Kurt Schaefer’s 2016 Attorney General campaign filed its third quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on October 15th:
C081145: Citizens To Elect Kurt Schaefer Attorney General
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 1614 Party Affiliation: Republican
Columbia Mo 65205 Established Date: 04/04/2008[….]
Information Reported On: 2015 – October Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $1,384,148.14
Monetary Receipts + $146,410.00
Monetary Expenditures – $44,631.34
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $101,778.66
Ending Money On Hand $1,485,926.80
Comparatively that’s not a huge fundraising quarter, but then with the amount of cash on hand it didn’t have to be.
The third quarter contributions:
Contributions to Kurt Schaefer’s (r) 2016 Attorney General campaign for the third quarter – from the campaign’s October quarterly campaign finance report filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Nothing says “establishment” like corporations, PACs, and other republican politicians.
What’s this? A modest contribution [pdf, pg. 5] from someone:
Rex Sinquefield
244 Bent Walnut
Westphalia MO 65085
retired
9/28/2015
$250.00
[emphasis added]
How historically uncharacteristic. It was a temporary anomaly.
Most of the money raised this quarter came from individuals and entities in Missouri:
The distribution of contributions from Missouri and from Out of State to Kurt Schaefer’s (r) 2016 Attorney General campaign for the third quarter – from the campaign’s October quarterly campaign finance report filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Let’s take a look at some of the expenditures:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
CITIZENS TO ELECT KURT SCHAEFER ATTORNEY GENERAL [pdf] 10/15/2015Embroidery Plus 275 Karen Drive, Ste. E Holts Summit MO 65043 8/20/2015 embroidery $318.56
Embroidery Plus 275 Karen Drive, Ste. E Holts Summit MO 65043 8/7/2015 embroidery $351.96
Cross & Oberlie 916 Byrd Avenue Neenah WI 54956 8/3/2015 signs $566.02
Robert Knodell 110 Venus Holts Summit MO 65043 7/1/2015 Campaign Worker $10,000.00
Robert Knodell 110 Venus Holts Summit MO 65043 8/4/2015 Campaign Worker $10,000.00
Roberg Knodell 110 Venus Holts Summit MO 65043 9/2/2015 Campaign Worker $10,000.00
[emphasis added]
Old School! Signs!
Do you think we can count on robocalls in the republican primary? Just asking.
Previously:
Why would anyone trust Kurt Schaefer? (April 14, 2015)
Attorney General – July 2015 Campaign Finance Reports (July 20, 2015)
Campaign Finance: Are they gonna bring back the blimp rides? (August 1, 2015)
An open letter to MU Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin (September 26/October 2, 2015)
Campaign Finance: the giant checkbook awakes (October 9, 2015)