Campaign Finance: in support of the earnings tax in Kansas City

by: Michael Bersin

Tue Mar 01, 2011 at 13:46:48 PM CST

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR - TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

A101430 SAVE KANSAS CITY COMMITTEE [pdf] 3/1/2011

Sprint Nextell
P.O. Box 63670
Phoenix, AZ 85082
3/1/2011
$25,000.00

Oppenheimer
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
3/1/2011
$7,500.00

Last week:

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR - TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

A101430 SAVE KANSAS CITY COMMITTEE [pdf] 2/25/2011

Oppenheimer & Co Inc
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
2/25/2011
$7,500.00

The Save Kansas City Committee (in support of the continuation of the earnings tax on the April ballot) filed an amended 40 Day Before General Election-4/5/2011 report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on February 27th:

REPORT SUMMARY
SAVE KANSAS CITY COMMITTEE 2/27/2011

1. Total Receipts For This Election Previously Reported $0.00

2. All Monetary Contributions Received This Period $1,028,250.00

10. Expenditures made by cash or check this period $383,371.82

27. Money On Hand at the close of this reporting period $644,878.18

That's a significant chunk of change.

And what did they spend the money on?:

EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY - SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
SAVE KANSAS CITY COMMITTEE 2/27/2011

Food for grand Head Quarters grand opening $76.97
Computer purchase consultation $40.00
Printing $152.82
Office supplies $34.76
voter data $25.00
P.O. Box fee $22.00

ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
SAVE KANSAS CITY COMMITTEE 2/27/2011

Cambridge Consultants 3965 W 83rd suite 291 Prairie Village KS 66208 12/20/2010 Poll $16,500.00

Market & Communications Research 4300 Bell St 2300 Kansas City MO 64111 12/21/2010 Focus Groups $6,500.00

Market & Communications Research 4300 Bell Street Kansas City MO 64111 12/21/2010 issue research $6,000.00

Glorioso Resources 4618 Warwick #7C Kansas city MO 64112 1/5/2011 media and political consulting $5,000.00

Cambridge Consultants 3965 W 83rd suite 291 Prairie Village KS 66208 1/18/2011 outdoor advertisint $28,950.00

Media Placements 4049 Central Kansas city MO 64111 1/24/2011 television production $445.00

VML 250 Northwest Richards Road Kansas City MO 64116 1/24/2011 web site design and host $30,000.00

Market & Communications research 4300 Bell Kansas city MO 64111 1/24/2011 campaign consulting $6,000.00

G & H Consulting 14405 E 96th street Kansas City MO 64139 1/28/2011 campaign consulting $10,000.00

Tinic 1627 Main Kansas City MO 64111 1/28/2011 design services $5,000.00

Cambridge Consultants 3965 W 83rd suite 291 Kansas City MO 66208 2/7/2011 management fees $15,000.00

Glorioso Resources 4618 Warwick #7C Kansas City MO 64112 2/7/2011 media and political consulting $5,000.00

PPS LLC 2903 SW 13th Lees summit MO 64081 2/7/2011 professional consulting services $2,500.00

VML 250 N Richards rd Kansas city MO 64116 2/10/2011 television time $150,000.00

Cambridge Consultants 3965 W 83rd suite 291 Prairie Village KS 66220 2/14/2011 yard signs $9,823.69

Well, what do you think, television and direct mail?

What, no t-shirts? I suppose we'll have to ask Rex Sinquefield if he's got any to spare. Nah, on second thought, I don't think he'd contribute.

If the renewal of the earnings tax passes everyone better save their signs because they'll have to do it all over again in five years. They can thank Rex Sinquefield for that, too.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: opponents of the earnings tax in Kansas City get a lot of help (February 26, 2011)

Kansas City antes up to support the earnings tax vote in 2011, part 8 (February 17, 2011)

Kansas City's campaign in support of the earnings tax starts (February 14, 2011)

Kansas City antes up to support the earnings tax vote in 2011, part 7 (January 28, 2011)

Kansas City antes up to support the earnings tax vote in 2011, part 6 (January 24, 2011)

Kansas City antes up to support the earnings tax vote in 2011, part 5 (January 18, 2011)

Kansas City antes up to support the earnings tax vote in 2011, part 4 (January 13, 2011)

Kansas City antes up to support the earnings tax vote in 2011, part 3 (January 9, 2011)

Kansas City antes up to support the earnings tax vote in 2011, part 2 (January 4, 2011)

Kansas City antes up to support the earnings tax vote in 2011 (January 3, 2011)

Finally, part 2 (December 20, 2010)

Finally (December 14, 2010)

HB 26: an attempt to fix some of the mess of Proposition A (December 3, 2010)

Where's Kansas City on fundraising for the 2011 earnings tax vote? (November 27, 2010)

St. Louis leads the fundraising way on the April 2011 earnings tax vote (November 16, 2010)

Any bets that the Royals follow through for Kansas City? (November 13, 2010)