Sugar’s campaign donations reach $6 million; water advocates want candidates to abstain
By Mary Ellen Klas Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
Updated May 11, 2022 3:52 PM
Coming off a pivotal legislative session and heading into election season, Florida’s largest sugar growers have given more than $6 million in campaign contributions to state races and thousands more to federal campaigns.
The companies, U.S. Sugar and Florida Crystals, have given $3.8 million and $2.2 million respectively to state candidates and their political committees in the 2022 election cycle, according to first quarter reports posted by the Florida Division of Elections and analyzed by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee Bureau.