That’s because in politics one should never coast.

Attorney General Chris Koster (D) [August 2015 file photo].

In the past few days at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Chris Koster’s (D) probable 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C031159 09/17/2015 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Simmons Hanly Conroy One Court Street Alton IL 62002 9/17/2015 $50,000.00

C031159 09/17/2015 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Robert Blitz 61 Portland Drive Frontenac MO 63131 Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch Attorney 9/17/2015 $12,500.00

[emphasis added]

C031159 09/18/2015 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Missouri Hospital Association PAC PO Box 60 Jefferson City MO 65102 9/17/2015 $25,000.00

C031159 09/18/2015 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Andrew O Brien 815 Geyer Ave Saint Louis MO 63104 O’Brien Law Firm, P.C. Attorney 9/18/2015 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

C031159 09/18/2015 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI CHIPP Political Account 1401 Hampton Ave 3rd Floor Saint Louis MO 63139 9/18/2015 $20,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s quite a mix. That’s quite a haul.

Previously:

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)

Campaign Finance: rolling in (August 15, 2015)

Campaign Finance: hoist one or two (August 22, 2015)

Campaign Finance: on the phone (August 27, 2015)

Campaign Finance: If this keeps up (and it will) we’re gonna run out of snappy headlines… (August 28, 2015)

Which citizens matter in Missouri? (August 29, 2015)

Campaign Finance: there’s no place like homes (August 31, 2015)

Campaign Finance: Which side are you on? (September 8, 2015)

Campaign Finance: in the mix (September 15, 2015)