Ah, yes, those open seats. Representative Mark Bruns (r) is term limited out. In Cole County Democrat Cyrus Dashtaki and republican Daniel Klindt are busy raising money, though it appears they’re going about doing so in different fashions.
First, let’s take a look at the results of previous races in the district:
Official Election Returns
State of Missouri General Election – 2008 General Election
Tuesday, November 04, 2008State Representative – District 113 – Summary
Precincts Reporting 20 of 20Bruns, Mark J. REP 10,086 61.5%
Mueller, Al DEM 6,316 38.5%
Total Votes 16,402
Official Election Returns
State of Missouri General Election – November 2006 – General Election
Tuesday, November 07, 2006State Representative – District 113 – Summary
Precincts Reporting 19 of 19Bruns, Mark J. REP 7,141 56.4%
Kunce, Lucas DEM 5,513 43.6%
Total Votes 12,654
Hmm, an off year election was more competitive. Go figure. 2010 is an off year election, isn’t it?
Cyrus Dashtaki filed his fourth quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on January 14th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: MISSOURIANS FOR DASHTAKI1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $11,105.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $9,840.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $21,445.00
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $19,554.34
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $832.62
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Nice fundraising quarter. And where did the money come from?:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: MISSOURIANS FOR DASHTAKI
Report Date: 1/10/2010Carpenters for Sound Legislation Jefferson City MO 10/09/2009 $300.00
Carpenters Local Union No 945 PAC Jefferson City MO 10/09/2009 $150.00
Friends of Chris Kelly Columbia MO 10/11/2009 $150.00
Friends of Joe Vaccaro Inc. St. Louis MO 11/19/2009 $100.00
Electrical Workers Voluntary Political St. Louis MO 11/19/2009 $200.00
Friends for Tim Green Ballwin MO 11/19/2009 $300.00
Shelter Insurance State PAC Columbia MO 11/19/2009 $300.00
Volunteer Political Fund Kansas City MO 11/25/2009 $500.00
Citizens for Mike Talboy Kansas City MO 12/28/2009 $250.00
Commonfolk Missourians Jefferson City MO 12/28/2009 $250.00
Organized labor and a few Democratic Party office holders. And there are a lot of individual small dollar contributions (a few from family members, a few from attorneys, and a few from state employees – hey, this district is in Cole County).
Daniel Klindt (r) filed his amended fourth quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on January 12th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: DAN KLINDT FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $11,736.46
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $7,620.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $19,356.46
25. MONEY ON HAND AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (INCLUDING FUNDS IN DEPOSITORY, CASH, SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND ALL OTHER INVESTMENTS) $7,415.34
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $14,054.43
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00
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Hmm. Rough parity, less cash on hand. That equals a higher “burn” rate. Before we satisfy our curiosity about that “burn” rate, let’s take a look at where the money came from:
MBA Capitol Region PAC Jefferson City, MO 12/15/2009 $325.00
Missourians for Mark Bruns Jefferson City Mo 12/14/2009 $3,000.00
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Hmm. The usual suspects. And a few insurance and realty people, too. The list of individual contributions is rather short by comparison.
How interesting. Representative Bruns (r) is a member of the Special Standing Committee on Government Accountability and Ethics Reform. Evidently he won’t be concerned about campaign contribution limits when it comes to pursuing “ethics reform” this session.
And that “burn” rate? From his October 1, 2009 campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: DAN KLINDT FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
ReportDate: 10/1/2009B. ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES ALL OVER $100 AND ALL PAYMENTS TO CAMPAIGN WORKERS
Cole Co Fair Board Jefferson City Mo 07/31/2009 Ham Donation to Samaritan Center $225.00
Friends of the NRA 08/12/2009 Table at banquet $400.00
Thriftway Foods Linn MO 09/16/2009 Food for BBQ $950.57
Why is it that republican campaign expenditures sometimes resemble a free food program? Just asking.
From a fundraising perspective this race looks competitive.