There is one Democratic Party candidate and two republicans in the open seat race in the 21st Legislative District. The current republican reprsentative is term limited out.
State Representative – District 21
Democrat
KELLY SCHULTZ COLUMBIA MO 57 2/23/2010
Republican
MIKE BECKER COLUMBIA MO 498 2/23/2010
JOHN W CAUTHORN MEXICO MO 2/25/2010
The election results in 2008:
Official Election Returns
State of Missouri General Election – 2008 General Election
Tuesday, November 04, 2008State Representative – District 21 – Summary
Precincts Reporting 31 of 31Hobbs, Steve REP 10,123 56.2%
Schultz, Kelly DEM 7,897 43.8%
Total Votes 18,020
State Representative – District 21 – County
Hobbs, Steve REP Schultz, Kelly DEM
AUDRAIN 4,806 2,825
BOONE 4,414 4,496
CALLAWAY 757 463
MONROE 146 113
Kelly Schultz (D) filed her first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: FRIENDS FOR KELLY SCHULTZ
ReportDate:
RECEIPTS1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $34,803.13
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $9,478.009. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $44,511.38
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $4,354.81
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $37,080.28
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Impressive. The contributions:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: FRIENDS FOR KELLY SCHULTZ
Report Date: 04/15/2010Chris Kelly Columbia, MO State Representative 01/31/2010 $150.00
Karen Miller Columbia, MO Boone County/Commissioner 01/31/2010 $25.00
Ken Pearson Columbia, MO Boone County/Pres. Comm. 01/31/2010 $100.00
Mary Still Columbia, MO House of Representatives 01/31/2010 $50.00
And a lot of small dollar contributions from individuals.
The expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: FRIENDS FOR KELLY SCHULTZ
ReportDate: 04/15/2010B. ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES ALL OVER $100 AND ALL PAYMENTS TO CAMPAIGN WORKERS
Act Blue 03/31/2010 Quarterly Transaction $64.18
Arris Pizza Jefferson City, MO 01/22/2010 Meeting $13.82
Boone Tavern and Restaurant Columbia, MO 03/26/2010 Event $109.62
I Payment 01/04/2010 Website Donations $91.28
I Payment 02/03/2010 Website Donations $30.64
Mexico Ledger Mexico, MO 02/26/2010 Subscription $99.00
Staples 01/11/2010 Office Supplies $102.86
United States Postal Service 03/09/2010 Postage $116.00
Low overhead. It’s nice to not have a primary.
The first of two republican candidates (in alphabetical order), Mike Becker, filed a Committee Statement of Limited Activity [pdf] with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th.
The second of two republican candidates, John Cauthorn, filed his first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: FRIENDS OF CAUTHORN
ReportDate: 4/15/20101. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $0.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $18,760.009. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $19,160.00
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $38.78
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $18,721.22
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Yep, that’s some serious fundraising. As always, the devil is in the details. let’s take a look at where those contributions came from:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: FRIENDS OF CAUTHORN
Report Date: 4/13/2010MBA Mark Twain Region PAC Jefferson City MO 02/24/2010 $325.00
MBA Capitol Region PAC Jefferson City MO 02/24/2010 $325.00
MBA State PAC Jefferson City MO 02/24/2010 $325.00
Missouri Independent Bankers Association PAC Liberty MO 03/01/2010 $500.00
Realtors PAC of Missouri Columbia MO 03/03/2010 $250.00
Missouri Soybean Association PAC Jefferson City MO 03/09/2010 $1,000.00
Ron Richard Joplin MO 64802 03/11/2010 $5,000.00
Poet Biorefining Laddonia MO 03/24/2010 $1,000.00
MO Federation of Animal Owners Eldon MO 03/24/2010 $250.00
Poet Biorefining Macon MO 03/25/2010 $1,000.00
Steve Hobbs Mexico MO 03/27/2010 $200.00
The usual suspects. It must be nice to have friends in high places who speak for you. And there are a number of individual contributions.
The expenditure:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: FRIENDS OF CAUTHORN
ReportDate: 4/15/2010A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
Cups $38.78
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Yep, that’s it. $38.78 for cups. Seriously.
Anyone think the republican establishment considers this a vulnerable seat?