Chris Ruggles (D) is challenging incumbent Brian Yates (r) in the 56th Legislative District. We’ve written about this race before:
Chris Ruggles (D) in the 56th Legislative District
Chris Ruggles (D) filed his second quarter 2008 campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe[e]: CITIZENS FOR CHRIS RUGGLES1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $0.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $695.00
3. ALL LOANS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $882.52
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $1,577.52
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $662.06
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $915.46
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Let’s take a look at contributions:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: CITIZENS FOR CHRIS RUGGLES
Report Date: 7/15/200847th legislative committee Lee’s Summit, MO. 06/19/2008 $325.00
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $370.00
C. LOANS RECEIVED
Chris Ruggles Lee’s Summit, MO. 05/19/2008 $882.52
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Expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe[e]: CITIZENS FOR CHRIS RUGGLES
Report[ ]Date: 7/15/2008Office Supplies $75.00
Service Printing and Graphics Kansas City, MO. 05/02/2008 Printing $188.52
Service Printing and Graphics Kansas City, MO. 05/28/2008 Printing $226.22
Service Printing and Graphics Kansas City, MO. 06/04/2008 Printing $172.32
Door to door, one brochure at a time.
Brian Yates (r) filed his second quarter 2008 campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe[e]: YATES 20081. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $19,299.99
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $4,025.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $23,324.99
14. TOTAL ALL EXPENDITURES MADE THIS PERIOD (SUM 11A + 12A + 13A) $430.72
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $7,272.62
20. TOTAL ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE THIS ELECTION (SUM 16B + 19A) $4,000.00
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $26,366.98
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Let’s take a look at the contributions:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: YATES 2008
Report Date: 7/15/2008Missouri State Teachers Association Legislative Impact Committee Columbia, MO 06/12/2008 $325.00
Missouri Schools Administrators PAC Jefferson City, MO 06/19/2008 $250.00
Missouri Medical Political Action Committee Jefferson City, MO 06/30/2008 $325.00
Heavy Constructors Assn. PAC Kansas City, MO 06/25/2008 $325.00
Missouri Land Title PAC Jefferson City, MO 06/16/2008 $325.00
MBA State PAC Jefferson City, MO 05/16/2008 $325.00
HCA Missouri Good Government Fund Jefferson City, MO 06/27/2008 $325.00
MO Assn of Insurance & Financial Advisors PAC Jefferson City, MO 06/13/2008 $325.00
AGC of St. Louis PAC St. Louis, MO 06/12/2008 $325.00
Express Scripts, Inc. St. Louis, MO 06/05/2008 $325.00
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. St. Louis, MO 06/24/2008 $325.00
Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. Louis, MO0 6/04/2008 $325.00
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $200.00
PACs. Not one itemized individual contribution. Not one. If that isn’t symbolic of the last four years in the State of Missouri, I don’t know what is.
Let’s look at expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: YATES 2008
ReportDate: 7/15/2008Banking Fees $30.72
06/23/2008 Salary for campaign work $400.00
C. MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE (REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT)
Blaine for Congress Columbia, MO 06/24/2008 $500.00
That’s it. What’s the campaign worker doing? Playing computer solitaire all day?
This one is David and Goliath. You all know what to do.