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Pioneer Profiles: George W. Bush's $100,000 Club
 
Name: Mike Hightower
Occupation: Lobbyist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
Industry: Health
Home: Jacksonville, Florida

Political Contributions:
Bush Gubernatorial Races: 
 $0
Republican Hard Money: 
$1,500
Republican Soft Money: 
$0
Democratic Hard Money: 
$0
Democratic Soft Money: 
$0
Federal PAC Hard Money:
$0
Total Contributions:
 $1,500
Soft Money from Employer:
$1,988,913
to Republicans:
$1,511,403
to Democrats:
$477,510
One of Florida’s leading special-interest lobbyists, Hightower held a huge lobby fundraiser at his home in late ’99 as part of the Florida Republican Party’s effort to raise $20 million for the 2000 elections. Addressing the crowd, House Speaker John Thrasher credited such business money for the Republican takeover of the state legislature and the GOP’s subsequent passage of anti-consumer “tort reforms.”  Hightower’s employer has a direct interest in tort and liability issues. Blue Cross opposes proposals to make HMOs liable for harm that patients suffer when HMOs deny doctor-prescribed care. 


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