Public-records research dossier
A source-linked brief separating primary-record findings, reported material, preserved artifacts, and unresolved leads.
Florida campaign record
Pushaw said she spoke frequently with James Fishback for two months and offered advice on his gubernatorial campaign. She said the relationship was informal, unpaid, and unknown to the governor.
Pushaw said Fishback contacted her on X in October. She said they spoke frequently for two months and that she offered campaign advice.
NBC reported contacts involving Pushaw and Fishback's circle. Pushaw told NBC she did not work for Fishback and never had.
Pushaw described unpaid, informal advice and apologized for anything she said that coarsened the primary. Fishback then published his competing account.
Shareable summary
Her statement supplies the clearest direct account of the relationship.
Pushaw said she met Fishback after an October 2025 direct message, spoke with him frequently for two months, and offered advice on his campaign. She denied compensation and said the governor did not know about the communications.
The December report included Pushaw's denial that she worked for Fishback.
NBC News reported communications involving Pushaw, Fishback, his adviser, and his uncle. Fishback acknowledged an October dinner with Pushaw. Pushaw disputed parts of the account and denied working for the campaign.
The supplied archive index preserves Pushaw-Fishback engagement and posts about the primary before Pushaw described her private advice.
The collection contains 13 Pushaw reply or engagement posts involving Fishback, three Pushaw posts concerning a primary campaign dispute, and one post criticizing conservatives who leak to NBC News or bloggers.
Fishback said Pushaw was an informal adviser, discussed strategy several times a week, traveled to campaign events, and repeatedly called him as their relationship deteriorated. Pushaw accused him of lying and exposing private communications.
Florida Statute 104.31
Subsection (2): "An employee of the state or any political subdivision may not participate in any political campaign for an elective office while on duty."
Subsection (4) preserves a public employee's right to express opinions and participate in campaigns during off-duty hours, subject to the limits identified in the statute.
Methods and experience
A published Pushaw biography says she studied in Moscow in 2011. Her FARA filing describes communications, perception management, media, and political outreach work tied to Saakashvili and Georgian politics. Other records place her work and field study in Georgia and Ukraine.
Preserved social record
The links below preserve the supplied post collection, grouped by subject.