PAC behind anti-Mike Rahn ad shares donors with Misty Servia's campaign

Some of the same developers backing Manatee commissioner's re-election helped fund Citizens for Clean Government, which produced ad attacking Rahn for his financial and personal history

A Jacksonville-based political action committee that has received at least $40,000 from Manatee County real estate development interests supporting Commissioner Misty Servia’s re-election this week unleashed a scathing video attacking her GOP challenger Mike Rahn for his financial and personal history.

(You can watch the video below and read related documents here.)

Whether this is just another negative political attack in a campaign that has already seen plenty of mud thrown or something truly disqualifying will be decided by GOP voters in the Aug. 23 primary for the District 4 seat on the county commission.

Setting aside the merit or even the veracity of the ad, let’s take a look at who paid for it. and their links to Servia’s campaign.