Earlier this week at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C171152 06/13/2017 Mantovani For STL Mark Mantovani 19 Dromara Road St Louis MO 63124 Executive 6/13/2017 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

What do you know? Instant campaign. For what?

C171152: Mantovani For Stl
Committee Type: Exploratory
[….]
Established Date: 06/01/2017
[….]

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No elective office or party affiliation indicated.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C171152 06/16/2017 Mantovani For STL Jerome Schlichter 32 Portland Place St Louis MO 63108 Schlichter Bogard & Denton Attorney 6/16/2017 $15,000.00

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Evidently it’s something in St. Louis.