Campaign Finance: Chris Koster (D) – 8 Day Before General Election

31 Monday Oct 2016

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Chris Koster (D) [2016 file photo].

Chris Koster’s (D) 2016 gubernatorial campaign filed its 8 Day Before General Election campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission today:

C031159: Koster For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 440173
St Louis Mo 63144
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Established Date: 08/12/2003
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before General Election-11/8/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $6,578,737.97
Monetary Receipts + $4,484,383.14
Monetary Expenditures – $7,920,845.15
Contributions Made – $995,000.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($4,431,462.01)
Ending Money On Hand $2,147,275.96

[emphasis added]

That’s the money raised and expenditures from October 1st to October 27th.

This includes $2,000,000.00 from the Democratic Governors Association. Organized labor (various unions) contributed in amounts ranging from $250,000.00 (teachers) to $100,000.00 to $50,000.00. There appears to be a significantly larger number of contributions (from in state, and in smaller amounts) than the republican candidate.

And yes, there’s a lot [pdf] of spending on media.

Total receipts for this election?: $27,550,445.44

Previously:

Campaign Finance: and there it is (October 22, 2016)

Campaign Finance: Eric Greitens (r) – 8 Day Before General Election

31 Monday Oct 2016

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Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

Eric Greitens’ (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign filed its 8 Day Before General Election campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission today:

C151053: Greitens For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Party Affiliation: Republican
4579 Laclede Ave #138
St Louis Mo 63108
Established Date: 02/24/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before General Election-11/8/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $2,716,601.34
Monetary Receipts + $9,394,708.00
Monetary Expenditures – $8,588,466.22
Contributions Made – $455,000.00
Other Disbursements – $59,164.19
Subtotal $292,077.59
Ending Money On Hand $3,008,678.93

[emphasis added]

That’s the money raised and expenditures from October 1st to October 27th.

$6,500,000.00 (up to and including October 27th) of that $9,394,708.00 came from one entity, a PAC. The same PAC contributed another $1,500,000.00 on October 29th, past the reporting deadline. We have no idea who wrote the checks to raise money for the contributing PAC. Other contributions include a different PAC contribution of $500,000.00, a personal contribution of $500,000.00, a personal contribution of $250,000.00 (from out of state) and a few other contributions in the $100,000.00 to $50,000.00 range.

That’s not particularly grassrootsie, but it does pay [pdf] for saturating the airwaves with banal ads.

Oh, and the total receipts for this election?: $17,847,731.00

Previously:

Campaign Finance: That transparency thing? (October 29, 2016)

Keep Calm and Carry On – 8 days to go

31 Monday Oct 2016

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Hillary Clinton [2016 file photo].

You all know what to do.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016

30 Sunday Oct 2016

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On Saturday afternoon Missouri Democrats held a get out the vote kickoff rally at Congressman Emanuel Cleaver’s campaign office in Kansas City. Several statewide office holders and candidates, local office holders and candidates, and approximately two hundred activists and volunteers were in attendance.

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D), speaking at a GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016.

Representative Emanuel Cleaver:

Also:

Judy Baker (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Jason Kander (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Chris Koster (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Russ Carnahan (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Mayor Sly James (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

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Trump Tricks for Treats

30 Sunday Oct 2016

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Campaign Finance: still propping them up – part 2

30 Sunday Oct 2016

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Caleb Rowden (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Caleb Rowden’s (r) campaign in the 19th Senate District:

C111215 10/29/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Citizens to Elect Mike Kehoe PO Box 105527 Jefferson City MO 65110 10/27/2016 $30,000.00

C111215 10/29/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Committee to Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 10/27/2016 $30,000.00

C111215 10/29/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102
10/27/2016 $50,000.00

C111215 10/29/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Central Missouri Senate Republican PAC PO Box 144 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/27/2016 $185,000.00

[emphasis added]

$295,000.00 in one day, right before the election. For a state senate seat. For a backbencher:

That’s a significant amount of money to promote a backbencher in the House with no significant legislative achievements (well, okay he thinks he does) to the Senate.

Update:

The propping up continues. Today:

C111215 10/30/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/28/2016 $300,000.00

[emphasis added]

Nothing exceeds like excess.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: still propping them up (October 9, 2016)

Mayor Sly James (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016

30 Sunday Oct 2016

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Kansas City Mayor Sly James (D), speaking at a GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016.

Kansas City Mayor Sly James:

After the rally.

Also:

Judy Baker (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Jason Kander (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Chris Koster (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Russ Carnahan (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Russ Carnahan (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016

30 Sunday Oct 2016

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Russ Carnahan (D), the party’s nominee for Lieutenant Governor, speaking at a GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016.

Russ Carnahan, the Democratic Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor:

Also:

Judy Baker (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Jason Kander (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Chris Koster (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Mayor Sly James (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Chris Koster (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016

30 Sunday Oct 2016

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Chris Koster, GOTV, governor, Kansas City, missouri

Attorney General Chris Koster (D), the party’s nominee for Governor, speaking at a GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016.

Chris Koster, the Democratic Party nominee for Governor:

(left to right) Judy Baker, Kansas City Mayor Sly James, Russ Carnahan, Secretary of State Jason Kander, Chris Koster, Jackson County Executive Frank White, Representative Emanuel Cleaver.

Also:

Judy Baker (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Jason Kander (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Russ Carnahan (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Mayor Sly James (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016 (October 30, 2016)

Jason Kander (D) – GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016

30 Sunday Oct 2016

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Secretary of State Jason Kander (D), the party’s nominee for the United States Senate, speaking at a GOTV kickoff rally in Kansas City – October 29, 2016.

Jason Kander, the Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Senate: