We weren’t aware that voters had a say in who becomes the general counsel for Tamko Building Products in Joplin. Oh, wait…

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Josh Hawley’s (r) 2016 campaign for Attorney General (we should probably double check on that last part):

C151132 09/26/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Spring Rd Arlington VA 22207 Tamko Building Products Consultant 9/26/2016 $500,000.00

C151132 09/26/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 9/26/2016 $500,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s $1,000,000.00 today.

Before, in 2016, from the same family:

C151132 05/02/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 5/2/2016 $500,000.00

C151132 06/02/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Springs Rd Arlington VA 22207 Tamko Building Products Consultant 6/2/2016 $250,000.00

C151132 07/07/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 7/5/2016 $1,000,000.00

C151132 07/23/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 7/21/2016 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

In 2015, from the same family:

C151132 09/23/2015 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Springs Road Arlington VA 22207 Tamko Building Products Consultant 9/22/2015 $125,000.00

C151132 09/23/2015 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 9/22/2015 $125,000.00

C151132 09/23/2015 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Ethelmae Humphreys 2505 E 11th St Joplin MO 64801 Tamko Building Products Executive 9/22/2015 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a total of $3,500,000.00 in one year from three individuals in one family to prop up one candidate.

Consider that when you vote on November 8th.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: You paid what for what? (October 2, 2015)

Campaign Finance: it all depends on what your definition of “grass roots” is (May 2, 2016)

Campaign Finance: escalation (July 7, 2016)

Campaign Finance: it’s all relative (July 24, 2016)

Campaign Finance: the $2,000,000.00 (and counting) candidate (September 4, 2016)