Palm Beach County mayor counts lodging at The Breakers among campaign expenses

In her bid for reelection, Palm Beach County Mayor Sara Baxter has spent $10,700 in campaign cash on at least five stays at The Breakers in Palm Beach and three at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, state records show.

The money for overnight stays at the luxury resorts, along with $3,450 spent on trips to Washington D.C., came from her state political committee, Friends of Sara Baxter.

Donors to the committee, who include uber-wealthy county business tycoons Stephen Ross and Oracle founder Larry Ellison, are helping bankroll her Republican primary campaign against Elizabeth Accomando for the District 6 commission seat — a race that will be decided Aug. 18. The winner will advance to the November election…

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