Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C232370 07/19/2024 Malek for Missouri Vivek Malek 800 Stone Bridge Springs Dr Wildwood MO 63005 State of Missouri Treasurer 7/18/2024 $550,000.00
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Just one voter, right?
The primary:
Certified Candidate List
2024 Primary ElectionState Treasurer
Republican
Name Mailing Address Random Number Date FiledCody Smith 1012 EUCLID BLVD CARTHAGE MO 64836 80 2/27/2024
Andrew Koenig 741 SHERWICK TERRACE MANCHESTER MO 63021 213 2/27/2024
Lori Rook 2832 S. INGRAM MILL RD. SUITE 100 SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 242 2/27/2024
Vivek Malek PO BOX 144 JEFFERSON CITY MO 65102 3/26/2024
Tina Goodrick 5102 MOCKINGBIRD LANE ST. JOSEPH MO 64506 3/26/2024
Karan Pujji 4441 BROWN RD BERKELEY MO 63134 3/26/2024
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So, the sitting State Treasurer waited until the last day to file, but had already contributed $700,000.00 to his own campaign at that point. How does that work? Drama? Will he, won’t he? He almost forgot? Just asking.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: a groundswell of grassroots support (April 2, 2023)
Campaign Finance: should be good enough for a million votes, minimum (September 30, 2023)
Campaign Finance: a drop in the bucket (January 4, 2024)