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campaign finance, Health Research Tax, Jackson County, Kansas City, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission
Previously:
Campaign Finance: Jackson County health care tax home stretch (October 19, 2013)
Campaign Finance: Jackson County health care tax home stretch, part 2 (October 20, 2013)
We thought we’d take a look at the third quarter campaign finance report for the folks promoting the health care tax on the November ballot in Jackson County:
REPORT SUMMARY
COMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH TREATMENTS AND CURES [pdf] 10/15/20132. All Monetary Contributions Received This Period $1,009,705.00
8. Total All Receipts This Election $1,009,705.00
14. Total Expenditures This Election $644,750.37
19. Total All Contributions Made This Election $50,000.00
27. Money On Hand at the close of this reporting period $314,954.63
[emphasis added]
That’s serious money.
The contributions:
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
COMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH TREATMENTS AND CURES [pdf] 10/15/2013B. NON-ITEMIZED CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AMOUNT
11. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AT FUND-RAISERS AS REPORTED INLINE 8 ON FORM CD1A $0.00
12. TOTAL ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSON GIVING $25 OR LESS $0.00
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $0.00
14. TOTAL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS (NOT COMMITTEES) GIVING $100 OR LESS $0.00CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
Axiom Strategies LLC
1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy
Kansas City MO 64116
8/7/2013
$100.00The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
1200 Main St
Kansas City MO 64105
8/9/2013
$100,000.00Lockton Companies LLC
444 W 47th St
Kansas City MO 64112
8/21/2013
$10,000.00Communications Partners LLC
850 W 52nd St
Kansas City MO 64112
8/26/2013
$5,000.00Paul McLaughlin
9700 N Revere Ave
Kansas City MO 64154
Stinson Morrison Hecker — Attorney
8/29/2013
$1,000.00Fred Logan Jr
8610 Mohawk
Leawood KS 66206
Logan Logan & Watson — Attorney
8/30/2013
$1,000.00Donald Hall
P O Box 410247
Kansas City MO 64141
Hallmark
8/30/2013
$100,000.00Irvine Hockaday Jr
2600 Grand
Kansas City MO 64108
None — Retired
8/30/2013
$10,000.00Jewell Scott
35 E 108th Terr
Kansas City MO 64114
The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
8/30/2013
$1,000.00Margaret Pence
P O Box 410247
Kansas City MO 64141
Hallmark
8/30/2013
$1,000.00J E Dunn Construction Co
1001 Locust
Kansas City MO 64106
9/4/2013
$100,000.00The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
1200 Main
Kansas City MO 64105
9/4/2013
$100,000.00Hallmark Global Services LLC
P O Box 418307
Kansas City MO 64108
9/6/2013
$100,000.00John Sherman
5306 Sunset Drive
Kansas City MO 64112
None — Retired
9/7/2013
$100,000.00Bank of Blue Valley
11935 Riley
Overland Park KS 66225
9/9/2013
$5,000.00Polsinelli
700 W 47th St
Kansas City MO 64112
9/10/2013
$10,000.00KCP&L
P O Box 418679
Kansas City MO 64141
9/13/2013
$25,000.00St. Lukes Health System
10920 Elm Ave
Kansas City MO 64134
9/13/2013
$10,000.00Patrick James
13903 Mohawk Rd
Leawood KS 66224
Quest Diagnostics Inc
9/13/2013
$10,000.00Robert Kipp
12326 Granda
Leawood KS 66209
Retired
9/17/2013
$50,000.00Thomas McDonnell
4909 Sunset Dr
Kansas City MO 64112
Kaufman Foundation
9/17/2013
$25,000.00Lathrop & Gage LLP
2345 Grand
Kansas City MO 64108
9/17/2013
$5,000.00
Irvine Hockaday Jr
2600 Grand
Kansas City MO 64108
None — Retired
9/18/2013
$10,000.00Husch Blackwell LLP
4801 Main St
Kansas City MO 64112
9/19/2013
$10,000.00HNTB Holdings
715 Kirk Drive
Kansas City MO 64105
9/19/2013
$2,500.00McCownGordon
422 Admiral Blvd
Kansas City MO 64106
9/19/2013
$5,000.00Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP
4740 Grand
Kansas City MO 64113
9/20/2013
$10,000.00William Gautreaux
200 W 54th St
Kansas City MO 64112
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
9/23/2013
$10,000.00Law Office of Stephen R Bough
917 W 43rd St
Kansas City MO 64111
9/23/2013
$100.00St Lukes Health System
10920 Elm Ave
Kansas City MO 64134
9/24/2013
$5,000.00Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
1201 Walnut
Kansas City MO 64106
9/24/2013
$7,500.00David Frantze
1201 Walnut
Kansas City MO 64106
Stinson Morrison Hecker — Attorney
9/24/2013
$2,500.00US Bank
4000 W Broadway
Robbinsdale MN 55422
9/26/2013
$5,000.00John Ovel
222 W 50th St
Kansas City MO 64112
Bank of America
9/26/2013
$1,000.00David Westbrook
5226 Mercier
Kansas City MO 64112
Childrens Mercy Hospital
9/26/2013
$1,000.00Randall Odonnell
11305 Brookwood
Leawood KS 66211
Children’s Mercy — Physician
9/26/2013
$1,000.00Sandra Lawrence
2809 W 117th St
Leawood KS 66211
Childrens Mercy Hospital
9/26/2013
$500.00Charles Roberts
9722 Briar Dr
Overland Park KS 66207
Childrens Mercy Hospital
9/26/2013
$500.00Jo Stueve
5912 N Mattox Rd
Kansas City MO 64151
Childrens Mercy Hospital
9/26/2013
$500.00Robin Foster
1037 W 59th St
Kansas City MO 64113
Childrens Mercy Hospital
9/26/2013
$500.00Karen Cox
4929 Westwood Rd
Kansas City MO 64112
Childrens Mercy Hospital
9/26/2013
$500.00The Childrens Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City MO 64108
9/27/2013
$100,000.00St Lukes Foundation
4225 Baltimore
Kansas City MO 64111
9/27/2013
$10,000.00St Lukes Health System
10920 Elm Ave
Kansas City MO 64134
9/27/2013
$5,000.00Burns & McDonnell Engineering
P O Box 419173
Kansas City MO 64141
9/30/2013
$50,000.00Mark Jorgenson
1213 W 58th St
Kansas City MO 64113
U S Bank — Banker
9/26/2013
$2,500.00Mindy Mazur
6700 E Hunters Bend
Ashland MO 65010
Requested
9/23/2013
$5.00
[emphasis added]
Institutions, corporations, banks, law firms, doctors, lawyers…most with really deep pockets. There is a single $5.00 contribution. This list of contributors is more than two.
The expenditures:
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
COMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH TREATMENTS AND CURES [pdf] 10/15/2013Glorioso Resources LLC
4618 Warwick Blvd
Apt 7C
Kansas City MO 64112
8/16/2013
Professional Media Services
$5,000.00Isaac Alongi Studios
2808 W 53rd St
Fairway KS 66205
8/16/2013
Photography
$3,500.00O’Neill Marketing & Event Management
4049 Central St
Kansas City MO 64111
8/16/2013
Polling dev, budgeting, copy writing
$15,000.00Axiom Strategies LLC
1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy
Suite 85
Kansas City MO 64116
8/16/2013
campaing strategy advice
$31,900.00Kinetic 5
P O Box 3524
Springfield MO 65804
8/21/2013
Design project
$3,500.00Martin Rosenberg
8121 W 99th St
Overland Park KS 66212
8/23/2013
Promotion, research and writing
$600.00Glorioso Resources LLC
4618 Warwick Blvd
Apt 7C
Kansas City MO 64112
8/29/2013
Professional Media Services
$5,000.00Wilson Perkins Allen
1319 Classen Drive
Oklahoma City OK 73103
8/29/2013
Survey
$17,575.00Axiom Strategies LLC
1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy
Suite 85
Kansas City MO 64116
8/30/2013
Campaign strategies for September
$15,164.00Law Office of James C Thomas III
4131 N Mulberry Dr
Suite 200
Kansas City MO 64116
9/3/2013
legal and reporting services
$2,513.56Groundswell Public Strateties
100 E Grand
Suite 380
Des Moines IA 50309
9/3/2013
Digital and Social media strategy
$6,500.00The Examiner
410 S Liberty
Independence MO 64050
9/5/2013
Newspaper Ad
$535.00amanda de leon
1819 Baltimore
#201
Kansas City MO 64108
9/9/2013
Management and software fees
$5,159.00Elmer Taylor III
1824 Highland
Apt B
Kansas City MO 64108
9/6/2013
Campaign Worker
$200.00Groundswell Public Strategies
100 # Grand
Suite 380
Des Moines IA 50309
9/9/2013
campaign facebook ads
$5,000.00Oneill Marketing & Event Management
4049 Central St
Kansas City MO 64111
9/11/2013
Planning, copywriting, media
$7,694.89Wilson Perkins Allen
1319 Classen Dr
Oklahoma City OK 73103
9/11/2013
Predictive analytics for Jackson Co
$6,866.97Jim Barnes
11301 E 67th St
Raytown MO 64133
9/16/2013
Campaign Worker
$500.00Michael Gray
618 NE 39th Terr
Kansas City MO 64116
9/16/2013
Campaign Worker
$500.00Chester Reberry
9142 McGee
Kansas City MO 64114
9/16/2013
Campaign Worker
$500.00Riccardo Lucas
1821 E. 69th St
Kansas City MO 64132
9/16/2013
Campaign Worker
$500.00Candidate Command LLC
1831 NW Vivion Rd
Riverside MO 64150
9/17/2013
Letterhead and envelopes
$1,200.00Groundswell Public Strategies
100 E Grand
Suite 380
Des Moines IA 50309
9/17/2013
Online advertising
$6,532.28Candidate Command LLC
1831 NW Vivion Rd
Suite 101
Riverside MO 64150
9/17/2013
yard signs
$7,000.00Cambridge Consultants LLC
3965 W 83rd St
Suite 291
Prairie Village KS 66208
9/18/2013
Letters to organizations
$489.03Smart Media Group LLC
814 King St
Suite 400
Alexandria VA 22314
9/18/2013
TV ads
$95,875.00Smart Media Group LLC
814 King St
Suite 400
Alexandria VA 22314
9/23/2013
TV advertising
$113,775.00PPS LLC
2903 SW 13th Terr
Lees Summit MO 64081
9/25/2013
Professional services and strategic advisement
$5,000.00Applied Research Coordinates Ltd
10514 Providence Way
Fairfax VA 22030
9/25/2013
Research services
$3,000.00The Dover Group
43 L Street
Lake Lotawana MO 64086
9/25/2013
Direct mail pieces and postage
$62,189.40Alex Ayala
710 E 72nd St
Kansas City MO 64131
9/25/2013
Coordination of speakers bureau and outreach $5,000.00Elmer Taylor III
1824 Highland
Apt B
Kansas City MO 64108
9/26/2013
Campaign Worker
$200.00JT Nagle
2528 W 91st St
Leawood KS 66208
9/26/2013
Campaign Worker
$100.00Chelsea Rolfes
2528 W 91st St
Leawood KS 66208
9/26/2013
Campaign Worker
$100.00Cambridge Consultants LLC
3965 W 83rd St
Suite 291
Prairie Village KS 66208
9/27/2013
Letter and envelopes and campaign advice
$10,229.85The Dover Group
43 L Street
Lake Lotawana MO 64086
9/27/2013
Direct mail pieces and postage
$47,671.60Candidate Command LLC
1831 NW Vivion Rd
Suite 101
Riverside MO 64150
9/30/2013
Yard signs
$1,747.00Glorioso Resources LLC
4618 Warwick Blvd
Apt 7C
Kansas City MO 64112
9/30/2013
Professional media services
$7,500.00Smart Media Group LLC
814 King St
Suite 400
Alexandria VA 22314
9/30/2013
TV advertising
$143,175.00Piryx Inc
144 2nd St
1st Floor
San Franncisco CA 94105
9/26/2013
Processing fee for credit card contributions
$143.75
[emphasis added]
Television, television, television, direct mail, social (new) media, consulting polling, yard signs (!)… There’s no limit to what you can do if you have enough money.
Also, previously:
Campaign Finance: not quite plural (August 22, 2013)
Campaign Finance: make it an even $50,000.00 (August 28, 2013)
Campaign Finance: counter volley (August 30, 2012)
Campaign Finance: a citizen keeps contributing (September 3, 2013)
We’re big enough to take care of ourselves (September 4, 2013)
Campaign Finance: Wham! (September 4, 2013)
Campaign Finance: Wham! again (September 6, 2013)
Campaign Finance: Wham! and again (September 7, 2013)
Campaign Finance: it looks like a contribution, only smaller (September 11, 2013)
Campaign Finance: trying to do something (September 17, 2013)
Campaign Finance: and still (September 19, 2013)
Campaign Finance: now that’s what you call research money (September 27, 2013)
Campaign Finance: definitely not holding anything back (October 2, 2013)
Campaign Finance: dueling interests (October 13, 2013)