An illustration of overkill today at the Missouri Ethics Commision for Eric Schmitt (r) who is running for State Treasurer [pdf] in 2016:

C071320 06/03/2015 SCHMITT FOR MISSOURI Drury Development Corporation 721 Emerson Road, Ste 200 St Louis MO 63141 6/1/2015 $12,500.00

[emphasis added]

Sure, because over $1.7 million at this point for a State Treasurer race prevents you from relying exclusively on those (*) $5.00 campaign contributions from regular folks here on out:

C071320: Schmitt For Missouri

Po Box 220722 Committee Type: Candidate

Kirkwood Mo 63122 Party Affiliation: Republican

[….] Established Date: 10/12/2007

  Termination Date:

Information Reported On: 2015 – April Quarterly Report

Beginning Money on Hand $1,696,302.89

Monetary Receipts + $43,554.90

Monetary Expenditures – $24,552.36

Contributions Made – $1,950.00

Other Disbursements – $0.00

Subtotal     $17,052.54

Ending Money On Hand   $1,713,355.43

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Nah, it’ll (*) never happen.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: there are friends, and then there are “friends” (July 4, 2014)

Campaign Finance: it’s just not the same when it’s only four or five figures (July 8, 2014)

Campaign Finance: somebody’s favorite (August 12, 2014)

Campaign Finance: it takes a treasure to become a treasurer (November 7, 2014)

Campaign Finance: there will be more (January 10, 2015)