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The Coalition for Regional Excellence in Leadership
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The Coalition for Regional Excellence in Leadership is an outside political group in Florida formed specifically to collect unlimited donations for certain campaigns. They also can legally coordinate with individual candidates, which critics say essentially flouts the state's $500 individual candidate donation limit in each election cycle.<ref nameos/> Mike Ketchum helps to lead The Coalition for Regional Excellence in Leadership and also heads BusinessForce, the political arm of Orlando's chamber of commerce, Orlando Inc.<ref nameos/> The Coalition for Regional Excellence in Leadership, has run its own pro- Bill Segal TV ads, and it has sent out a mailer for School Board chairman candidate Bill Sublette.<ref nameos/> The president of The Coalition for Regional Excellence in Leadership is Jacob Stuart.<ref nameos/> Jacob Stuart stated he hoped to raise an additional $200,000. Jacob Stuart stressed the need to raise large sums fast.<ref nameos/> Bill Segal's campaign manager Eric Foglesong said he had not coordinated with the coalition but noted that it would not be illegal to do so.<ref nameos/> The group's TV ads are nearly identical to ads Bill Segal's campaign is running and make similar claims.<ref name=os/>
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