Wilhelmina Foundation. Their president? Sean Pittman

  13. Hope
    Hope

    Thanks for the update and keeping us informed.

  14. Vernon
    Vernon

    Dont worry Mr Morgan...he's using your money to register democrat voters! I'm sure you're ok with that...but seriously...I just have to wonder how much is being funneled back to Andy.

    1. TONY
      TONY

      My guess is 80% goes back to Gillum. 20% is the standard fee to Launder Money.

    2. C.Tucker
      C.Tucker

      This is all a scheme against Andrew Gillum to keep him from the running again and possibly winning as Governor of Florida....It's Just that simple!"

      1. John
        John

        Gillum is another Kwame Kilpatrick and will probably wind up in the same prison, hopefully.

        1. 2037 Release Date
          2037 Release Date

          KWAME M KILPATRICK
          Register Number: 44678-039
          Age: 49
          Race: Black
          Sex: Male
          Located at: Fort Dix FCI
          Release Date: 08/01/2037

    3. James
      James

      Did the Pittman Law Firm get a sweetheart deal on all that advertising at the airport?

  15. PayToPlay
    PayToPlay

    So what is Gillum using donor’s money - like John Morgan’s $ to pay for while paying to Pittman? I’m guessing Jamie Van Pelt’s fabricated salary? What about Gillum’s embedded employees at the City of C Tallahassee like.....fill in the blank$....follow the money FBI...

  16. Alex
    Alex

    Watch out Rocky! Andy may be coming after your job.

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