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Bill Slantz, campaign finance, Chrissy Sommer, missiouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Paul Woody
Previously:
Campaign Finance: republicans will always have the money they need (October 25, 2011)
Chrissy Sommer: all talk, no walk (October 26, 2011)
There’s a special election for the vacated 15th Legislative District seat on November 8th. At the Missouri Ethics Commission for the Democratic Party candidate, Paul Woody:
REPORT SUMMARY
CITIZENS FOR PAUL WOODY [pdf] 10/31/20111. Total Receipts For This Election Previously Reported $27,423.54
2. All Monetary Contributions Received This Period $4,905.00
10. Expenditures made by cash or check this period $17,118.44
27. Money On Hand at the close of this reporting period $11,485.74
34. Total Indebtedness at the Close of This Reporting Period $2,079.54
[emphasis added]
The republican candidate, Chrissy Sommer:
REPORT SUMMARY
CITIZENS FOR SOMMER [pdf] 10/31/20111. Total Receipts For This Election Previously Reported $17,424.14
2. All Monetary Contributions Received This Period $1,745.00
10. Expenditures made by cash or check this period $5,728.10
11. In-Kind Expenditures made this period $19,031.00
27. Money On Hand at the close of this reporting period $7,623.78
34. Total Indebtedness at the Close of This Reporting Period $500.00
[emphasis added]
The Libertarian candidate, Bill Slantz, filed an Exemption Statement of Limited Activity.
Let’s see where some of the money has gone:
EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
CITIZENS FOR PAUL WOODY [pdf] 10/31/2011A. Expenditures of $100 or Less by Category
Office Supplies $60.14
Office Utilities $89.79B. Itemized Expenditures All Over $100
Missouri Democratic Party Jefferson City MO 65102 10/10/2011 Mailers $13,083.00
SEIU Missouri State Council St Louis MO 63112 10/13/2011 Phone Calls $240.00
Minuteman Press St Charles MO 63301 10/14/2011 Print Materials $169.00
Minuteman Press St Charles MO 63301 St Charles MO 63301 10/19/2011 Print Materials. 601.72
AT&T Aurora IL 60572 10/24/2011 Telephone and Internet Service $980.17
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Uh, that mailer money is an expenditure. mail and phones. Mail and phones. And probably some serious door knocking, too.
EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
CITIZENS FOR SOMMER [pdf] 10/29/2011B. Itemized Expenditures All Over $100
SURVEY SAINT LOUIS SAINT CHARLES MO 63302 10/19/2011 PUSHCARDS/MAILERS/DESIGN/PRINT/POSTAGE $5,512.16
18. If Committee Made Any In-Kind Expenditures This Period, List Amount $19,031.00
C. Contributions Made (Regardless of Amount)
BAHR FOR STATE REP OFALLON MO 63368 10/21/2011 $20.00
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Well, you can certainly spring for those $20 contributions if the HRCC is paying for a big chunk of your campaign.
Where did the money come from?:
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
CITIZENS FOR PAUL WOODY [pdf] 10/31/201112. TOTAL ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSON GIVING $25 OR LESS $250.00
David Malecki Edwards MO 65326 Retired 10/2/2011 $100.00
Missouri NEA-PAC Jefferson City MO 65101 10/20/2011 $325.00
Beverly Whorton Trenton MO 64683 Retired 10/26/2011 $50.00
The Schlueter Law Firm P.C. St. Louis MO 63119 10/20/2011 $250.00
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Retired people, Attorneys, and organized labor (working people!).
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
CITIZENS FOR SOMMER [pdf] 10/29/201112. TOTAL ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSON GIVING $25 OR LESS $20.00
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $225.00
14. TOTAL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS (NOT COMMITTEES) GIVING $100 OR LESS $50.00
CITIZENS FOR GARY CROSS LEES SUMMITT MO 64043 10/19/2011 $250.00
FRIENDS OF MICHAEL BERNSKOETTER JEFFERSON CITY MO 65101 10/19/2011 $300.00
BAHR FOR STATE REP OFALLON MO 63368 10/21/2011 $100.00
CITIZENS FOR McCAHERTY HIGH RIDGE MO 63049 10/26/2011 $250.00
FRIENDS OF ANDREW KOENIG WINCHESTER MO 63021 10/27/2011 $100.00
M&J PROPERTIES, LLC WENTZVILLE MO 63385 10/10/2011 $200.00
FREE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES ACTIVE CITIZENS PAC LAKE SAINT LOUIS MO 63367 10/27/2011 $300.00
HOUSE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE, INC. JEFFERSON CITY MO 65102 10/24/2011 $18,981.00
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I dunno, it doesn’t appear to be very grassrootsie…