John Brunner’s (r) 2016 exploratory [pdf] gubernatorial campaign filed its July quarterly campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission today:

C151077: Missourians For John Brunner

Po Box 144 Committee Type: Exploratory

Jefferson City Mo 65102

[….] Established Date: 04/02/2015

  [….]

Information Reported On: 2015 – July Quarterly Report

Beginning Money on Hand $0.00

Monetary Receipts + $417,429.09

Monetary Expenditures – $139,746.76

Contributions Made – $0.00

Other Disbursements – $0.00

Subtotal     $277,682.33

Ending Money On Hand   $277,682.33

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That’s a lot of fundraising and a lot of expenditures.

The contributions:

Contributions to John Brunner’s (r) 2016 exploratory gubernatorial campaign

reported on its July 2015 quarterly campaign finance report.

Contributions to John Brunner’s (r) 2016 exploratory gubernatorial campaign reported on its July 2015 quarterly campaign finance report.

Lewis & Clark Northern MO Forum $75,000.00

Jesse Bodine $35,000.00

Peter Herschend $25,000.00

Gerald Cook $25,000.00

David Spence $25,000.00

Roger Miller $25,000.00

Jerry Sumners $20,000.00

August Busch III $15,172.00

John Brunner $12,619.52

Friends of Thomas Long $10,002.00

Gerald Cook Jr. $10,000.00

Loren Cook $10,000.00

H E Whitener $10,000.00

William Darr $10,000.00

Jeffrey Fox $10,000.00

SRC Holdings $10,000.00

Rosalie Wooten $10,000.00

Carl Tiedt $5,200.00

Gordon Kinne $5,100.00

Neal Ethridge $5,001.00

Penn Enterprises $5,001.00

Darrell Proctor $5,001.00

Brent Witte $5,001.00

Mark Stephens $5,001.00

Don Kelly $5,001.00

Samuel Coryell $5,001.00

Larry Petersen $5,001.00

David Jones $5,001.00

Fredna Mahaffey $5,000.01

K.C. Larson $5,000.00

Springfield Grocer $5,000.00

Barklage & Knodell $4,800.00

Mahaffey Enterprises $2,501.00

Virginia Becker $2,500.00

White Family Holding $2,500.00

William Kilroy $2,500.00

Billy Becker $2,500.00

Frank Evans $2,000.00

Terrence Dunn $2,000.00

Carol Coryell $1,500.00

Donald Williams $500.00

Mike Moon $500.00

William Kidd $500.00

Louis Lapaglia $500.00

Kim Koch $500.00

The Tribesman Resorts $200.00

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And:

MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER [pdf] 7/15/2015

13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $1,245.08

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Over half of the total of $417,429.09 raised in the quarter came from seven individuals or entities.

At least one republican exploratory gubernatorial campaign is spending money on polling:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION

ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM

MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER [pdf] 7/15/2015

On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 5/11/2015 Research – Survey $15,172.00

On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 5/13/2015 Research – Survey $15,172.00

Madison Management Group 3101 Hemlock Hills Lane Apex NC 27539 5/28/2015 Strategic planning $4,500.00

Previously:

Campaign Finance: You were expecting anything other than $5,001.00? (April 24, 2015)

John Brunner (r): something or another (April 28, 2015)

Campaign Finance: It’s a good thing yesterday was a slow news day… (May 14, 2015)

Campaign Finance: that’s a lot of exploration (May 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: probably not the singer (June 8, 2015)