State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (D) filed his first quarter campaign finance report at the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 16, 2012:
REPORT SUMMARY
CLINT ZWEIFEL FOR MISSOURI [pdf] 4/16/20122. All Monetary Contributions Received This Period $256,293.00
10. Expenditures made by cash or check this period $50,859.86
27. Money On Hand at the close of this reporting period $1,009,218.87
34. Total Indebtedness at the Close of This Reporting Period $0.00
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That’s a really good fundraising quarter. And one hell of a great cash on hand at this stage of the game.
The republican candidate, Cole McNary, filed his first quarter campaign finance report on April 13, 2012:
REPORT SUMMARY
FRIENDS TO ELECT COLE MCNARY [pdf] 4/13/20122. All Monetary Contributions Received This Period $39,629.00
10. Expenditures made by cash or check this period $16,137.93
27. Money On Hand at the close of this reporting period $75,977.57
34. Total Indebtedness at the Close of This Reporting Period $0.00
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Okay, that’s just embarrassing. Like there aren’t any “friendly” republican sugar daddies who will write a check for $100,000.00?
Maybe they’re all tapped out. Nah.
Let’s take a look at some of the contributions to Cole McNary’s (r) campaign:
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
FRIENDS TO ELECT COLE MCNARY 4/13/2012Denny Hoskins for State Rep
PO Box 118
Warrensburg MO 64093
3/31/2012
$500.00The Good Folks for Cookson
HC 1 Box 163
Fairdealing MO 63939
3/31/2012
$500.00August Busch III
1 Mid Rivers Mall Drive
Saint Louis MO 63376
Retired
1/26/2012
$1,000.00Sam Fox
7701 Forsyth Road
Saint Louis MO 63105
Harbour Group
1/27/2012
$1,000.00William Danforth
10 Glenview Road
Saint Louis MO 63124
Retired
3/7/2012
$1,000.00Gene McNary
3 Watch Hill
Saint Louis MO 63124
Retired
1/3/2012
$5,000.00Gene McNary
3 Watch Hill
Saint Louis MO 63124
Retired
3/20/2012
$350.00
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A few bucks from republican colleagues in the General Assembly on the last day of the quarter.
Are there a “Bad Folks” or “Okay Folks” committees? Just asking.
Beer! And the usual suspects, just not in the usual large amounts.
Family?
Let’s take a look at some of the expenditures:
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
FRIENDS TO ELECT COLE MCNARY 4/13/2012Capitol Consulting LLC
PO Box 931
Jefferson City MO 65102
2/20/2012
Fundraising Expense $8,542.64
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Okay, that didn’t go very well. What’s the ratio of expenditure to result on that?