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PAC Of Broward School Board Member Allen Zeman Picks Up Another $5K From Developer, Makes Contribution To Former Aide

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The political committee chaired by Broward School Board Member Allen Zeman picked up another large contribution from a local developer, State campaign records show. On May 24, 2024, The Corradino Group made a $5,000 contribution to the Keep Students First Florida political committee. As REDBROWARD reported last week, Allen Zeman is the chairman of the Keep Students First Florida PAC.

On November 1, 2023, The Corradino Group made a $10,000 contribution to the then newly-formed Keep Students First Florida political committee. Records show Zeman opened the political committee on October 2, 2023 even though he does not face re-election until November 2026.

In a follow up, REDBROWARD reported the company owned by Allen Zeman’s brother does business with The Corradino Group. Zeman Consulting Group is owned by Derek Zeman. A social media post revealed Zeman Consulting Group has a continuing services contract with the Broward School District.

Allen Zeman did not respond to our request for comment.

Now, State campaign records show Allen Zeman sharing the Corradino Group wealth with his former school board aide.

SHARE THE WEALTH?

On May 31, 2024, campaign records show the Keep Students First Florida PAC made a $500 contribution to Rebecca Thompson, a candidate for the Broward School Board District 2 seat. The contribution was made one week after Keep Students First Florida picked up $5,000 from The Corradino Group. Until very recently, Thompson was an aide for Allen Zeman.

The $500 contribution may seem small, but The Corradino Group made up for that in previous contributions to Thompson.

On November 27, 2023, the Thompson campaign reported a $1,000 contribution from The Corradino Group. On that same day, Thompson reported a $1,000 contribution from Corradino LLC.

Those contributions came three weeks after Zeman’s PAC received $10,000 from The Corradino Group.

Why is The Corradino Group so willing to fund Allen Zeman’s PAC when he is not on the ballot?

Why is Zeman and Corradino investing big bucks in Rebecca Thompson, a political newcomer?

Broward voters deserve answers.

Company Owned By Brother Of School Board Member Allen Zeman Has Contract With Broward Schools, Works With Developer Who Gave $10K To Zeman PAC

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Derek Zeman on left, at a recent Mother’s Day celebration with his brother, Allen Zeman on right.

A company owned by the brother of School Board Member Allen Zeman landed a contract with Broward County Schools. According to social media posts, the same company works with the developer who contributed $10,000 to a political committee chaired by Allen Zeman. The posts were made on the LinkedIn website.

According to State corporate records, Derek Zeman formed the Zeman Consulting Group, a civil engineering firm, in February 2021. His brother, Allen Zeman was elected to the Broward County School Board in 2022.

In a three month old post, Zeman Consulting Group announced it had been chosen to receive a “continuous services contract” from Broward Schools. Under this type of contract, the District can call upon Zeman Consulting Group to perform services without the need to ask for bids from other companies.

The post said:

Contract Win! Zeman Consulting Group is excited to have been selected for a continuing services contract with the School Board of Broward County providing land surveying and utility locating services. This is an important win for us as we look forward to supporting projects that positively impact the communities where we live, work, and play.

Zeman Consulting Group on LinkedIn

In a post from last year, Zeman Consulting Group announced it was “proud to be teamed with The Corradino Group” on a Florida Department of Transportation project.

Earlier this week, REDBROWARD revealed The Corradino Group made a $10,000 contribution to the Keep Students First Florida political committee on November 1, 2023. State records show the committee was formed by Allen Zeman on October 2, 2023.

Allen Zeman did not respond to our request for comment on the committee and its contributions.

In January, Allen Zeman recused himself from a School Board agenda item involving Zeman Consulting Group. Zeman said his recusal stemmed from an effort to avoid a “perception of conflict.” This item did not involve a “continuous services contract.”

Questions remain the same for Allen Zeman.

Why is he chairing a political committee when he is not on the ballot?

Why did The Corradino Group give $10,000 to his committee?

Who asked The Corradino Group to make a $10,000 contribution to Keep Students First Florida?

Broward residents deserve answers.

Allen Zeman recused himself from voting on item concerning Zeman Consulting Group