For Lobbyist Tracy Mayernick – Being Joe’s friend has privileges
Tracy Mayernick’s client list has certainly grown with Joe Negron’s ascension to Senate President. She’s gone from just 10 clients during the third quarter of 2010 to nearly 60 last year.
Of course, Mayernick and her clients have in turn donated money to Negron’s political causes. At best, this is just bad optics. But what is so compelling about the Mayernick firm that caused it this dramatic turn around? Did they get better as their firm got older? Or was it just the power of Joe Negron rising and the Mayernick’s perceived closeness to Joe?
The Mayernick’s are also the poster case for the mess in Tallahassee when you consider not only did they lobby on behalf of medical marijuana patients under Florida for Care, which was bankrolled by Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan, but they also signed Arizona Facilities Supply during the 2017 legislative session. AFS was interested in pursuing a medical marijuana license. Like no crying in baseball, there are no conflicts in Tallahassee. The move angered Morgan and drew criticism for the Mayernick’s who appeared to be lobbying on both sides of an issue.
