Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), who's running for governor in Florida, spoke at the David Horowitz Freedom Center conferences in Charleston, S.C., in 2015. (The David Horowitz Freedom Center)Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), who's running for governor in Florida, spoke at the David Horowitz Freedom Center conferences in Charleston, S.C., in 2015. The DeSantis campaign paid Ledbetter $13,500 for “consulting” and “campaign management” between May and August, state campaign finance records show. The DeSantis campaign said that Ledbetter’s contract expired Sept. 1 and that he has “zero affiliation” with the campaign. Beyond the annual ­conferences,­ Horowitz has a record of inflammatory comments on social media.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2018 23:46 UTC