Thanks to Paul at BringOhioHome.com for providing the listing of all Tom Noe's political contributions to the GOP. That guys sure doles out a lot of political money.
And, as today's Toledo Blade documents, Noe doesn't just give his money as political contributions to elected officials. He really spreads it around as the headline explains, 'Ex-Taft aide got $39,000 from Noe; 'loan' used to help buy house in Lakeside, Ohio.'
Yep, a $39,000 "loan:"
A former high-ranking aide to Gov. Bob Taft accepted $39,000 from Tom Noe so he could buy a house in Lakeside, Ohio.And, as the Blade notes, this guy is not the only Taft staffer to benefit from Noe's financial largesse:
H. Douglas Talbott, who worked for Mr. Taft and former Republican Gov. George Voinovich, said he accepted the money as a “loan” from Mr. Noe in September, 2002 — after leaving the governor’s office in May, 2000, to become a lobbyist.
Mr. Talbott, 41, said he has not repaid the money to Mr. Noe, but he plans to do so with interest.
Mr. Talbott is the second high-ranking Taft aide with a financial link to Mr. Noe.It must've been good to be Tom Noe when he had all that money to spread around....of course, with $12 million missing from the Ohio Worker's Compensation Fund, it's not so good to be Tom Noe...or one of his GOP pals now.
The Blade reported May 12 that Brian Hicks, when he was Mr. Taft’s former chief of staff, twice rented a Florida home owned by Mr. Noe for family vacations and paid below market price for his spring-break stays in the home.
Mr. Hicks, who is now a lobbyist and consultant, said he did not disclose his vacations at the Noes’ $1.8 million home in the Florida Keys to the Ethics Commission because he felt he paid market value for the stay.
