Grand Jury Clears Gillum of Criminal Conduct, Questions City of Tallahassee

Grand Jury Clears Gillum of Criminal Conduct, Questions City of Tallahassee

TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County Grand Jury determined Monday the “conduct of (Tallahassee) Mayor Andrew Gillum was lawful” under Florida Statutes in a case concerning the mayor’s use of City of Tallahassee software to send campaign-related emails and correspondence, despite the fact the grand jury also determined the software was used for personal or political purposes. The […]

Gillum Spends $25K in Campaign Funds on Legal Services for Email Controversey

Gillum Spends $25K in Campaign Funds on Legal Services for Email Controversey

Florida Politics is reporting that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has spent approximately $25,000 on legal services tied to his use of city owned software to send out political emails. Tallahassee Reports, after obtaining information through a public records request, was the first to report about Gillum’s use of the NGP VAN software for political […]

LCSO Report on Gillum’s Emails Delivered to State Attorney

LCSO Report on Gillum’s Emails Delivered to State Attorney

Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LSCO) Chief of Staff David Folsom announced Wednesday afternoon the LSCO investigative report on Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is now in the hands of State Attorney Jack Campbell. Campbell confirmed to Tallahassee Reports he had received the report but said,  “I’m not going to comment about what comes from here because […]

Gillum Loses Control of Gubernatorial Campaign

Gillum Loses Control of Gubernatorial Campaign

Almost immediately after Adam Smith, the political editor of the Tampa Bay Times, wrote on June 16, 2017 that Mayor Andrew Gillum was the Democratic party’s front-runner in the race for governor, this lofty assessment came crashing down. Days after Mr. Smith’s column, Peter Schorsch, an influential state political blogger, wrote that Smith’s “claim is made […]

Gillum Investigation Coming to “Rapid End”

Gillum Investigation Coming to “Rapid End”

TALLAHASSEE — Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Department of Investigations Chief Jeff Beasley said Tuesday he expects a “rapid end” to the investigation into Tallahassee Mayor and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s alleged misuse of city property, with a report being submitted to State Attorney Jack Campbell next week. Beasley said his investigators are finished […]

Report: Gillum Campaign “Grossly Exaggerated” the Number of Donors

Report: Gillum Campaign “Grossly Exaggerated” the Number of Donors

This past Friday the Andrew Gillum campaign for governor announced the campaign had received donations from more than 7,000 contributors. However, a report by FloridaPolitics.com has found that the number is actually 5,300. FloridaPolitics.com reviewed the most recent campaign finance reports and verified 6,933 contributions. However, when duplicates were removed, the number of unique contributors […]

Mayor Andrew Gillum Says Hillary Clinton’s E-mail Scandal was Fake…..Like His

Mayor Andrew Gillum Says Hillary Clinton’s E-mail Scandal was Fake…..Like His

It wasn’t a political foe or a journalist that compared Andrew Gillum’s email troubles with Hillary Clinton’s famous problems – it was Andrew Gillum. When discussing his well documented email software problems at the Capital Tiger Bay luncheon today, Mayor Andrew Gillum stated: “I think people have been fooled once by a fake email issue, […]

City Ethics Board Refuses to Investigate Mayor Gillum

City Ethics Board Refuses to Investigate Mayor Gillum

Tallahassee Reports has learned that the City of Tallahassee’s independent ethics board has decided not to investigate the possible misuse of city resources by Mayor Andrew Gillum. Several media outlets have reported on Gillum’s use of city email and other city resources for political related activities. The order signed by Board Chair Richard Herring said […]

Candidate Gillum Adds $167,430 to Campaign Coffers, $92,000 to Forward Florida

Candidate Gillum Adds $167,430 to Campaign Coffers, $92,000 to Forward Florida

Based on recently filed reports, the Andrew Gillum campaign for governor has access to approximately $750,000 through his campaign and the Forward Florida Political Action Committee. An analysis of campaign reports shows Gillum added $167,430 to his campaign in April. His total campaign contributions to date are $413,229. Approximately $268,109 or 65% come from Florida […]

Campaign Reports Show Over 50% of Gillum’s Contributions Came from Outside of Florida

Campaign Reports Show Over 50% of Gillum’s Contributions Came from Outside of Florida

Finance reports filed today show that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has raised approximately $755,000 for the contest, including $246,000 for his campaign and $509,000 for his affiliated Forward Florida PAC that can accept unlimited donations. Of the $755,000, approximately $425,000 or 55% came from donors outside of Florida. The Campaign Account The campaign finance […]