The third quarter campaign finance reports are getting filled with the Missouri Ethics Commission. In the 121st Legislative District open seat race between Jim Jackson (D) and Denny Hoskins (r – “I really, really want to be a CPA in the General Assembly, plese, oh please, oh pretty please”) we’re seeing a rough parity in the amount of money raised by each candidate. What is not evident from these reports is the ungodly amount of money on mail and radio spent on this particular race by third parties. We see (and hear) it in the district.
Jim Jackson (D) filed his third quarter 2008 campaign finance report today:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe[e]: JIM JACKSON 20089. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $49,560.00
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $20,091.96
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD
(SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00
[emphasis added]
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: JIM JACKSON 2008
Report Date: 10/14/200813. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $1,030.00
[emphasis added]
Hey, there’s grass roots small dollar fundraising going on in there.
Let’s look at the same for Denny Hoskins (r) who also filed his third quarter 2008 campaign finance report today:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe[e]: DENNY HOSKINS 20089. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $42,412.88
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $23,149.02
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD
(SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $2,000.00
[emphasis added]
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: DENNY HOSKINS 2008
Report Date: 9/30/200813. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $0.00
[emphasis added]
Why, that’s positively not grass rootsie. Leave it to the Missouri republican party to try and buy an election.
I do love these kinds of anecdotes. An individual recounted to me that Denny Hoskins (r) told a group of oldtimers that he would “vote just like David Pearce” (I suppose that means he’s an advocate of automotive deer hunting). The oldtimers just nodded and said, “That’s nice.” They were far from impressed. Big mistake. Big. Huge. David Pearce had never impressed them either.
Denny Hoskins (r – “Noun Verb CPA”) has it’s own flow.