Luke Scavuzzo (D), the incumbent, will face Jim Danner (r), a replacement candidate, who was put forward as a candidate after the original republican candidate was disqualified for failure to file a financial disclosure statement.
We’ve previously written about the race in the 124th Legislative District:
Luke Scavuzzo (D) in the 124th Legislative District
Luke Scavuzzo filed his second quarter 2008 campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 12th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe[e]: SCAVUZZO FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Report[ ]Date: 7/15/20081. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $33,945.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $9,955.00
6. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $448.00
7. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS PERIOD (SUM 5A + 6A) $10,403.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $44,348.00
11. EXPENDITURES MADE BY CASH OR CHECK THIS PERIOD $12,386.82
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $26,182.47
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $17,381.66
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Let’s take a look at those contributions:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: SCAVUZZO FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Report Date: 7/12/2008Teamsters Local 600 (PAC) St. Louis, Mo. 04/25/2008 $325.00
Roofers Local No. 20 Raytown, Mo. 06/19/2008 $250.00
Teamsters Local 838 Kansas City, Mo. 06/20/2008 $325.00
LEPCI Kansas City, Mo. 06/21/2008 $300.00
Teamsters Local Union 41 Kansas City, Mo. 06/21/2008 $325.00
Missouri NEA (PAC) Jefferson City, Mo. 06/24/2008 $325.00
Missouri State Council Fire Fighters St. Louis, Mo. 06/26/2008 $325.00
Sheet Metal Workers’ local 36 St. Louis, Mo. 06/30/2008 $325.00
Organized labor!
Let’s look at the campaign expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe[e]: SCAVUZZO FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Report[ ]Date: 7/12/2008Lane Studios Independence, Mo. 06/19/2008 lg. signs $2,853.53
Family Center Harrisonville, Mo. 06/19/2008 fence post $753.06
Cass Gazette Belton, Mo. 06/11/2008 printing $698.05
Lane Studios Independence, Mo. 06/13/2008 yard signs-stickers $3,235.08
Jim Danner (r) filed his second quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 18th(!):
7897 JULY – COMMITTEE QUARTERLY REPORT 07/18/2008
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe[e]: CITIZENS FOR JIM DANNER
Report[ ]Date: 7/15/20081. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $0.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $2,200.00
3. ALL LOANS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $2,000.00
6. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $0.00
7. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS PERIOD (SUM 5A + 6A) $4,200.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $4,200.00
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $52.30
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $4,147.70
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Okay. Let’s look at where the money came from:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: CITIZENS FOR JIM DANNER
Report Date: 7/15/2008Cass County Republican Central Committee Harrisonville, MO Republican Committee 06/13/2008 $325.00
11. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AT FUND-RAISERS AS REPORTED IN LINE 8 ON FORM CD 1A
$0.0012. TOTAL ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $25 OR LESS $0.00
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $0.00
14. TOTAL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS (NOT COMMITTEES) GIVING $100 OR LESS $0.00
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There’s that grass rootsie feel again. Not.
Let’s take a look at what he spent money on:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: CITIZENS FOR JIM DANNER
ReportDate: 7/15/2008office expense $52.30
Evidently it’s a very small office.