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Thu Feb 5, 2015, 06:36 PM Feb 2015

Former state Rep. Mike Horner, who resigned amid prostitution scandal, hired as Osceola School lobby

Two years after his resignation amid a prostitution scandal, former state Rep.MikeHornerof Kissimmee is working as lobbyist for the Osceola County School Board..

The School Board unanimously hired Horner's company, Macy Island Consulting, to begin consulting work in January. Horner has a one-year contract for $60,000, via a flat fee of $5,000 a month

"Mike is a unique guy," said Board Member Jay Wheeler. "He knows Osceola, he knows Tallahassee. Everybody makes mistakes. And he's proven his to Osceola by tutoring students at Celebration High School every week. …

"If his wife's ok with him, why shouldn't I be?"


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/osceola/os-mike-horner-lobbyist-osceola-20150205-story.html

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Former state Rep. Mike Horner, who resigned amid prostitution scandal, hired as Osceola School lobby (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Feb 2015 OP
Paywall. Is there another place w/this story? CurtEastPoint Feb 2015 #1
It's probably a paid subscription only because it is an exclusive. Baitball Blogger Feb 2015 #2
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