Reply #5: State Reps. are known to attend. I wouldn't be surprised if Jeb Bush [View All]

has been there too. They claim their meetings are not secret. A friend who worked in the Chamber of Commerce knew about their meetings (no surprise there), but I don't know if they're open to the public, or if you have to call ahead to let them know you're coming.

I do know that they invite local candidates who are running for office. I had one guy I knew that was running for local office tell me that they were suppose to fax him the membership list, but then he got too controversial for them (he was in favor of managed growth) and he never got it, nor did he win. I do remember that election. By 6:00 he was way ahead of his opponent, but by 8:00, the numbers had flipped. He said it was the oddest thing he had ever experienced. He had an incredible high, followed by an immediate emotional crash. Spent $15,000 of his own money.