It’s Time for Ron Book to Retire
“Retiring” and “Ron Book” are words that never appear in the same sentence. It’s time that they did.
Ronald Lee Book made his name in South Florida as a powerhouse lobbyist. Every year, he prowls the halls of the Florida Capitol working on behalf of those who pay him well. Very, very well. How do we know? He lives in very nice house in Plantation, up in Broward County.
And he has a Lamborghini. Or at least he had one. In February 2019, the Florida Highway Patrol responded to an accident on I-595 near Nob Hill Road. Book was driving a Lamborghini which was involved in an accident where it was damaged on the front left side. Book was given three roadside sobriety tests and then booked on charges of DUI, DUI with property damage, and refusing to take a breathalyzer test.
Who are the clients whose generosity allows Book to enjoy this kind of lifestyle? We don’t know all of them, but we do know the 91 clients that he disclosed prior to this year’s Florida legislative session. They include companies like 7-11, Coca-Cola, 1-800-Contacts, and AutoNation. They also include charities like Casa Familia, Inc., Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, and his daughter’s charity for abused children, Lauren’s Kids. Then there are the counties, Miami-Dade, Broward, Seminole, and Brevard. He lobbies for Miami-Dade Public Schools, Jackson Health System, and the University of Miami.
He represents a conglomeration of cities and towns, such as Aventura, Bal Harbour, Cooper City, Coral Gables, Dania Beach, Davie, Doral, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers Beach, Lauderdale Lakes, Marathon, Marco Island, Margate, Miami Beach, Miramar, North Bay Village, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Palm Bay, Sunrise, and Tamarac.
It’s no wonder that Ron needed a Lamborghini. He needed a fast car to meet up with clients spread all over the state.
Ron even represents The Geo Group, Inc., which has a contract with Florida to run private prisons, a rock quarry in north Miami-Dade County whose blasting jars the nerves and foundations of the folks in Miami Lakes and Miramar.
There is no question that Ron is a busy guy. But is he too busy to head up the Homeless Trust here in Miami-Dade?
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Out of 80k registrants in Florida only 1 was responsible for Lauren’s abuse and her father shouldn’t of used that to harm those who had nothing to do with it. It’s easier to blame others than take responsibility for your inactions and no matter the harm the bills have become laws doesn’t make the guilt go away. Same goes for John Walsh.
The problem is that at one time Ron Book and his wife put money ahead of their responsibility to their daughter, thus they hired a nanny who abused Lauren. Now they are trying to make it up by trying to destroy the lives and families of as many individuals as they can. Books seem to be blinded by their failure to accept responsibility. I wrote a similar commentary to Senator Book but received no response…not surprising.
He got off with $921 in fees? That’s chump change for him. Then again, this is the state where someone booked on murder charges has a bond half the size of someone with no contact CP possession.