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121st Legislative District, 2010, campaign finance, Courtney Cole, Denny Hoskins, General Assembly, missouri
Courtney Cole (D) filed her “30 Day After Primary Election” campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on September 2nd:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: COLE FOR HOUSE1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $49,343.26
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $7,696.119. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $57,226.51
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $29,651.23
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $22,285.09
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That’s a considerable amount of money raised by a challenger, don’t you think? And it is that time in the campaign season when campaigns actually start burning through their resources.
Let’s take a look at the contributions:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: COLE FOR HOUSE
Report Date: 9/2/2010A. ITEMIZED CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM COMMITTEES REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT, OR FROM PERSONS GIVING MORE THAN $100 TO A COMMITTEE.
Committee to Elect Jason Holsman Kansas City, MO 07/29/2010 $100.00
Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 2 Kansas City, MO 08/06/2010 $500.00
Jefferson Countians for a Democratic Majority Arnold, MO 08/10/2010 $250.00
LEPCI Kansas City, MO 08/17/2010 $300.00
Johnson County Democratic Central Committee Warrensburg, MO 08/17/2010 $3,000.00
Shirley Proffitt Independence, MO Retired 07/31/2010 $10.00
Sandy Seiler Warrensburg, MO Physical Therapist – WMMC 08/01/2010 $10.00
Kathy and Mark Rankin Warrensburg, MO Homemaker 08/04/2010 $5.00
James Loch Warrensburg, MO Professor – UCM 08/17/2010 $50.00
Odin Jurkowski Warrensburg, MO Professor – UCM 08/17/2010 $40.00
Kenneth and Peggy Brown Warrensburg, MO Retired 08/17/2010 $50.00
Dick and Cathy Kahoe Warrensburg, MO Coordinator – UCM 08/17/2010 $50.00
Ralph Cage Warrensburg, MO Retired 08/17/2010 $100.00
Somnath Sarkar and Nancy Anderson Warrensburg, MO Professor – UCM 08/17/2010 $50.00
Don Wallace Warrensburg, MO Professor – UCM 08/17/2010 $25.00
Lawrence and Mary Pat PurcellWarrensburg, MO Self Employed 08/17/2010 $50.00
Darlene Budd Kansas City, MO Assoc. Professor – UCM 08/17/2010 $25.00
Charles Gilbert Warrensburg, MO Retired Professor – UCM 08/17/2010 $100.00
Shari Bax Warrensburg, MO Professor – UCM 08/17/2010 $25.00
Stephen Ciafullo Warrensburg, MO Professor – UCM 08/17/2010 $20.00
Dr. Gersham Nelson Warrensburg, MO Dean – UCM 08/17/2010 $100.00
Jewell James Leeton, MO Retired 08/17/2010 $20.00
John Tuepker Holden, MO Retired Teacher 08/20/2010 $40.00
Jill Clark Deland, FL Professor 08/20/2010 $20.00
Wayne Brekhus Columbia, MO Professor – MU 08/06/2010 $75.00
Ralph Cage Warrensburg, MO Retired 08/06/2010 $100.00
Frank and Jeanette Patterson Warrensburg, MO Retired 08/17/2010 $25.00
James Craig Warrensburg, MO Retail Sales – Walmart 08/17/2010 $100.00
Kevin and Sonya Morgan Excelsior Springs, MO Self employed 08/17/2010 $1,500.00
Eugene and Maxine Jaeger Warrensburg, MO Retired 08/17/2010 $50.00
George and Marilyn Mitchell Warrensburg, MO Retired 08/17/2010 $25.00
Bob Yates Warrensburg, MO Professor – UCM 08/17/2010 $100.00
Sandra Culp Warrensburg, MO Retired 08/24/2010 $20.00
Flo Reynolds Warrensburg, MO Retired 08/24/2010 $161.11
Wayne Brekhus Columbia, MO Professor – MU 08/28/2010 $100.00
Teamsters 245 Springfield, MO 08/19/2010 $500.00
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Organized labor (working people!), the local party committee, another politician, and a significant number of small dollar contributors. It’s interesting to note the number of individual contributors associated with higher education. I wonder why?
Let’s take a look at the expenditures:
A rolling campaign sign in Warrensburg.
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: COLE FOR HOUSE
ReportDate: 9/2/2010A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
Event Tickets $100.00
Parade Fee $15.00
Donation $95.00
Materials $62.42
Reimbursement $100.00B. ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES ALL OVER $100 AND ALL PAYMENTS TO CAMPAIGN WORKERS
RGC Kansas City, MO 08/02/2010 Printing $4,708.21
Lorena Gregory Warrensburg, MO 08/02/2010 Campaign Work $250.00
Lettercraft Lees Summit, MO 08/04/2010 Printing $417.49
Johnson County Fair Association Warrensburg, MO 08/20/2010 Rodeo Sponsor $500.00
Robert Bowers Warrensburg, MO 08/25/2010 Catering $135.00
No t-shirts.
However, there is a fundraising event statement:
Detailed Summary of Fund-Raising Statement
ReportDate: 08/17/20104. DATE OF ACTIVITY OR EVENT 08/17/2010
5. NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS 759. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS WHOSE NAME AND ADDRESSES ARE CONTAINED IN COMMITTEE RECORDS $5,805.00
12. INDIVIDUAL EXPENDITURES MADE FOR ACTIVITY OR EVENT 13. AMOUNT
Catering $135.00
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That’s a haul. And that’s what we’d call a really good return on investment.
Denny Hoskins (r – noun, verb, CPA), the incumbent, filed his “30 Day After Primary Election” campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on September 1st:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: CITIZENS FOR HOSKINS1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $40,274.94
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $6,470.009. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $47,369.94
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $22,392.03
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $18,339.07
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $2,000.00
Okay, $57,226.51 raised by the Democratic challenger vs. $47,369.94 for the republican incumbent. I wonder what the difference is? Let’s take a look at the contributions to Denny Hoskins’ (r) campaign:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: CITIZENS FOR HOSKINS
Report Date: 8/28/2010Jack Phelps HOLDEN, MO SELF-EMPLOYED – CATERING 8/16/2010 $300.00 In-Kind
PEARCE FOR SENATE WARRENSBURG, MO 8/27/2010 $2,000.00
DUGGER FOR STATE REP HARTVILLE, MO 8/20/2010 $200.00
HEIMAN GRAIN HOLDEN, MO 8/18/2010 $120.00
COMMITTEE TO ELECT TOM FLANIGAN CARTHAGE, MO 8/11/2010 $500.00
COMCAST FINANCIAL AGENCY CORP. PHILADELPHIA, PA 8/20/2010 $500.00
JOHNSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY WARRENSBURG, MO 8/17/2010 $1,150.00
ADRIATIK LIKCANI WARRENSBURG, MO LIGHTHOUSE 8/17/2010 $150.00
BRAD ALPERT KINGSVILLE, MO SELF EMPLOYED 8/16/2010 $200.00
DUANE STERLING WARRENSBURG, MO ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 8/12/2010 $100.00
STEPHEN DEL VECCHIO WARRENSBURG, MO UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI 8/12/2010 $150.00
LINDA CANFIELD MCLEAN, IL 61754 RETIRED 8/12/2010 $325.00
MOTOR CARRIER PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ELDON, MO 8/12/2010 $300.00
EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY JOPLIN, MO 64802 8/12/2010 $400.00
BILL ALDRICH WARRENSBURG, MO SELF EMPLOYED 8/12/2010 $300.00
3. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $75.00
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Not as many individual contributions from people associated with higher education. I wonder why? There are also some contributions from out of district corporate entities, but not from organized labor (working people!). I wonder why?
Let’s look at the expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: CITIZENS FOR HOSKINS
ReportDate: 8/28/2010A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
MISC. SUPPLIES $51.22
Advertisement – 1116 $62.37
ROOM RENTAL – 1120 $28.00
WARRENSBURG WHEELS SPONSOR – 1118 $50.00
ADVERTISEMENT – 1121 $75.00
SUPPLIES – 1124 $40.95B. ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES ALL OVER $100 AND ALL PAYMENTS TO CAMPAIGN WORKERS
CHASE CARD SERVICES-PRIMARY WILMINGTON, DE 7/26/2010 ADVERTISING-PRIMARY $1,473.66
HEATHER MYERS WARRENSBURG, MO 7/28/2010 CAMPAIGN WORKER-GENERAL $500.00
WARRENSBURG BOOSTER CLUB WARRENSBURG, MO 7/30/2010 ADVERTISING $500.00
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS WARRENSBURG, MO 8/10/2010 ADVERTISING $300.00
OFFICE DEPOT WARRENSBURG, MO 8/17/2010 ADVERTISING; ENVELOPES $339.40
1450 KOKO WARRENSBURG, MO 8/18/2010 ADVERTISING $386.00
HOLDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLDEN, MO 8/23/2010 RODEO SPONSOR $150.00
CHASE CARD SERVICES WILMINGTON, DE 8/24/2010 ADVERTISING-GENERAL $635.60
JOHNSON COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION WARRENSBURG, MO 8/26/2010 RODEO SPONSOR-GENERAL $550.00
No t-shirts. They must have already been purchased.
Bill Wayne, the Libertarian candidate in the race, last filed an exemption with the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 23rd.