The quarterly campaign finance reports are due in at the Missouri Ethics Commission. It’s been a very quiet fundraising period for Attorney General Josh Hawley (r).

C151132: Hawley For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Party Affiliation: Republican
Po Box 1073
Columbia Mo 65205
Established Date: 07/23/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2017 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $1,068,053.22
Monetary Receipts + $14,330.00
Monetary Expenditures – $85,992.23
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($71,662.23)
Ending Money On Hand $996,390.99

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Not much coming in:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
Hawley For Missouri [pdf] 7/17/2017
[….]
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $430.00
[….]

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And this:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
Hawley For Missouri 7/17/2017

William Darr PO Box 4087 Springfield MO 65808 American Dehydrated Foods — Chairperson 4/12/2017 $200.00
Douglas Albrecht 16 Upper Ladue Rd St. Louis MO 63124 Bodley Group — Executive 4/21/2017 $2,500.00
Anne Albrecht 16 Upper Ladue Rd Saint Louis MO 63124 Homemaker — Homemaker 4/21/2017 $2,500.00
Mark Gardner 4805 S National Ave Ste 300 Springfield MO 65810 Gardner Capital — Principal 5/19/2017 $2,600.00
Sharon Hayes PO Box 557 Saint Albans MO 63073 Retired — Retired 5/29/2017 $100.00
William Darr PO Box 4087 Springfield MO 65808 American Dehydrated Foods — Chairperson 6/12/2017 $100.00
Charles Shields 47 SE Erin Ct St Josephy MO 64507 Truman Medical Center — CEO 6/12/2017 $200.00
Philip Melugin 3033 S Kansas Express Way Springfield MO 65807 Phoenix Home Care — Healthcare 6/27/2017 $2,600.00
Kimberly Melugin 5853 S Northern Ridge Rd Springfield MO 65810 Phoenix Home Care — Bookkeeper 6/27/2017 $2,600.00
William Kilroy 817 West 61st Terrace Kansas City MO 64113 Polsinelli PC — Attorney 6/30/2017 $500.00

That’s it. You think everyone else is saving it up for a U.S. Senate race? Just asking.

Some of the expenditures:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
Hawley For Missouri 7/17/2017

Mine Creek Strategies 7909 Falmouth St Prairie Village KS 66208 4/6/2017 Communications Retainer $3,000.00
On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 4/6/2017 Media Production Fees $2,898.00
First Tuesday 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 4/10/2017 Media Consulting $5,000.00
Spark Promotions 3633 Prescoott Dr Columbia MO 65201 4/10/2017 Advertising $1,982.50

First Tuesday 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 5/1/2017 Media Consulting & Reim. Exp – See Form CD-8 $6,732.09
Mine Creek Strategies 7909 Falmouth St Prairie Village KS 66208 5/4/2017 Communications Retainer $3,000.00
On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 5/4/2017 Reimbursed Expenses – See Form CD-8 $1,506.57
On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 5/17/2017 Media Production Fees $5,216.97

First Tuesday 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/2/2017 Media Consulting $5,000.00
Mine Creek Strategies 7909 Falmouth St Prairie Village KS 66208 6/2/2017 Communications Retainer $3,000.00

On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/2/2017 Reimbursed Expenses – See Form CD-8 $1,118.20
On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/15/2017 Media Production Fees $15,000.00

On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/27/2017 Media Buys $4,850.00
Spark Promotions 3633 Prescoott Dr Columbia MO 65201 6/27/2017 Advertising $906.49

First Tuesday 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/30/2017 Media Consulting $5,000.00
On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/30/2017 Reimbursed Expenses – See Form CD-8 $1,307.59
First Tuesday 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/30/2017 Reimbursed Expenses – See Form CD-8 $691.10

That’s a lot of media. Running for something? Just curious.

Previously:

Attorney General Josh Hawley (r) – April 2017 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report (April 20, 2017)

Josh Hawley (r): well, maybe (July 11, 2017)