2023 GOLDEN ROTUNDA AWARDS 2021
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mong lobbyists in the Sunshine State, Ron Book is an outlier. He’s the rare combination of jack of all trades and master of many, and his expertise on myriad subjects has helped drive Florida policy and budget trends over the past four decades. That includes billions in appropria-
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Ron Book tions, programs and grants Book’s Hollywood-based firm has secured at a rate of close to $100 million yearly for 30-plus local governments across the state. A sizable portion of that money has gone to Miami-Dade, Florida’s most populous county. Book’s approach to appropriations
is so sound and simple it should be gospel for every prospective lobbyist in the country: Rather than selecting which projects his clients want to fund and then figuring out how to get support from lawmakers, Book’s firm instead assesses the priorities of those most influential at the Capitol — the Governor, Senate Pres-
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