Via the Missouri Secretary of State:
Unofficial Election Returns
State of Missouri – General Election, Tuesday, November 06, 2012U.S. Representative – District 8 (494 of 494 Precincts Reported)
Jack Rushin Democrat 73,755 24.6%
Jo Ann Emerson Republican 216,083 71.9%
Rick Vandeven Libertarian 10,553 3.5%
Total Votes 300,391
Apparently Representative Jo Ann Emerson (r) has announced, one month after running (and winning) reelection, that she is giving up her seat representing Missouri’s 8th Congressional District:
Missouri Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to resign from House
Posted by Sean Sullivan on December 3, 2012 at 11:17 amRep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) will resign from Congress next February to become President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, she announced on Monday….
Electricity? Oh, right (via the Federal Election Commission):
2012 House and Senate Campaign Finance
Election Cycle: 2011-2012
Other Committees Contributions – EMERSON, JOANNACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATI RECEIPT ARLINGTON VA 22203 02/23/2011 $3,000
ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATI RECEIPT ARLINGTON VA 22203 11/30/2011 $2,000
ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PAC ARLINGTON VA 22203 03/30/2012 $1,000
AMEREN FED PAC WASHINGTON DC 20004 03/30/2012 $1,000
AMEREN FEDERAL PAC WASHINGTON DC 20004 07/30/2012 $2,000
AMEREN FEDERAL PAC WASHINGTON DC 20004 09/24/2012 $2,000
AMEREN FEDPAC RECEIPT WASHINGTON DC 20004 06/29/2011 $1,000
AMEREN FEDPAC RECEIPT WASHINGTON DC 20004 04/20/2011 $2,000
AMEREN FEDPAC RECEIPT WASHINGTON DC 20004 06/29/2011 $1,000
AMEREN FEDPAC RECEIPT WASHINGTON DC 20004 11/18/2011 $1,000
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION PAC RECEIPT BETHESDA MD 20814 09/30/2011 $2,500
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION PAC RECEIPT BETHESDA MD 20814 03/11/2011 $2,500
GROWTH ENERGY PAC WASHINGTON DC 20002 06/29/2012 $500
GROWTH ENERGY PAC RECEIPT WASHINGTON DC 20002 11/18/2011 $1,000
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY PAC KANSAS CITY MO 64141 09/28/2012 $1,000
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY PAC KANSAS CITY MO 64141 07/30/2012 $1,000
KCP&L POWER PAC RECEIPT KANSAS CITY MO 64141 11/18/2011 $1,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PAC ARLINGTON VA 22203 05/30/2012 $2,000
XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE PAC WASHINGTON DC 20004 09/24/2012 $1,000
[emphasis added]
According to the FEC, from January 1, 2011 to October 17, 2012 Representative Emerson (r) took in $1,407,909.00 and spent $1,319,012.00 getting reelected to Congress.
For one month in office.
Such a deal.
Her Democratic Party opponent, Jack Rushin, raised $24,217.00 and spent $16,352.00 for the election.