Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a probable (as if anyone doubts it) 2016 Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate:

C031159 08/14/2015 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Operating Engineers Local 101 Political Action Committee 6601 Winchester Ste 280 Kansas City MO 64133 8/14/2015 $20,000.00

C031159 08/14/2015 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Gori, Julian & Associates, PC 156 N Main St Edwardsville IL 62025 8/14/2015 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

Most of these accumulated campaign resources will still be there as the republican candidates spend all their money beating each other up when their primary heats up.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Working People! (May 11, 2015)

Campaign Finance: it’s been too quiet… (May 21, 2015)

Campaign Finance: again with the working people (May 29, 2015)

Campaign Finance: not a surprise, considering the alternative (June 3, 2015)

Campaign Finance: in someone’s corner June 4, 2015)

Reason enough (June 4, 2015)

Salus populi suprema lex esto (June 5, 2015)

Campaign Finance: they know which side (June 9, 2015)

Campaign Finance: Mr. Smith goes to Jefferson City? (June 12, 2015)

Campaign Finance: to your health (June 17, 2015)

Campaign Finance: to the end of the quarter…and beyond (June 18, 2015)

Campaign Finance: more from working people (June 22, 2015)

Campaign Finance: Bam! (June 24, 2015)

Campaign Finance: running for Governor, may run for Governor, probably running for Governor (June 25, 2015)

Campaign Finance: Is this the start of the end of the quarter rush? (June 30, 2015)

Campaign Finance: inexorable (July 7, 2015)

Campaign Finance: I’ll see your managed care and raise you a home health service… (July 14, 2015)

Chris Koster (D) – July 2015 Campaign Finance Report (July 18, 2015)

Campaign Finance: no surprise here (July 21, 2015)

Campaign Finance: a different constituency (July 29, 2015)

Campaign Finance: no rest (August 3, 2015)

PPP Missouri Poll: 2016 U.S. Senate and Governor – August 11, 2015 (August 11, 2015)