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Helmich and Power
RPOF ESTABLISHMENT OFFICIALS POWER AND HELMICH OUT TO TAKE DOWN ANOTHER AMERICA FIRST ORIENTED GROUP
Doraisamy
Long time Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Tallahassee establishment officials and Tallahassee based lobbyists, who are RPOF Chairman Evan Power and RPOF Executive Director Bill Helmich are in the process to take out another Trump MAGA American First oriented organization called the "Reclaim Campaign" led by Raj Doraisamy.
Power and Helmich have started the process, as they have done in taking out other MAGA Trump America First oriented organizations with two letters under the RPOF letterhead being sent to all RPOF members from Helmich regarding the Reclaim Campaign to basically cease and desist any and all contact with organization led by Doraisamy.
Helmich references questionable RPOF bylaw language, noting that the Reclaim Campaign, under the guise of election reform and accountability, is contacting many REC members.
Helmich cites some bogus RPOF bylaw language stating, “It has come to our attention that the Reclaim Campaign which is operating under the banner of election reform and accountability is reaching out to many REC members. Association, participation, and activities with this group violating our Rules of Procedure”.
Helmich went on to state, "That the Reclaim Campaign, an offshoot of the “Defend Florida” initiative led by Raj Doraisamy, has positioned itself as a watchdog over Republican candidates and campaign activities under the guise of election integrity and reform."
Reclaim Campaign violates no RPOF Rules of Procedure. It is a statewide strategy with one simple mission: To equip everyday Floridians to take responsibility for their local leadership and empower them to find, vet, and support stronger candidates.
The Reclaim Campaign shares best practices from partner groups on early fundraising strategies, enabling local groups to compete in primaries—primaries where the establishment is actively preserving the status quo through backroom deals and top-down control.
Attacking Doraisamy is a continuing effort by the Republican Party establishment operating out of Tallahassee to make the Florida Trump MAGA America First movement activists become lackies for lobbyists like Power, Helmich and Tallahassee based lobbyist David Ramba in control of the RPOF.
This latest action by the RPOF calling out another MAGA American First oriented organization called the Reclaim Campaign follows a recent petition that has been circulating and signed by thousands of MAGA America First grassroots activists in Florida calling for, among other grievances, the resignations of RPOF Chairman Power and the RPOF Executive Director Helmich.
The ignored petition stated it was an attempt to make things right and return the RPOF back to President Donald Trump's MAGA America First movement. That could only be accomplished with the removal of the Ramba based Tallahassee lobbyist Power and Helmich stepping down as Chairman and Executive Director of the RPOF..
POWER AND HELMICH DOUBLE DIPPING IN TALLAHASSEE SWAMP
While RPOF Chairman Power and RPOF Executive Director Helmich are taking out America First activists, they are swimming in the Tallahassee swamp where they are double dipping as lobbyists for various clients, which includes "Michigan's largest cannabis company looking to Florida to sell a different kind of weed to adults in Florida"--the Lume Hemp Company. Lume Hemp Company - 2025 Principal Detail - Lobbyist Registration
This near criminal enterprise of double dipping by the leadership of the RPOF began when Power took control of the RPOF operations, which are not being run out of the RPOF headquarters, but at the Ramba Consulting office at 120 South Monroe Street in Tallahassee.
Helmich operates at another office on 120 South Monroe Street, double-dipping as a paid lobbyist for firms like the Lume Hemp Company, while being paid as Executive Director of the RPOF.
POWER AND HELMICH PURGING TRUMP MAGA AMERICA FIRST ACTIVISTS FROM RPOF
As Power and his crony Helmich are double dipping as Chairman and Executive Director of RPOF making untold $thousands as Tallahassee based lobbyists, Power and Helmich are purging Trump MAGA America First activists from the RPOF.
For example, as Helmich sends threatening letters to Doraisamy, Trump MAGA America First activists and members of the Florida Republican Assembly (FRA) belonging to local REC’s are being purged from the RPOF.
FRA's are similar to Republican Assemblies, who have been in existence since the 1930’s in California. The group was first formed to cross check the Republican Party in the Golden State, and bring the party back to the people. Ronald Reagan, while he was Governor of California, called the Republican Assembly the “conscience of the Republican Party”.
Heisse and Wayman
In addition, local Trump MAGA America First activists elected to leadership positions within their local REC were removed, as was Manatee County Republican State Committeeman Trent Wayman and MREC State Committeewoman Jackie Heisse.
Power's replacement for the elected Wayman - the unelected DePriest part of Power's recent wedding party.
The elected Wayman and Heisse were replaced by two unelected establishment hand picked individuals by Power, who are Jennings DePriest and Jayne Kocher. It is troublesome that Power could not find better handplicked replacement than DePriest, who has a $183,000 IRS lien on his home or Kocher, who has a $163,000 IRS lien on her home.
Pedicini who the Florida Trident calls the "HATCET MAN with shady money and shadier tactics"
DePriest is politically connected to a major RPOF political operative Anthony Pedicini moving dark PAC and LLC money for Pedicini. According to the Bradenton Times, “During the most recent local elections working for Pedicini, DePriest became known among local political circles for his controversial electioneering activities. A self-described 'professional propagandist'".
The Times continued, “DePriest made a name for himself through his attempts to influence voters with mass letter and text campaigns, social media influence efforts, and other antics—some of which were undertaken outside polling locations.”
DePriest patron Pedicini and the RPOF political operative is the same individual, who has received over $6.3 million from Power's led RPOF and the Florida House Republican Campaign Committee to elect establishment Republican candidates in the pockets of multimillion donors like those in Manatee and Sarasota County (Pat Neal/Randy Benderson/Rex Jensen and Carlos Beruff), all supporter of DeSantis for President)
According to the Florida Trident, Pedicini has received $millions from the RPOF. Hatchet Man: Campaign consultant Anthony Pedicini wins big with shady politics, shadier money - Florida Trident
May and Wright
AMERICA FIRST LEADERS WRIGHT AND MAY IGNORED BY POWER
Two of Florida's most respected long time Trump MAGA America First grassroot activist's, Kevin Wright and the America First Manatee Patriots organization's Jack May, have been ignored by the RPOF when they stated that America First activists' Constitutional rights are being violated by the Tallahassee based RPOF in removing elected Wayman and Heisse.
Brill
AMERICA FIRST ACTIVISTS BEING PURGED IN SARASOTA COUNTY
In Sarasota County over 150 Trump MAGA America First grassroots activists purged from the SREC recently demonstrated outside the Potter Building on the Sarasota Fairgrounds location. They were demonstrating due to the SREC, under the leadership of Chairman Jack Brill, conspiring with Power to run Trump MAGA America First activists out the SREC and leadership positions of the SREC.
Pozzie and Brunni
Two America First activist not allowed entranced to the SREC meeting were Connie Brunni, who lost to Brill for Chair of SREC by 15 votes in 2022 and Michelle Pozzie, who had put in her name up for Chair of the SREC in 2024 opposing the Power lackey, Brill.
The venue where Trump MAGA activists were demonstrating against being purged from the SREC in 2024 is the site of same venue in 2021 where over 20,000 Trump MAGA supporters, which included those recently removed from the SREC rallied for Trump. The 2021 event occurred, as the Brill supported Governor Ron DeSantis prepared to run against Trump for President in 2024. Donald Trump rally in Sarasota: Five takeaways from the event
Beruff
POWER TAKING OUT TRUMP MAGA AMERICA FIRST ACTIVISTS ALL ABOUT RETRIBUTION
Taking out America First activists in Manatee County, who were posed to take over the MREC was nothing more than retribution for Manatee County Republican America First led grassroots organizers ending multi-million-dollar developer Carlos Beruff Shit Show at the Manatee County Commission and sending the Beruff and RPOF political operative Pedicini back to Tampa, as a big-time loser.
Pedicini PUBLICLY proclaiming at the Manatee County Commission he is the man behind the seven Manatee County Commissioners he stuffed in Beruff's pockets in 2020 and 2022. Four of the above were taken out in 2024 and are now long gone and the three others will be gone in 2026..
Jensen/Benderson/Beruff/Neal
THE ESTABLISHMENT RPOF TAKEOVER COUP OF MREC IS ALL ABOUT RETRIBUTION
The establishmen RPOF takeover of MREC with the purging of 170 registered Precinct Committeemen for the MREC and the suspension of elections for MREC leadership was all about retribution for the electoral defeat delivered to the establishment and their $million developer donors by the America First led grassroots activists.
An 2024 electoral defeat of the UNI Party lavender political operative Pedicini, who lost all four Manatee County Commission seats and the Manatee County Supervisor of Election position financed by the Carlos Beruff/Pat Neal Gang of establishment developers.
THE PEDICINI/CASTOR/CRUZ CONNECTION
Castor and Pedicini
It a major scandal that the RPOF and Republican House PAC has given over $35 million dollars to this Tampa Ybor City based political operative Pedicini in bed with Democrat liberal Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and her "Frist Lady and self proclaimed "Cruzmissle," Anna Cruz.
Pedicini with Cruz-"Tampa's 1st Lady" and "Cruzmissle"
Castor and "Tampa’s 1st Lady and Cruzmissle" Cruz with President Biden during Covid 19 days
Cruz is long time lobbyist for Ballard Partners, while being politically active with local, state and national Democrat liberal organizations. Castor's "First Lady" has helped run Florida campaigns for President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. Cruz was executive director of the Florida Democrat Party and worked as a spokesperson for Hillary Clinton's 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns.
Pedicini/Andrade/Power
$MILLIONS TO POLITICAL OPERATIVE TO ELECT LEGISLATORS IN POCKETS OF DONORS.
Pedicini, now with $millions in “house money” from the establishment Republican Party, is seeking to silence with frivolous warfare lawsuits The Bradenton Times, the Sarasota Phoenix and their publisher Jon Susce, and former Manatee County Commissioner Betsy Benac.
The Pedicini lawsuits being filed by a Pensacola based Florida State Representative Alex Andrade follows the recent shutdown of the Manatee County Republican Executive Committee (MREC) by the Tallahassee based RPOF, which is under the leadership of Power and Helmich.
This Pedicini lawfare lawsuit by the RINO Republican establishment political operative Pedicini filed by Andrade is retribution in response to Manatee County grassroots organizers and local media outlets sending the lavender Republican political operative Pedicini back to Tampa with major political defeats in campaigns financed by mult million dollars, who turned Manatee County government into a Shit Show..
PEDICINI FLUNKY ANDRADE TRAVELS 500 MILES TO FILE FRIVOLOUS LAWFARE LAWSUITS
Andrade is one of Pedicini's handpicked political candidates, who purports to be a Trump Conservative, but in the past has taken out true, legitimate Trump America First Conservative candidates, funded by multimillion dollar establishment donors to elect establishment candidates, who like Andrade, are in the pockets of establishment Republican establishment "Pay to Play" donors.
Matt and Don Gaetz
The Pedicini attorney, Andrade, is a member of the Florida’s Panhandle “Daddy Don Gaetz” and “Matt Baby Gaetz” political machine connected to the Tallahassee RINO establishment headed by the RPOF Chairman Power. It is no coincidence that this Pensacola State Representative Andrade, comes over 500 miles to take out those in the media documenting Beruff and Pedicini corrupting Manatee County government.
ESTABLISHMENT ANDRADE VS AMERICA FIRST DOSEV
Andrade is the same individual, who was called out by the Gaetz machine to take out Chris Dosev in a 2020 Republican primary with Pedicini as his political operative.
Chris Dosev and family
Dorsev had become a threat to the Gaetz’s control of their fiefdom in the Florida Panhandle, as a Trump MAGA America First candidate. Dosev, unlike Gaetz with no military record is a retired United States Marine officer with a combat record and also unlike Gaetz, Dosove has a strong family value history. Dosev ran against "Baby Gaetz" for the U.S Congress in 2016 and 2018 and lost in bitterly contested Republican primaries.
Dosev a bombardier/Navigator in the A-6 Intruder.
After completion of the Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, Dosev joined the “Fighting Bengals” in Cherry Point, North Carolina and completed 3 deployments - 2 Western Pacific deployments and Desert Shield/Desert Storm - accumulating over 1300 flight hours and 30 combat missions.
A FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF THE FLORIDA REPUBLICAN PARTY
It is past time to state the obvious that here in Florida there is a fight for the soul of the Florida Republican Party. A struggle between the Republican establishment Party operating out of Tallahassee and the Trump MAGA America First activists.
With what has recently happened in Manatee County, Sarasota County and beyond in Florida's RECs, it can no longer be denied that Trump MAGA America First grassroots activists are being treated like garbage.
The RPOF has lied, deceived, and intimidated members to toe the line and split the party through lawfare tactics like those used against Trump and the same crooked election strategies that the Democrats used in federal elections.
Pedicini hanging out in Tampa with Castor, Cruz and others
A moral corruption has engulfed the RPOF, as the RPOF under lobbyists Power, Helmich and other establishment Tallahassee based lobbyists has funneled in over $35 million to Pedicinis, as he parties with liberal Democrat Tampa Mayor Castor, the Cruzmissel and their supporters.
Jon Susce
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