Speaker of the Missouri House Steve Tilley (r) filed his campaign committee’s quarterly report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th. Speaker Tilley’s committee information at the Ethics Commission web site indicates that he’s running for Lieutenant Governor in 2012:
COMMITTEE: MECID:C031160
FRIENDS OF TILLEYCANDIDATE: STEVEN D TILLEY
OFFICE SOUGHT: LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Date of Election:8/7/2012
Political Party:REPUBLICAN
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The committee has a lot of cash on hand:
REPORT SUMMARY
FRIENDS OF TILLEY [pdf] 4/15/20112. All Monetary Contributions Received This Period $0.00
4. Miscellaneous Receipts This Period $9,915.02
10. Expenditures made by cash or check this period $46,085.35
16. All Contributions Made This Period $7,680.00
27. Money On Hand at the close of this reporting period $754,232.43
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That’s no typo. There were no contributions. But, with that kind of cash on hand who needs to keep up with everyone else?
Who knew that when you make campaign contributions you were joining the investor class?:
ADDENDUM STATEMENT [pdf] C031160
Miscellaneous Receipt:
Amount in Misc Receipts is $5353.33 increased value in Van Kampen High Yield Municipal Fund
Amount: 5353.33
The question is, on many levels, is this a high risk investment?
Let’s take a look at those expenditures:
EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
FRIENDS OF TILLEY [pdf] 4/15/2011A. Expenditures of $100 or Less by Category
7. Total: Non-Itemized Expenditures This Period $1,962.75
B. Itemized Expenditures All Over $100
14. Total: Itemized Expenditures This Period $44,122.60
C. Contributions Made (Regardless of Amount)
27. Total: All Monetary Contributions and Loans Made This Period $7,680.00
EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY – SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
Bank Charges $140.85
Supplies $127.83
Travel $851.94
Meals $643.66
Postage $108.50
Consulting $89.97ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
Friends Pickin’
605 CR 500
Ellington MO 63638
1/6/2011
Band at inauguration
$1,000.00Donita’s Cakes & Catering Inc
5007 Buffalo Road
Jefferson City MO 65101
1/15/2011
Catering $2,663.13Sunset Country Club
9555 Geyer Road
St Louis MO 63127
1/15/2011
Advertising
$639.00Strategic Communications
400 Broadway Ste 508
Cape Girardeau MO 63701
2/1/2011
Consulting
$1,000.00Victory Enterprises
5200 S W 30th St Ste 7
Davenport IA 52802
2/1/2011
Consulting
$1,000.00Cornerstone Strategies
4006 Southhampton Dr
Jefferson City MO 65109
2/14/2011
Advertising
$2,080.00Direct Line Marketing
120 South Missouri St
Jefferson City MO 63755
2/14/2011
Advertising
$2,920.40Mineral Area Mens Basketball
PO Box 1000
Park Hills MO 63601
2/14/2011
Advertising
$250.00K & L Sports Locker
28 North Jackson
Perryville MO 63775
2/16/2011
Advertising
$1,425.27Strategic Communications
400 Broadway Ste 508
Cape Girardeau MO 63701
3/1/2011
Consulting
$1,000.00Victory Enterprises
5200 S W 30th St Ste 7
Davenport IA 52802
3/1/2011
Consulting
$1,000.00CONTRIBUTIONS MADE – SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
Citizens for Dieckhaus
402 Michelle Dr
Washington MO 63090
1/6/2011
$1,000.00MO Republican Party
105 E High St
Jefferson City MO 65101
2/4/2011
$5,805.00MO Republican Party
105 E High St
Jefferson City MO 65101
2/14/2011
$375.00Citizens to Elect Waller
202 Santschi Cir
Herculaneum MO 63048
3/8/2011
$500.00
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Lots of hotel and travel expenditures.
That Dieckhaus? out of all those other republican representatives in the House? he must have really needed the money. We’ll check.