This is an open seat race.
Previously:
Campaign Finance – July 2009: Alexia Norris (D) in the 30th Legislative District
30th Legislative District: Alexia Norris – October 2009 campaign finance report
30th Legislative District: January 2010 campaign finance reports
Lexi Norris, the Democratic Party candidate, filed her first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: COMMITTEE TO ELECT LEXI NORRIS
ReportDate:1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $25,553.92
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $5,940.009. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $32,124.27
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $2,491.82
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $25,018.18
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00
[emphasis added]
Good numbers and a low burn rate. Let’s take a look at where the money came from:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT LEXI NORRIS
Report Date: 04/15/2010Citizens for Stephen Webber Columbia, MO 02/09/2010 $300.00
Committee to Elect Bill Skaggs Gladstone, MO 03/23/2010 $500.00
Committee to Elect Trent Skaggs Kansas City, MO 03/29/2010 $500.00
People in politics, a healthy number of individual small dollar contributions, and a few attorneys.
The expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: COMMITTEE TO ELECT LEXI NORRIS
ReportDate: 04/15/2010iPayment, Inc. Calabasas, CA 02/03/2010 Online fees $30.00
Staples Kansas City, MO 01/22/2010 Postage & Lit $54.38
Staples Kansas City, MO 03/03/2010 Lit $39.42
USPS Kansas City, MO 02/04/2010 Postage $198.00
USPS Kansas City, MO 03/03/2010 Postage $120.05
@dvocacy Washington, DC 01/03/2010 Online Consultation $112.75
ActBlue Cambridge, MA 03/31/2010 Online fees $42.28
Clay County Democratic Central Committee Kansas City, MO 03/22/2010 Contribution $135.00
iPayment, Inc. Calabasas, CA 01/08/2010 Online fees $87.78
Don’t you just love those low overhead Democratic campaigns?
The republican candidates, Nick Marshall, filed his first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: COMMITTEE TO ELECT NICK MARSHALL
ReportDate:1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $12,344.60
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $2,945.009. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $16,495.44
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $6,008.99
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $11,684.42
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $2,623.41
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Check out that burn rate.
What is it with republican candidates and their significant in-kind contributions to their own campaigns?:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT NICK MARSHALL
Report Date: 4/12/2010Nick Marshall Parkville, MO Self 03/03/2010 5584.94 $7.52 In-Kind
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What, do we sense some potential for padding the totals?
Well, the interesting stuff must be in the expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: COMMITTEE TO ELECT NICK MARSHALL
ReportDate: 4/12/2010A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
Debit Card Fee $3.25
Candidate Filing Fee $50.00
PayPal Fee $0.45
Database access $40.00B. ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES ALL OVER $100 AND ALL PAYMENTS TO CAMPAIGN WORKERS
USPS Antioch Station Kansas City, MO 02/17/2010 Postage $836.00
Office Depot Kansas City, MO 02/11/2010 Return Envelopes $300.88
Jabr Business Solutions LLC Davis, CA 02/09/2010 Web Page $350.00
Chappels Restaurant North Kansas City, MO 03/11/2010 Kick off Event Food & Beverage $348.22
Merchant Solutions Kansas City, MO 02/01/2010 Credit Card Merchant Acct $102.08
OfficeMax Kansas City, MO 01/18/2010 Cardstock & Calendar $37.59
OfficeMax Kansas City, MO 02/06/2010 paper, envelopes, pens $239.28
OfficeMax Kansas City, MO 02/06/2010 Envelopes $35.25
OfficeMax Kansas City, MO 03/17/2010 Tape $17.38
Office Depot Kansas City, MO 02/06/2010 Toner & Paper $402.36
Office Depot Kansas City, MO 02/23/2010 Paper $22.75
Office Depot Kansas City, MO 02/28/2010 Paper $22.75
Office Depot Kansas City, MO 03/06/2010 Paper & Supplies $106.27
Office Depot Kansas City, MO 03/11/2010 Pens & Name Tags $23.42
Office Depot Kansas City, MO 03/14/2010 Postage & Envelopes $60.26
Sam’s Club Kansas City, MO 02/15/2010 Cardstock $36.86
Sam’s Club Kansas City, MO 03/20/2010 Food & Beverage $120.10
The UPS Store Kansas City, MO 02/17/2010 Copies $122.53
The UPS Store Kansas City, MO 03/10/2010 Copies $15.59
Merchant Solutions Kansas City, MO 03/08/2010 Credit Card Merchant Acct $15.00
Antioch Printing Kansas City, MO 03/19/2010 Printing Cards, hangers, Magnet $2,623.41 Incurred
I half expected to see an expenditure for “rock, paper, scissors”.
It appears that Sherri Plunkett (r) didn’t file to run, and she has liquidated her campaign assets.
Aw, I really wanted a primary where we could watch the republican candidates try to outrightwingnut each other and we could hurl witticisms like, “pass the popcorn.”
I wonder if Nick Marshall (r) printed all those door hangers for a potential primary campaign? That would be an awful waste now, wouldn’t it?
