17 Monday Dec 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the Missouri republican state senate committee:
C071094 12/17/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Dealers Interested in Government PO Box 245 Jefferson City MO 65102 12/17/2018 $10,000.00
C071094 12/17/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Missouri REALTORS PAC Inc. PO Box 30635 Columbia MO 65205 12/17/2018 $7,500.00
[emphasis added]
They’ll always have all the money they’ll ever need.
14 Friday Dec 2018
Posted in campaign finance, Missouri Governor
Tags
campaign finance, governor, John Hancock, Mike Parson, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PACs, Rex Sinquefield
“One Ring Money to rule them all, One Ring Money to find them, One Ring Money to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.”
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC created to prop up governor Mike Parson (r):
C180490 12/14/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC DAVID L STEWARD PO BOX 1724 MARYLAND HEIGHTS MO 63043 WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY INC 12/14/2018 $100,000.00
C180490 12/14/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC REX SINQUEFIELD 244 BENT WALNUT WESTPHALIA MO 65085 RETIRED 12/14/2018 $150,000.00
C180490 12/14/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC KEVIN KNASEL ONE CLAYCHESTER DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63131 PMA HOLDINGS LLC 12/14/2018 $19,800.00
C180490 12/14/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC AMEREN MISSOURI PO BOX 66892 ST LOUIS MO 63166 12/14/2018 $25,000.00
C180490 12/14/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC SPIRE MISSOURI INC 700 MARKET ST ST LOUIS MO 63101 12/14/2018 $10,000.00
C180490 12/14/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC THE RENCO GROUP INC ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK NY 10020 12/14/2018 $25,000.00
C180490 12/14/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC MISSOURI MINING INVESTMENTS LLC 1530 S 2ND STREET ST LOUIS MO 63104 12/14/2018 $25,000.00
C180490 12/14/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC SUPPORTERS OF HEALTH RESEARCH & TREATMENTS PO BOX 11591 ST LOUIS MO 63105 12/14/2018 $22,400.00
Oh gee, while you’re at it why don’t you all just pile on?
Previously:
Campaign Finance: “Ash nazg durbatulûk…” (November 13, 2018)
13 Thursday Dec 2018
Posted in campaign finance
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campaign finance, governor, John Hancock, Mike Parson, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Uniting Missouri PAC
“One Ring Money to rule them all, One Ring Money to find them, One Ring Money to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.”
Via the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C180490: Uniting Missouri Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
Po Box 444
Farmington Mo 63640
Established Date: 06/29/2018
[….]
C091068 08/19/2018 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Uniting Missouri PAC PO Box 444 Farmington MO 63640 8/18/2018 $50,000.00
C071094 10/23/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Uniting Missouri PAC PO Box 444 Farmington MO 63640 10/23/2018 $25,000.00
That’s it. One sided.
Uniting? Uniting what?
C180490: Uniting Missouri Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
[….]
Information Reported On: 2018 – 30 Day After General Election-11/6/2018
Beginning Money on Hand $384,921.24
Monetary Receipts + $227,801.00
Monetary Expenditures – $31,014.38
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $196,786.62
Ending Money On Hand $581,707.86
Holy @#%$, that’s a lot of money.
And since election day, where’s the money coming from?:
C180490 11/13/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC GOLD RUSH AMUSEMENTS INC 5277 TRILLIUM BLVD HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60192 11/12/2018 $10,000.00
C180490 11/13/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC AMEREN MISSOURI PO BOX 66892 ST LOUIS MO 63166 11/12/2018 $10,000.00
C180490 11/28/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC COLLINSVILLE ACQUISITIONS INC 8025 FORSYTH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63105 11/28/2018 $7,200.00
C180490 11/28/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC KP CHARLOTTE LLC 8025 FORSYTH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63105 11/28/2018 $30,000.00
C180490 12/06/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC BRIAN AND BARABARA SATTERTHWAITE 3108 SUMMIT VIEW PLACE DRIVE WILDWOOD MO 63038 BRINKMANN CONSTRUCTORS 12/6/2018 $6,000.00
C180490 12/11/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC ROY PFAUTCH 62 PORTLAND PL ST LOUIS MO 63108 CIVIC SERVICE INC 12/10/2018 $22,400.00
C180490 12/11/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC MISSOURI REALTORS PAC INC PO BOX 30635 COLUMBIA MO 65205 12/10/2018 $6,000.00
C180490 12/12/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC GREG HOBEROCK 500 BRAEBURN CT WASHINGTON MO 63090 HTH COMPANIES CEO 12/12/2018 $25,000.00
[emphasis added]
There’s a trend in there somewhere.
What, nothing from organized labor?
Who [pdf], again?:
Outside groups dominate spending in Missouri campaigns with dark-money donations
…A PAC called Uniting Missouri was established this summer to support Gov. Mike Parson, who took over the state’s top job on June 1 after Gov. Eric Greitens’ resignation…
[….]
…Uniting Missouri raised $225,000 in July. More than half of that money came from clients of lobbyist Steve Tilley, a friend and longtime political adviser to Parson.
John Hancock, a former Missouri GOP chairman who is running Uniting Missouri, said that because contribution limits aren’t going away, candidates have no choice but to form these PACs…
$581,707.86 and rising. Uniting what again?
10 Monday Dec 2018
Posted in campaign finance
The 30 Day After General Election campaign finance reports are in at the Missouri Ethics Commission. For Saundra McDowell, the unsuccessful republican candidate for State Auditor:
C171374: Saundramcdowellformissouri.Com
Committee Type: Candidate
3854 South Ave
Springfield Mo 65807
Party Affiliation: Republican
Established Date: 12/06/2017Information Reported On: 2018 – 30 Day After General Election-11/6/2018 And Termination
Beginning Money on Hand $24,027.47
Monetary Receipts + $3,487.76
Monetary Expenditures – $22,257.93
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $5,257.30
Subtotal ($24,027.47)
Ending Money On Hand $0.00
[emphasis added]
Why, that’s perfectly balanced.
A few details from the report [pdf]:
Missouri Ethics Commission
REPORT SUMMARY
SaundraMcDowellForMissouri.com 12/6/20188. Total All Receipts This Election (Sum 1B + 7A) $84,586.33
14. Total Expenditures This Election (Sum 9B + 13A) $61,274.40
For a statewide race.
Some of the expenditures:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
SaundraMcDowellForMissouri.com 12/6/2018BRS CPAs & Advisors 3854 South Avenue Springfield MO 65807 12/1/2018 Accounting & Record Keeping $5,000.00
Donahue 11205 Helber Rd Logan OH 43138 10/30/2018 Yard Signs $1,090.98
Zimmer Radio 3215 Lemone Industrial Blvd Suite 200 Columbia MO 65201 11/1/2018 Radio Ads $2,022.00
The Cass Gazette 204 Ella St. Belton MO 64012 11/7/2018 Advertising $713.79
Cumulus Media-Kansas City 3671 Momentum Place Chicago IL 60689 11/8/2018 Advertising $960.00
Hillbilly Holler 775 N Eagle Ave Norwood MO 65717 10/31/2018 TShirt purchase $728.55
BRS CPAs & Advisors 3854 South Avenue Springfield MO 65807 12/3/2018 Accounting & Record Keeping $1,250.00
Jake Silverman 1831 Sullivan Pointe Drive Wildwood MO 63011 12/6/2018 Political advisory consultant $4,500.00
BMW of Columbia 1900 Interstate 70Dr SW Columbia MO 65203 12/6/2018 Auto repairs $2,145.11
T-shirts and yard signs are old school. Close to 10% of the total campaign expenditures on “Accounting & Record Keeping”? That’s ironic in a State Auditor campaign – no matter how you look at it. Auto repairs – at a BMW dealership?
“…That should be good for about a million votes from the base.” – Show Me Progress, October 30, 2018
The election results, via the Missouri Secretary of State web site:
State of Missouri – General Election, November 06, 2018
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on November 30, 2018State Auditor
3256 of 3256 Precincts ReportedSaundra McDowell Republican 1,070,701 44.614%
Nicole Galloway Democratic 1,209,881 50.413%
Sean O’Toole Libertarian 51,304 2.138%
Don Fitz Green 17,106 0.713%
Jacob Luetkemeyer Constitution 50,951 2.123%
Arnie C. AC Dienoff Write-in 4 0.000%Total Votes: 2,399,947
[emphasis added]
Just over a million votes. That’s an interesting addition to the equation of American electoral politics.
Previously:
How not to run for State Auditor (October 6, 2018)
Campaign Finance: on a roll (October 13, 2018)
Campaign Finance: State Auditor – 8 days before the general election (October 30, 2018)
Defeated Republican challenger for State Auditor raises $67,227.81, gets 1,060,066 votes (November 7, 2018)
10 Monday Dec 2018
Posted in campaign finance
State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) [2018 file photo].
The 30 Day After General Election campaign finance reports are in at the Missouri Ethics Commission. For State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D):
C111091: Nicole Galloway For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 11723
St Louis Mo 63105
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Established Date: 04/20/2011
[….]
Information Reported On: 2018 – 30 Day After General Election-11/6/2018
Beginning Money on Hand $546,497.80
Monetary Receipts + $126,390.85
Monetary Expenditures – $613,346.78
Contributions Made – $2,500.00
Other Disbursements – $20,000.00
Subtotal ($509,455.93)
Ending Money On Hand $37,041.87
[emphasis added]
If you’ve got it, spend it. There is no tomorrow after election day.
A few details from the report [pdf]:
Missouri Ethics Commission
REPORT SUMMARY
Nicole Galloway for Missouri 12/6/201814. Total Expenditures This Election (Sum 9B + 13A) $2,181,107.42
That’s a lot of money, but it was a statewide race.
Some of the expenditures:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
Nicole Galloway For Missouri 12/6/2018Sway 4350 E West Hwy Bethesda MD 20814-4410 10/30/2018 Media production $9,185.00
Buying Time, LLC 650 Massachusetts Ave NW Ste 210 Washington DC 20001-3728 10/30/2018 Media buy $40,000.00
Buying Time, LLC 650 Massachusetts Ave NW Ste 210 Washington DC 20001-3728 11/1/2018 Media buy $36,474.00
Sway 4350 E West Hwy Bethesda MD 20814-4410 11/5/2018 Media production $1,500.00
Buying Time, LLC 650 Massachusetts Ave NW Ste 210 Washington DC 20001-3728 10/26/2018 Media Buy $482,245.00
A1 Party and Events 211 Peach Way Columbia MO 65203-4905 11/7/2018 Election night event $157.10
Yeah, statewide media is expensive.
The election results, via the Missouri Secretary of State web site:
State of Missouri – General Election, November 06, 2018
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on November 30, 2018State Auditor
3256 of 3256 Precincts ReportedSaundra McDowell Republican 1,070,701 44.614%
Nicole Galloway Democratic 1,209,881 50.413%
Sean O’Toole Libertarian 51,304 2.138%
Don Fitz Green 17,106 0.713%
Jacob Luetkemeyer Constitution 50,951 2.123%
Arnie C. AC Dienoff Write-in 4 0.000%Total Votes: 2,399,947
$2,181,107.42 spent – 1,209,881 votes. Okay. That’s relatively inexpensive when compared with what was spent on the U.S. Senate race.
06 Thursday Dec 2018
Posted in campaign finance, Resist
Tags
campaign finance, campaign finance reform, CLEAN Missouri, lobbying reform, Missouri Ethics Commission, redistricting reform, Resist
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for CLEAN Missouri:
C161298 12/06/2018 CLEAN Missouri Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter Action 2725 Clifton Ave St Louis MO 63139 12/6/2018 $399,344.76
C161298 12/06/2018 CLEAN Missouri Sierra Club 2101 Webster St Suite 1300 Oakland CA 94612 12/6/2018 $6,999.67
[emphasis added]
$399,344.76. Dayam. These folk are serious.
So are the forces of dark money in politics.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)
Pass the dutchie from the right hand side… (November 29, 2018)
Campaign Finance: the work is never done (December 5, 2018)
05 Wednesday Dec 2018
Posted in campaign finance, Resist
Tags
missouri, campaign finance, campaign finance reform, Amendment 1, Resist, lobbying reform, redistricting reform, CLEAN Missouri
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C161298 12/05/2018 CLEAN Missouri Action Now Initiative 1717 West Loop S Houston TX 77027 12/4/2018 $36,000.00
[emphasis added]
Because the forces of dark money in politics never rest.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)
Pass the dutchie from the right hand side… (November 29, 2018)
02 Sunday Dec 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
campaign finance, House Republican Campaign Committee, HRCC, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the HRCC:
C091068 12/02/2018 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Kansas City Power & Light Co PO 418679 Kansas City MO 64141 11/30/2018 $10,000.00
Another nice, round number. Well, the same one.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: restocking the shelves (November 28, 2018)
Campaign Finance: restocking republican committee coffers (November 30, 2018)
30 Friday Nov 2018
Tags
campaign finance, House Republican Campaign Committee, HRCC, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Missouri Senate Campaign Committee
The past few days at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C091068 11/28/2018 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Gold Rush Amusements Inc 5277 Trillium Blvd Hoffman Estates IL 60192 11/27/2018 $10,000.00
C091068 11/28/2018 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Timothy Drury 15 Squires Lane Huntleigh MO 63131 Drury Development Corporation Executive 11/27/2018 $10,000.00
[emphasis added]
C071094 11/30/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE CFM Insurance PO Box 968 Concordia MO 64020 11/30/2018 $10,000.00
C071094 11/30/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE The Doe Run Company 1801 Park 270 Drive St Louis MO 63146 11/30/2018 $10,000.00
[emphasis added]
They’ll always have all the money they’ll ever need. In nice, round numbers.
The result:
The distribution of votes (statewide) by party for the Missouri House of Representatives – November 2018
The distribution of seats by party in the Missouri House of Representatives – 2019 Session
Previously:
Gerrymander (November 16, 2018)
Gerrymander – illustrated (November 17, 2018)
Campaign Finance: restocking the shelves (November 28, 2018)
29 Thursday Nov 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
campaign finance, campaign finance reform, CLEAN Missouri, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, right wingnuts
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C180099 11/28/2018 Advance Missouri Missouri Alliance for Freedom 7509 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway Ste 300 Kansas City MO 64153 11/27/2018 $47,000.00
[emphasis added]
Yesterday via Twitter:
Sean Soendker Nicholson @ssnich
$47k today moved to one of the anti-@CleanMissouri committees through @MissouriFreedom.In last report, group was $154k in debt — mostly to legal team led by @EricGreitens’ impeachment lobbyist. #moleg
[….]
4:12 PM – 28 Nov 2018
Well, okay.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)
