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.