A republican candidate in the 96th Legislative District has started raising money for his 2016 campaign. The current representative is term limited out in 2016.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C141193 11/13/2014 COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAVID GREGORY John Gregory 5539 Pine Wood Forest St Louis MO 63128 Retired Retired 11/13/2014 $5,001.00

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The first circle of campaign finance fundraising contains the candidate’s family and friends. Those are the first asks. You do save on postage when they all live at the same address as you do.

Previously: Campaign Finance: getting started on 2016 (November 11, 2014)