Bubba The Love Sponge (Pictures)

Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, radio personality, is said to be a big donor to Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats campaign. Clem actually ran against Jim Coats back in 2004. Read more about Bubba the Love Sponge below.

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Bubba Clem, “Bubba the Love Sponge”, is said to be one of Sheriff Pinella’s biggest donors.

Clem’s companies gave $3,350 to Coats in the last campaign reporting period, which covers the last week of August and the first two of September.

Jim Coats had received more than half of his funds from Bubba the Love Sponge. But why all the love for the sheriff?

Clem said. “I don’t want anything. I just want him to keep being a good sheriff.”

Jim Coats had been on Clem’s radio show earlier in the year to discuss the agency’s budget problems. He said Clem called him in advance to say he’d be donating a lot of money to the campaign because he thought Coats was the best person for the job.

Brent Hatley, executive producer of the Bubba Radio Network, said both he and Clem found the sheriff to be a “genuinely honest man” who takes his job “very seriously.”

During the 2004 campaign, Clem said the sheriff was always very honest and aboveboard.

Clem likes how Coats pushed back against the County Commission over the last year to fight against budget cuts.

To date, Clem has given $1,000 to Coats under his own name. He also sent money to the campaign through seven corporations:

• The Bubba Radio Network ($500).

• Bubba Army ($500).

• BRN Shock Media ($500).

• BTLS Web Media ($500).

• B3H Web Holdings ($100).

• BRN Travel, Inc. ($250).

• Intense Frequency ($500).

Clem promised $2,000 or $3,000 more from people including his wife, Heather, and his producer, Hatley.

The donations add to Coats’ large fundraising lead.

So far, Coats has brought in $150,116.81, of which he has spent $42,203.01. Jim Coats also said he plans to buy radio commercials in the near future, if financially possible.

Democratic candidate Randall Jones raised $28,571.05 and spent $21,394.53.

Meanwhile, write-in candidate Gregory S. Pound, who was detained according to the Baker Act earlier this month, was the only contributor to his campaign. He has spent $9.

What do you think about Bubba the Love Sponge’s contributions? It’s nice to see Clem, the “shock jock” cares about politics and supports Coats.

You can catch Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio show on Sirius Radio, Howard 101.

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