Josh Mandel speaking to the supporters after he lost a 2012 race for U.S. Senate
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A political-action committee associated with Josh Mandel, an Ohio Republican running for Senate, spent $31,000 at Mar-a-Lago last quarter, according to a Federal Election Commission filing released earlier this month.
The PAC, named Team Josh, first paid Mar-a-Lago $18,000 on April 23 for “fundraising events,” according to the filing. A month later, the PAC dropped another $13,000 for the same purpose.
Three days after its April payment, Team Josh held a fundraiser at the club, featuring Trump’s former Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, according to an invite a campaign official provided to Forbes. Mandel picked up Friedman’s endorsement at the event.
Mar-a-Lago isn’t the only Trump property where Mandel, a onetime state treasurer in Ohio, has expressed his loyalty to the former president. In March, Mandel…
