Previously, from Bill Stouffer (r) in an article in the Warrensburg Daily-Star Journal:
“…I’m going to stay focused on our mutual opponent, which is Ike Skelton, and his out-of-touch, liberal voting record…”
And we wrote yesterday:
…It’s really something to watch republican primary opponents scramble for the most extreme spot on the fringe right with all the decorum of one of those mad dashes in a Marx Brothers movie…
We thought we’d take a look at campaign finance reports via the Federal Election Commission.
Candidate Details
From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009CANDIDATE INFORMATION
STOUFFER, BILL H0MO04094
Office: HOUSE
Party: REPUBLICAN PARTY Election: 2010
State: MISSOURI District: 04FINANCIAL SUMMARY
From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009I. RECEIPTS
Itemized Individual Contributions $239,910
Unitemized Individual Contributions $15,459
Party Committees Contributions $6,439
Other Committees Contributions $16,000
Candidate Contributions $0
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS $277,808
Transfers from Authorized Committees $0
Candidate Loans $70,000
Other Loans $0
TOTAL LOANS $70,000
Operating Expenditures Offsets $101
Other Receipts $0
TOTAL RECEIPTS $347,909II. DISBURSEMENTS
Operating Expenditures $44,286
Transfers To Authorized Committees $0
Candidate Loan Repayments $0
Other Loan Repayments $0
TOTAL LOAN REPAYMENTS $0
Individual Refunds $0
Political Party Refunds $0
Other Committee Refunds $0
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION REFUNDS $0
Other Disbursements $0
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $44,286III. CASH SUMMARY
Ending Cash On Hand $303,623
Net Contributions $277,808
Net Operating Expenditures $44,185
Debts Owed By $70,000
Debts Owed To $0
The devil is in the details. First, campaign expenditures:
HOME PIONEER 4-H CLUB CHRISTMAS WREATHES ATLANTA MO 63530 12/09/2009 $400
USPS FUNDRAISING MAILING JEFFERSON CITY MO 65101 11/20/2009 $880 X
AXIOM STRATEGIES, LLC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING KANSAS CITY MO 64116 10/26/2009 $10,163
HAO, LLC NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER RENT RUSSELLVILLE MO 65074 12/18/2009 $200
THE J. HARRIS CO., LLC FUNDRAISING CONSULTING EXPENSE JEFFERSON CITY MO 65102 11/19/2009 $2,500
N. CENTRAL MO GRAPHICS PRINTING BROOKFIELD MO 64628 11/04/2009 $53 X
AXIOM STRATEGIES, LLC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING KANSAS CITY MO 64116 12/16/2009 $5,750
N. CENTRAL MO GRAPHICS LETTERHEAD & ENVELOPES BROOKFIELD MO 64628 09/02/2009 $660
HAO, LLC OFFICE RENT RUSSELLVILLE MO 65074 09/25/2009 $300
HOCK, DALE PHOTOGRAPHY COLUMBIA MO 65202 09/02/2009 $500
N. CENTRAL MO GRAPHICS BUSINESS CARDS BROOKFIELD MO 64628 09/25/2009 $39
N. CENTRAL MO GRAPHICS BUSINESS CARDS BROOKFIELD MO 64628 09/02/2009 $346
LAW OFFICE OF JAMES THOMAS III LEGAL FEES KANSAS CITY MS 64116 09/30/2009 $360
LAW OFFICE OF JAMES THOMAS III LEGAL FEES KANSAS CITY MS 64116 09/30/2009 $622
BAKER, AARON REIMBURSEMENT FOR POSTAGE JEFFERSON CITY MO 65202 09/25/2009 $264
HANCOCK, JOHN IN-KIND – FOOD AND RENTAL FEE SPRINGFIELD MO 65803 09/30/2009 $860
STOUFFER, BILL IN-KIND – PRE-CAMPAIGN POLL AND CONSULTING MARSHALL MO 65340 07/03/2009 $2,300
LAW OFFICE OF JAMES THOMAS III OCTOBER INVOICE FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE WORK KANSAS CITY MS 64116 12/03/2009 $2,248
LAW OFFICE OF JAMES THOMAS III NOVEMBER INVOICE FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE WORK KANSAS CITY MS 64116 12/03/2009 $336
SHOW ME PRINTING PRINTING JEFFERSON CITY MO 65101 12/16/2009 $249
VISA CREDIT CARD CHARGES FOR THE MONTH KANSAS CITY MO 64121 11/19/2009 $350
THE J. HARRIS CO., LLC FUNDRAISING RETAINER JEFFERSON CITY MO 65102 12/16/2009 $2,500
USPS POSTAGE AND MAILING JEFFERSON CITY MO 65101 11/06/2009 $352 X
KC SCREENPRINT T-SHIRTS KANSAS CITY MO 64106 10/26/2009 $321
LAW OFFICE OF JAMES THOMAS III SEPTEMBER BILLING FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE WORK KANSAS CITY MS 64116 11/04/2009 $1,464
N. CENTRAL MO GRAPHICS PRINTING BROOKFIELD MO 64628 11/30/2009 $1,557
THE J. HARRIS CO., LLC REIMBURSEMENT FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES BOUGHT JEFFERSON CITY MO 65102 12/16/2009 $79
AXIOM STRATEGIES, LLC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING KANSAS CITY MO 64116 11/04/2009 $7,633
VISA POSTAGE, MEALS AND LODGING FOR CANDIDATE, OFFICE SUPPLIES KANSAS CITY MO 64121 12/16/2009 $1,668
[emphasis added]
$321.00 for t-shirts! Oooh, and Axiom Strategies!? Jeff Roe, is that you?
Other Committees Contributions – STOUFFER, BILL
Page 1 of 1 (6 records)
BARKLAGE, DAVID CAPE GIRARDEAU MO 63702 12/31/2009 $2,400
HARRIS, JAMES JEFFERSON CITY MO 65109 12/31/2009 $2,400
HERZOG CONTRACTING CORP. PAC ST. JOSEPH MO 64502 12/31/2009 $5,000
HARRIS, JULIAN JEFFERSON CITY MO 65109 12/31/2009 $1,400
ROE, MELISSA KANSAS CITY MO 64116 12/31/2009 $2,400
ROE, JEFF KANSAS CITY MO 64116 12/31/2009 $2,400
Yep.
Hmmm. How about individual contributions?:
Itemized Individual Contributions – STOUFFER, BILL
Page 1 of 11 (210 records)
….SINQUEFIELD, REX SHOW ME INSTITUTE/PRESIDENT WESTPHALIA MO 65085 11/11/2009 $2,400….
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Ah, some of the usual suspects.
Show Me Institute? Didn’t they have a problem recently?
And then there’s the loans:
Candidate Loans – STOUFFER, BILL
Total: 2 records
STOUFFER, BILL 60 DAY TERM LOAN MARSHALL MO 65340 12/28/2009 $20,000
STOUFFER, BILL 6 MONTH TERM LOAN MARSHALL MO 65340 12/28/2009 $50,000
Yep, this republican primary is gonna be a thing to behold. Pass the popcorn.