New Hampshire
FDLE plane tracked traveling to New Hampshire airport, as DeSantis campaigned nearby
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A state-owned airplane typically used to transport Gov. Ron DeSantis on state business was tracked traveling to a city in New Hampshire at the same time as one of his presidential campaign appearances.
The Cessna 680 Citation Latitude is registered to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
According to ADS-B Exchange, an online flight tracking website, the plane departed Tallahassee International Airport at 10:45 p.m. on July 2, and it arrived at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport at 1:42 a.m. on July 3.
The next day, DeSantis was seen marching in a July 4 parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire, which is located six miles away from the airport.
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FDLE Spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger told News 6 the governor did not use the plane on that trip.
“The jet is an FDLE asset used for more than transporting the governor,” she said. “In this case, it was used to fly FDLE members in fulfillment of our FDLE mission.”
News 6 asked if the plane was used as part of the governor’s security detail during his campaign stop.
“No, this did not have anything to do with governor security,” she said.
News 6 asked Plessinger what the “FDLE mission” was during this flight.
“Investigations and flight training,” she said. “I can’t discuss the investigation. Our pilots must have a minimum number of flight hours/training each month.”
DeSantis campaign officials did not respond to News 6′s request for comment.
Florida law prohibits political candidates from using state transportation to campaign.
“No candidate, in the furtherance of his or her candidacy for nomination or election to public office in any election, shall use any state-owned aircraft or motor vehicle, as provided in chapter 287, solely for the purpose of furthering his or her candidacy,” reads Chapter 106 of the Florida Statutes.
The statute does allow a candidate to reimburse the state for use of state resources in some circumstances.
According to DeSantis’ most recent campaign finance disclosure to the Federal Elections Commission in July, his campaign spent $76,289.87 on security. None of the money was paid to FDLE or the State of Florida.
The same report showed the campaign spent $896,452.86 on travel and travel-related expenses.
Again, FDLE and the State of Florida were not one of the payees.
The FDLE Cessna was originally purchased in 2019 with the purpose of transporting DeSantis, costing Florida taxpayers $1.2 million per year in financing.
A News 6 investigation last year showed the governor’s travel expenses jumping 50%.
His office did not request a budget increase for his travel or security in the recent legislative session, which is reflected in the budget he signed.
The Florida Legislature also passed a bill this year that shields the travel records for the governor and other state leaders, which DeSantis signed into law.
Supporters of the law cited security as the reason, but critics point out it makes it harder to track the governor’s movements as he campaigns around the country.
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- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
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But now, just days away, it looks like it will be white.
After the coldest weekend of the year — there were 20 below-zero wind chill temperatures on Sunday morning in the North Country, there will be a bit of a warm-up into the 20s on Monday with sunny skies and a light breeze.
Overnight, snow is expected sometime after 8 or 9 p.m. in Concord and the capital region, 10 p.m. on the Seacoast, and after 2 a.m. Tuesday in Nashua and Hillsborough, and Rockingham county communities, with temperatures in the teens. About an inch of snow is expected Monday evening.
Snow is expected to continue Tuesday through the early afternoon.
Forecasters warned of possible driving issues on Monday night and Tuesday morning.
“A light snowfall is likely on Monday night into early Tuesday, bringing slick travel conditions,” the NWS hazardous weather outlook alert stated.
Accumulations will be light — no more than 2 inches in the central and southern parts of the state.
The sun returns on Tuesday afternoon, but the evening temperatures will still be chilly in the teens.
Christmas Day will be sunny, with highs in the lower 30s during the day and in the teens overnight.
Expect similar weather on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
The most up-to-date weather is available on every Patch.com site in the United States. This includes the 14 New Hampshire Patch news and community websites for Amherst, Bedford, Concord, Exeter, Hampton, Londonderry, Manchester, Merrimack, Milford, Nashua, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Salem, Windham, and Across NH. Patch posts local weather reports for New Hampshire every Sunday and Wednesday and publishes alerts as needed.
Do you have a news tip? Please email it to tony.schinella@patch.com. View videos on Tony Schinella’s YouTube.com channel or Rumble.com channel. Follow the NH politics Twitter account @NHPatchPolitics for all our campaign coverage.
The library will be closing early on Tuesday, December 24, at 12pm. We will be closed Wednesday, December 25th, and will resume of normal hours on Thursday, December 26th. The CPL wishes you a happy holiday!
This press release was produced by the City of Concord. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
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