Quarterly campaign finance reports were due in at 5:00 p.m. today at the Missouri Ethics Commission. Former Governor (yes, he resigned) Eric Greitens (r) had a campaign committee with a balance of several million dollars. The committee still has a substantial balance, but it did spend a lot of money this past quarter. The summary:

C151053: Greitens For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 144
Jefferson City Mo 65102
Party Affiliation: Republican
Established Date: 02/24/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2018 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $2,512,422.15
Monetary Receipts + $2,330,030.96
Monetary Expenditures – $1,362,637.00
Contributions Made – $700.00
Other Disbursements – $2,331,352.88
Subtotal ($1,364,658.92)
Ending Money On Hand $1,147,763.23

Let’s look at some of the expenditures:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
7/16/2018 Greitens For Missouri

Victory Phones 190 Monroe Ave NW 5th Floor Grand Rapids MI 49503 4/7/2018 Statewide Survey $3,250.00
Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 4/7/2018 Media Production $6,740.00
Bask Digital Media 225 Broadway Suite 420 San Diego CA 92101 4/11/2018 Digital Media Services $20,000.00

Chalmers Burch & Adams LLC 5805 State Bridge Road #G77 Johns Creek GA 30097 4/18/2018 Legal fees $13,892.50
Bask Digital Media 225 Broadway Suite 420 San Diego CA 92101 4/18/2018 Digital Media Services $15,000.00
Graves Garrett LLC 1100 Main Street Suite 2700 Kansas City MO 64105 4/26/2018 Legal fees $12,374.95
Husch Blackwell LLP 235 E High Street PO Box 1251 Jefferson City MO 65101 4/26/2018 Legal fees $27,685.70

Jimmy Soni 397 Degraw St Brooklyn NY 11231 5/2/2018 Communications Services $30,000.00
Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 5/10/2018 Media Production $12,790.00
Chalmers Burch & Adams LLC 5805 State Bridge Road #G77 Johns Creek GA 30097 5/15/2018 Legal fees $10,991.13
Bask Digital Media 225 Broadway Suite 420 San Diego CA 92101 5/22/2018 Digital Media Services $75,000.00

Target Enterprises 15260 Ventura Blvd Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 5/22/2018 Advertising $509,431.50
Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 5/25/2018 Media Production $5,215.00
Husch Blackwell LLP 235 E High Street PO Box 1251 Jefferson City MO 65101 5/25/2018 Legal fees $46,199.20
Jimmy Soni 397 Degraw St Brooklyn NY 11231 5/31/2018 Communications Services $10,000.00

Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 6/15/2018 Media Production $13,615.00
Chalmers Burch & Adams LLC 5805 State Bridge Road #G77 Johns Creek GA 30097 6/15/2018 Legal fees $21,850.00
Husch Blackwell LLP 235 E High Street PO Box 1251 Jefferson City MO 65101 6/15/2018 Legal fees $477,392.94
Jimmy Soni 397 Degraw St Brooklyn NY 11231 6/20/2018 Communications Services $8,000.00
Jimmy Soni 397 Degraw St Brooklyn NY 11231 6/30/2018 Communications Services $10,000.00

There you have it, Eric Greitens’ (r) career in politics in a nutshell – public relations, advertising, and legal fees.

Thus endeth the lesson.

Previously:

Oh, my. (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 2 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 3 (January 11, 2018)

אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים and *IOKIYAR (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 4 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 5 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 6 (January 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): not exactly a ringing endorsement (January 12, 2018)

Gov. Eric Greitens (r): piping (January 16, 2018)

Oh, my – part 7 (January 16, 2018)

Waiting… (January 19, 2018)

Oh, my – part 8 (January 29, 2018)

The unanswered question (February 8, 2018)

RSMo § 565.252 (February 22, 2018)

Well, you were the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 22, 2018)

Well, he was the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 23, 2018)

A few words of advice (February 26, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) and the House – pass the popcorn (March 6, 2018)

Oh, my – part 9 (March 6, 2018)

“That’s not how you spell bare.” (March 7, 2018)

It’s their world, the rest of us only get to live in it (April 8, 2018)

The popcorn is ready (April 10, 2018)

The Report (April 11, 2018)

Call it what it is (April 11, 2018)

Go away, asshole. (April 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r-21): impeach Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Getting ironical about Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Standing ovation (April 14, 2018)

Quid pro quo (April 16, 2018)

It’s a fine mess he’s gotten himself into… (April 17, 2018)

Really, just go away… (April 17, 2018)

HR 6783: Impeachment (April 18, 2018)

Unhinged (April 19, 2018)

Really unhinged (April 19, 2019)

Seriously, just go away already… (April 20, 2018)

He doth protest too much, methinks… (April 20, 2018)

No, Chuck Raasch, nobody’s giving Eric Greitens’ scandals short shrift (April 22, 2018)

Does somebody want to tell them? (April 25, 2018)

Our life on the “D List” (April 30, 2018)

The Report – supplement (May 1, 2018)

HR 7432: Impeachment (May 1, 2018)

The second report (May 2, 2018)

Rep. Gina Mitten (D): shining a light in the dark money campaign finance neighborhood (May 2, 2018)

The process begins (May 4, 2018)

The Petition for a Special Session of the General Assembly to consider “disciplinary actions against Governor Eric R. Greitens” (May 4, 2018)

Campaign Finance: in the news (May 6, 2018)

Oxford coma (May 7, 2018)

A definition (May 13, 2018)

Felony invasion of privacy case against Eric Greitens (r) dropped (May 14, 2018)

“So far, so good…” (May 14, 2018)

Jean Peters Baker appointed as special prosecutor in Greitens (r) case (May 21, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – transcript of witness deposition – cross examination (May 23, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – transcript of witness deposition – on Koster and Greitens (May 22, 2018)

HR 2: Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – the process for impeachment (May 22, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – Scott Faughn (May 23, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – not going to allow “cherry picking” (May 25, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – Michael Hafner (May 29, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) resigns as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

Senator Jill Schupp (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

Statement by Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

Representative Stacey Newman (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D): about those legal bills for Eric Greitens (r) submitted to the state… (June 9, 2018)