Bottom Line

Votes Tracked

3

Aligned With Top Donor Interests

1 of 3

Alignment Rate

33%

A vote is counted as "aligned" when it scores 66 or higher on the donor interest alignment ranking below.

Policy-to-Donor Tracker

Tracks specific county votes — from tech campus land deals to security contracts — alongside any campaign donors publicly documented as connected to that vote.

Project Tango (data center / tech campus development)

Donor link documented

Vote date: Nov. 19, 2025 – Dec. 4, 2025

Outcome: Item placed on consent agenda; Baxter requested postponement rather than rejection. Zoning commission later approved plan changes.

Pba Holdings Inc (Project Tango developer/landowner)

$10,000 to campaign + $12,000 to PAC

Nov. 19, 2025 — the day after public notice of the hearing was posted

Company founded by developer Stephen M. Ross

$25,000

Dec. 4, 2025 — the same day the zoning commission approved plan changes

Vanderbilt University graduate tech campus land deal

No donor link documented

Vote date: Oct. 22, 2024

Outcome: Commission (including Baxter) voted unanimously to provide five acres of county-owned land for a new Vanderbilt graduate campus.

No specific campaign donor has been publicly tied to this vote in available reporting.

$3.3M armed security contract for commissioners (PBSO)

No donor link documented

Vote date: Nov. 4, 2025

Outcome: Commissioners, including Baxter, unanimously approved the contract with little public discussion; a redacted copy blacked out scope of work and deputy/vehicle counts.

No specific campaign donor has been publicly tied to this vote in available reporting.

Source: The Acreage Advocate, WLRN, Vanderbilt News, CBS12/WPEC, Palm Beach Post Editorial Board

Donor Dollars vs. Votes That Served Those Interests

Side-by-side comparison of documented campaign and PAC contributions from each industry against the number of tracked county votes where Baxter's action lined up with that industry's interest. Bars that move together signal an industry whose money tracked her votes.

Real Estate / DevelopmentTech Campus / Data CenterAgriculture / SafariLobbying / Law FirmsSecurity Contracting (county)$0k$15k$30k$45k$60k01234
  • Contributions (USD)
  • Linked Votes

Source: The Acreage Advocate, WLRN, Florida Division of Elections via Transparency USA. "Contributions" are approximate documented amounts; "Linked Votes" are tracked county votes publicly reported as aligning with that industry's interest.

Votes Ranked by Donor Interest Alignment

Ranks each tracked policy from closest to least aligned with the interests of Baxter's top financial contributors, based on documented donations and vote outcomes.

Policy / VoteOutcomeDonor InterestAlignment
Project Tango (data center / tech campus development)Postponed rather than rejected; zoning plan changes later approvedFavored — largest documented donors are the developer and landowner
High90/100
Vanderbilt tech campus land dealUnanimous approval to provide county landNo documented donor tied to this vote
Low20/100
$3.3M armed security contract (PBSO)Unanimous approval, contract details redactedNo documented donor tied to this vote
Low15/100

Source: The Acreage Advocate, WLRN, Florida Division of Elections

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