Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Catherine Hanaway’s (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C141055 02/27/2016 HANAWAY FOR GOVERNOR, INC First Rule Film & Broadcast, LLC 1034 S Brentwood Blvd Suite 1700 St Louis MO 63117 2/25/2016 $58,729.04

[emphasis added]

That’s a unique amount. Obscure symbolism aside (if any), that’s got to be an in-kind contribution. Yep [pdf].

Who are they? Via the Missouri Secretary of State:

Name(s) First Rule Film and Broadcast
Address 1034 S. Brentwood Blvd. Suite 1700
St. Louis, MO 63117

Type Fictitious Name Charter No. X01360659
Status Fictitious Active
Date Formed 12/4/2013
Expiration Date 12/4/2018

And the owner?:

Pelopidas, L.L.C. Organization
1034 S. Brentwood Blvd. Suite 1700

St. Louis, MO 63117
12/4/2013

Ah. That’s quite a circle. Well, how generous of them.

Previously:

But, but, corporations are supposed to be people, right? (April 14, 2012)

How “a broad based coalition” is now defined in Missouri and America (September 13, 2014)

Campaign Finance: we almost forgot (December 29, 2015)

Catherine Hanaway (r) – January 2016 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report – “It used to be a lot better” (January 16, 2016)

Flailing away at the back of the pack (January 23, 2016)

Campaign Finance: shell game (January 24, 2016)