Republican
BRYAN PRATT BLUE SPRINGS MO 53 2/23/2010
WILL KRAUS LEES SUMMIT MO 238 2/23/2010
GARY DUSENBERG BLUE SPRINGS MO 340 2/23/2010
Libertarian
KEVIN PARR GRAIN VALLEY MO 3/19/2010
Why is it that Libertarians never seem to get those big campaign contributions? You's think proponents of the laissez faire, hey big government leave me alone, political philosophy would be raking it in from all those corporate capitalists. You'd think.
There is one Democratic Party candidate and two republicans in the open seat race in the 21st Legislative District. The current republican representative is term limited out.
It's that time again. On July 15th the second quarter 2010 campaign finance reports were due in at the Missouri Ethics Commission. We'll start with the 121st Legislative District which includes the cities of Warrensburg, Knob Noster and Holden in Johnson County.
Courtney Cole (D) speaking at a legislative candidate forum on Thursday night for the Johnson County Democratic Club in Warrensburg.
Courtney Cole, the Democratic Party candidate, filed her second quarter 2010 campaign finance report on July 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: COLE FOR HOUSE
ReportDate:
1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $32,429.26
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $13,958.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A - 8A) $47,927.26
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $10,631.79
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 - 27) $32,362.42
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
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
Bernie Davis
O'Fallon MO
Back to Basics Christian Bookstore
6/30/2010
$26,000.00
[emphasis added]
That's a lot more than the perks you get from working at a national fast food chain franchise, don't you think?
Yes, one of the most incomprehensible right wingnut members of the Missouri House (and that's saying a lot) is running for the seat in the 2nd Senate District, challenging a republican incumbent in the primary. The candidates on the August 3rd primary ballot:
...campaign contributions in the 14th Senate District.
Progress for the Saint Louis Region, a continuing [political action] committee, was established on June 7, 2010.
The treasurer for the committee, Mark A. Tucker, is also a lobbyist who represents:
LOBID:L002620
Date:10/22/2007
Lobbyist's Name Mark A. Tucker
....Mark A. Tucker or The Avery Group, LLC....
....REX AND JEANNE SINQUEFIELD
ST. LOUIS MO...10/24/2007....
On June 17, 2010 the committee received a very large contribution:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
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
Rex Sinquefield
Westphalia, MO 6/17/2010
$100,000.00
[emphasis added]
On June 25, 2010 the committee made substantial contributions to two candidates for the open seat in the 14th Senate District. The seat will be determined in the August primary election - all of the candidates filed in the Democratic Party primary:
THEODORE (TED) HOSKINS ST LOUIS MO 267 2/23/2010
JOE ADAMS ST LOUIS MO 504 2/23/2010
DON CALLOWAY ST LOUIS MO 795 2/23/2010
MARIA N CHAPPELLE-NADAL ST LOUIS MO 841 2/23/2010
The contributions:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
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
Progress for the Saint Louis Region
Saint Louis, MO 5/25/2010 [sic]
$30,000.00
[emphasis added]
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
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
Rex Sinquefield has become a household name in Missouri political circles.
Dropping five- and six-figure checks, he plows millions of dollars a year into contributions to state and local candidates and causes. But he doesn't stop there.
To sell his free-market philosophy, he finances a phalanx of lobbyists, think tank experts, public relations staffers and university economists....
The campaign finance reports among the candidates in the 14th Senate District (in ballot order):
The next few days, until the end of the quarter on June 30th, are going to be rather interesting as we witness the mad scramble of candidates receiving those large contributions which help pad their fundraising totals.
Readers here may be aware of our previous interest in republican CPAs who have become involved in Missouri politics. So, when we come across something along that vein, we tend to notice.
Harry Otto, a republican candidate in the 6th Senate District, is a CPA.
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
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
HARRY OTTO JEFFERSON CITY MO 361 2/23/2010
BILL DEEKEN JEFFERSON CITY MO 456 2/23/2010
KENNY JONES CALIFORNIA MO 565 2/23/2010
MIKE KEHOE JEFFERSON CITY MO 962 2/23/2010
The irony impairment? From a September 22, 2009 article in the Jefferson City News Tribune, reproduced at Harry Otto's campaign web site:
"....I do expect to be outspent in this campaign," Otto said, "but I don't expect to be outworked.
"I don't think this office ought to be purchased. I think it ought to be earned." He said he's not afraid of a fiveman primary race....
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
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
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
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
FRIENDS OF TILLEY
PERRYVILLE, MO. 6/23/2010
$10,000.00
[emphasis added]
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
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
The Missouri Ethics Commission has several handy tools to let one get a handle on political campaign finances in the state. Among those is the section at the Commission website which compiles 48 hour campaign contribution reports for amounts over $5,000.00 - with advanced search options allowing for the easy perusal of some very interesting information. Just plug in a name and see what the search pops up.
For instance, the names that keep surfacing for those large contributions. And large is the operative word:
C071194 1/2/2010 FRIENDS OF CHRIS KELLY Rex A & Jeanne C Sinquefield Westphalia, MO 1/2/2010 $5,001.00
C010086 1/9/2010 CITIZENS FOR ED EMERY Rex & Jeanne C. Sinquefield Westphalia, MO 1/9/2010 $5,001.00
C081145 1/20/2010 CITIZENS TO ELECT KURT SCHAEFER Rex Sinquefield Westphalia, MO Retired 1/18/2010 $5,001.00
C101013 1/20/2010 LET VOTERS DECIDE Rex A. Sinquefield Westphalia, MO 1/19/2010 $500,000.00
C101013 2/16/2010 LET VOTERS DECIDE Rex A. Sinquefield Westphalia, MO 2/15/2010 $500,000.00
C101013 4/3/2010 LET VOTERS DECIDE Rex A. Sinquefield Westphalia, MO 4/1/2010 $750,000.00
C101046 5/13/2010 MISSOURI CLUB FOR GROWTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Rex A. Sinquefield Westphalia, MO Self-Employed 5/13/2010 $250,000.00
C101013 6/4/2010 LET VOTERS DECIDE Rex A. Sinquefield Westphalia, MO 6/3/2010 $2,534,000.00
C091145 6/15/2010 FRIENDS OF PETER KINDER Rex A. Sinquefield Westphalia, MO 6/14/2010 $25,000.00
C091068 6/18/2010 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC Rex Sinquefield Westphalia, MO Retired 6/18/2010 $75,000.00
C101013 6/18/2010 LET VOTERS DECIDE Rex A. Sinquefield Westphalia, MO 6/16/2010 $2,534,000.00
C101378 6/18/2010 PROGRESS FOR THE SAINT LOUIS REGION Rex Sinquefield Westphalia, MO 6/17/2010 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
What's with the odd numbers? And that's $7,283,003.00 in contributions over $5000.00 for 2010.
...Bush gazed around the diamond-studded $800-a-plate crowd and commented on the wealth on display.
"This is an impressive crowd - the haves and the have-mores," quipped the GOP standard-bearer. "Some people call you the elites; I call you my base..."
The Missouri Ethics Commission compiles daily updates of 48 hour campaign contribution reports for amounts over $5,000.00. This always makes for interesting reading. Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (r), with debt of over $300,000.00 from the 2008 campaign, has been doing quite well with his base since January:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
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
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
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
MEC ID: C101013
LET VOTERS DECIDE 6/18/2010
Rex A. Sinquefield Westphalia, MO 6/16/2010 $2,534,000.00
[emphasis added]
Why $2,534,000.00? Why that amount twice? Why not just write one check for $5,068,000.00 and save the money on postage? (Okay, bad question, if you can drop that kind of cash on a right wingnuttia initiative to defund government you're not particularly worried about the cost of postage or even a lack of public services for yourself because you don't need to.) What's with the $68,000.00? Is five million some kind of unlucky number? Just asking.
On June 8th the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order [pdf] effectively shutting down Arizona's public campaign finance system (Citizens Clean Election Commission) for this election cycle:
(ORDER LIST: 560 U.S.)
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010
ORDER IN PENDING CASE
09A1163 MCCOMISH, JOHN, ET AL. V. BENNETT, AZ SEC. OF STATE, ET AL.
The application to vacate the stay of the District Court's injunction and to stay the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in case No. 10-15165 presented to Justice Kennedy and by him referred to the Court is granted pending the timely filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this order shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the order shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning blocked the state of Arizona from releasing further subsidy payments to candidates who are running for state offices this year with public financing. The order was issued without any noted dissent. The Court specified that the order would stay in effect until the Court acts on a coming appeal by challengers to the subsidy scheme. If review is granted, the order will stay in effect in the meantime, until a ruling emerges....
Oopsie, now there are serious problems. Those candidates who opted into the public finance system (along with its limitations) are now left holding an empty bag. The Arizona commission issued the following press release yesterday:
...COMMISSION RESPONDS TO ADVERSE MATCHING FUNDS RULING
PHOENIX, (June 9, 2010) -The Citizens Clean Elections Commission (Commission), the state agency that administers the Citizens Clean Elections Act, has taken two steps in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's unexpected ruling that struck down matching funds.
The Commission has asked Governor Brewer to call for a special legislative session to increase funds awarded to participating candidates in order to reduce the unfair effects of the ruling. In addition, the Commission is researching whether some clarification of an earlier U.S. District Court ruling might allow the Commission to declare an emergency and provide relief to impacted candidates.
"Candidates ran using the Clean Elections system with the understanding that the current funding levels would be in place for the entire election cycle," said Todd Lang, Executive Director for the Commission. "The legislature can remedy the situation by increasing the funding amount to the level expected by the people when they passed the Clean Elections Act, or by allowing participating candidates to drop out when funding is reduced."
Participating candidates are awarded matching funds if their traditional opponent(s) spends more than the participating candidate receives from the Commission. In addition a participating candidate may receive matching funds based on independent expenditures made either against their campaign or for their opponent(s). The funding is capped at three times the original spending limit....
What are the odds that the Missouri General Assembly would ever support public campaign finance legislation? No need to answer, it was a rhetorical question.
There is one Democratic Party candidate and two republicans in the open seat race in the 21st Legislative District. The current republican reprsentative is term limited out.
There is one Democratic Party candidate, three republicans and one Constitution Party candidate in the open seat race in 116th Legislative District (Pettis, Benton, Morgan counties). The republican incumbent is term limited out.
One Democrat, three republicans and one member of the Constitution Party have filed for the open seat in the 48th Legislative District located in Jackson County.
Interesting. No coy dancing about, they all filed on the first day.
The first of two Democratic party candidates (in alphabetical order), Byron DeLear, filed his first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: MISSOURIANS FOR DELEAR
ReportDate:
1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $11,025.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $8,306.00
6. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $1,750.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A - 8A) $21,081.00
11. EXPENDITURES MADE BY CASH OR CHECK THIS PERIOD $7,055.75
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $8,624.41
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 - 27) $11,100.17
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 - 32 - 33 - 34) $393.58
[emphasis added]
That's a good fundraising quarter, but that's a high burn rate, too. A primary will do that. Let's take a look at the contributions:
Democrat John Bullard and republican Jeanie Lauer are the candidates who filed for the open seat race for the 54th Legislative District in Jackson County:
