Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission, for Senator Brad Lager (r) who is term limited:
C091011 03/14/2014 CITIZENS FOR BRAD LAGER Smithfield Foods Inc P O Box 9004 Smithfield VA 23431 3/13/2014 $10,000.00
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He’s running for something:
C091011: Citizens For Brad Lager
15898 Hwy 71 Committee Type: Candidate
Savannah Mo 64485 Party Affiliation: Republican
[….] Established Date: 01/08/2009
Termination Date:[….]
Election History
Election Year Primary Outcome General Outcome Political Office
2016 Lieutenant Governor
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And he’s checking it out:
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
CITIZENS FOR BRAD LAGER [pdf] 1/14/2014[….]
Axiom Strategies
1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy
Suite 85
Kansas City MO 64116
11/4/2013
Poling survey $19,986.00[….]
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Did they ask, “If the candidates for Lieutenant Governor in 2016 were…?”
And we’re not even past the 2014 election cycle. What’s good for a 2016 gubernatorial campaign is good for a 2016 ieutenant governor campaign. Apparently.