Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C081331 09/08/2014 FRIENDS OF DIEHL AMERENUE PO BOX 66892 ST LOUIS MO 63166 9/4/2014 $15,000.00
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And in the last campaign finance filing:
C081331: Friends Of Diehl
2404 White Stable Road Committee Type: Candidate
Town & Country Mo 63131 Party Affiliation: Republican
[….] Established Date: 07/01/2008
[….]Information Reported On: 2014 – 30 Day After Primary Election-8/5/2014
Beginning Money on Hand $458,041.15
Monetary Receipts + $88,850.66
Monetary Expenditures – $41,866.07
Contributions Made – $202,000.00
Other Disbursements – $12,461.02
Subtotal ($167,476.43)
Ending Money On Hand $290,564.72
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That’s a lot of money.
The other candidate:
C141306: Elect Al Gerber
13482 Mason Village Court Committee Type: Candidate
St Louis Mo 63131 Party Affiliation: Democrat
[….] Established Date: 05/12/2014
[….]Information Reported On: 2014 – 30 Day After Primary Election-8/5/2014
Beginning Money on Hand $1,827.43
Monetary Receipts + $755.00
Monetary Expenditures – $1,920.34
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($1,165.34)
Ending Money On Hand $662.09
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That’s quite a contrast.
Diehl Leads $800,000 Blitz For Missouri House GOP
By Jo ManniesSoon-to-be Missouri House Speaker John Diehl, R-Town and Country, has donated $200,000 over the weekend to the state House Republican Campaign Committee….
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That would explain it.