DeSantis administration employees who solicit money for political campaigns or campaign for political issues while they are supposed to be doing their jobs could face criminal penalties under a proposal moving in the Florida House.
The bill, HB 1445, appears to take aim at staffers in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration who reportedly solicited political contributions for his presidential bid and have asked state lobbyists to commit money to a political committee as first lady Casey DeSantis considers a run for governor in 2026.
“What this says is that whether it’s after hours or during hours, which is already prohibited, you cannot solicit funds, you cannot be engaged in the political campaign fundraising process,” the bill sponsor, state Rep. Debbie Mayfield, R-Melbourne, said during a House committee hearing last week…