Chris Dorworth an early front runner for Winner of the Week in Florida politics?

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Say what you will about Chris Dorworth — and I have said a lot — but the former Republican state lawmaker is having a banner week.

An Orange County judge has upheld an October decision throwing out a charge of breaking state public records laws against Dorworth, reports Dan Tracy of the Orlando Sentinel.

Judge Alicia L. Latimore in Orlando issued a one-page opinion last week agreeing with the ruling last year of Judge Tanya Davis Wilson that Dorworth was allowed to speak with members of the then Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority.

Dorworth was accused of acting as a go-between between two ex-members of the authority in an effort to oust then-director Max Crumit.

On the opposite side of this case is the State Attorney for Orange and Osceola Jeff Ashton, who said Sunday that he signed up on AshleyMadison.com, the website for married individuals seeking extramarital affairs. Ashton said he signed up because he was curious but insists he did not have an affair.

Crumit’s name also appears in the Ashley Madison data files, although it has not been verified whether he paid for the website’s services.

With another exoneration from the judicial system, while two of his bete noires find themselves on the wrong end of a burgeoning scandal, Dorworth is an early front runner for Winner of the Week in Florida politics.

Peter Schorsch

Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including Florida Politics and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Schorsch is also the publisher of INFLUENCE Magazine. For several years, Peter's blog was ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.



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