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Campaign Finance: because working people hold a disproportionate share of America’s wealth

21 Thursday Jun 2018

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a PAC supporting the anti-worker “right to get paid less” initiative:

C180291 06/21/2018 Missourians For Freedom To Work David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products President/CEO 6/21/2018 $100,000.00

[emphasis added]

You think that one’s a grassroots contribution? Just asking.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: they left off the last part (May 19, 2018)

Campaign Finance: Why are we not surprised? (May 31, 2018)

Campaign Finance: advocating for your right to get paid less (June 15, 2018)

Campaign Finance: advocating for your right to get paid less

15 Friday Jun 2018

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for advocates of “right to get paid less”:

C180291 06/15/2018 Missourians For Freedom To Work The National Right to Work Committee 8001 Braddock Rd Ste 500 Springfield VA 22151 6/15/2018 $200,000.00

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Now “Missourians for Freedom” has at least $400,000.00.

They have money. There are more of us than there are of them.

….The National Right to Work Committee (NRTWC), the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation (NRTWLDF), and the National Institute for Labor Relations Research are a related group of nonprofits that have been the national leaders in the effort to destroy public and private sector unions by pushing anti-union legislation at the state and federal level and by bringing lawsuits, such as the 2014 Harris vs. Quinn pending in the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2012, the three groups combined reported over $25 million in revenue.[1] NRTWC reported $11,071,587 in revenue in 2013.

While the NRTWC claims to be a “nonpartisan, single-purpose citizens’ organization,” a Center for Responsive Politics analysis on the National Right to Work Committee PAC shows that 100% of its political contributions have gone to Republicans….

At the Federal Election Commission:

Committee name: THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PAC
Mailing address: 8001 BRADDOCK ROAD
NORTH SPRINGFIELD, VA 221512110
Treasurer: MOURAD, GREGORY W. MR.
Committee type: PAC – Qualified
Committee designation: Unauthorized

Well, that’s the same address.

Where else have they contributed money?:

THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PAC JUDGE ROY MOORE FOR US SENATE AL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION 11/01/2017 $5,000.00

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THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PAC VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS MO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION 09/26/2017 $500.00

Interesting company. Alrighty then.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: they left off the last part (May 19, 2018)

Campaign Finance: Why are we not surprised? (May 31, 2018)

Campaign Finance: brick by brick

12 Tuesday Jun 2018

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the working people opposed to “right to get paid less”:

C171127 06/12/2018 We Are Missouri International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Administrative Account 620 F Street NW Washington DC 20004 6/11/2018 $50,000.00

C171127 06/12/2018 We Are Missouri BAC Administrative District Council of Eastern Missouri 2000 Market St St Louis MO 63103 6/11/2018 $50,000.00

C171127 06/12/2018 We Are Missouri Iron Workers Local Union No. 10 Target Account 1000 E. 10th St Kansas City MO 64106 6/11/2018 $100,000.00

C171127 06/12/2018 We Are Missouri Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local Union No. 36 Political Education Account 2319 Chouteau Ave Suite 100 St Louis MO 63103 6/11/2018 $110,000.00

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The working people who built Missouri.

Update:

And…

C171127 06/12/2018 We Are Missouri Bridge & Structural Iron Workers Local No. 396 Target Account 2500 59th St St Louis MO 63110 6/11/2018 $100,000.00

[emphasis added]

Previously:

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action (March 11, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 2 (March 15, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 3 (March 16, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they’re really serious (April 6, 2018)

Campaign Finance: that’s definitely more from fair (April 26, 2018)

Campaign Finance: from the folks that brought you the weekend (June 5, 2018)

Campaign Finance: Yes, we are. (June 6, 2018)

Campaign Finance: The Teamsters don’t @^&% around. (June 7, 2018)

Campaign Finance: recharging

11 Monday Jun 2018

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At the Missouri Ethics Commission for the republican senate campaign committee:

C071094 06/07/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Friends of Wayne Wallingford 217 NW End Blvd Cape Girardeau MO 63701 6/6/2018 $12,500.00

C071094 06/11/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Leggett & Platt Inc PO Box 757 Carthage MO 64836 6/10/2018 $25,000.00

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Well, they did spend a lot of money. It didn’t quite work out the way they wanted.

Campaign Finance: The Teamsters don’t @^&% around.

07 Thursday Jun 2018

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Heh. Working people.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the fight against “right to get paid less”:

C171127 06/07/2018 We Are Missouri International Brotherhood of Teamsters 25 Louisiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001 6/7/2018 $1,000,000.00

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Bam!

Previously:

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action (March 11, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 2 (March 15, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 3 (March 16, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they’re really serious (April 6, 2018)

Campaign Finance: that’s definitely more from fair (April 26, 2018)

Campaign Finance: from the folks that brought you the weekend (June 5, 2018)

Campaign Finance: Yes, we are. (June 6, 2018)

In the shadows

07 Thursday Jun 2018

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A Dark Missouri.

Columbia Tribune @columbiatribune
The Missouri House committee investigating former Gov. Eric Greitens has dropped its subpoena for records related to his campaign and pro-Greitens political organization A New Missouri.
[….]
10:53 PM – 6 Jun 2018

Again, the darkness triumphs.

#FollowTheMoney

Campaign Finance: Yes, we are.

06 Wednesday Jun 2018

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the campaign against “right to get paid less”:

C171127 06/05/2018 We Are Missouri Missouri AFL-CIO General Fund 227 Jefferson St Jefferson City MO 65101 6/5/2018
$103,324.00

C171127 06/05/2018 We Are Missouri International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union NO. 1 AFL-CIO 5850 Elizabeth Ave St Louis MO 63110 6/5/2018 $6,000.00

[emphasis added]

Indeed, we are.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action (March 11, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 2 (March 15, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 3 (March 16, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they’re really serious (April 6, 2018)

Campaign Finance: that’s definitely more from fair (April 26, 2018)

Campaign Finance: from the folks that brought you the weekend (June 5, 2018)

Campaign Finance: at the last minute

05 Tuesday Jun 2018

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There is a special election in the 17th Senate District today to fill the vacancy due to Ryan Silvey’s (R) gubernatorial appointment to the Missouri Public Service Commission. The candidates are Representative Lauren Arthur (D) and Representative Kevin Corlew (R).

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission, for the republican state senate campaign committee:

C071094 06/05/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Eigel For Missouri PO Box 28 St Peters MO 63376 6/4/2018 $5,001.00

C071094 06/05/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Citizens for Hoskins PO Box 118 Warrensburg MO 64093 6/4/2018 $5,001.00

C071094 06/05/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Citizens for Ed Emery PO Box 123 Lamar MO 64759 6/4/2018
$18,000.00

And, they also filed a 24 hour expenditure report today:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
6/5/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE [pdf]

American Viewpoint Inc 1199 North Fairfax St Suite 808 Alexandria VA 22314 6/4/2018 Survey $9,300.00

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For who?:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION DIRECT EXPENDITURE REPORT
6/5/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

Kevin Corlew PO Box 28443 Kansas City MO 64188 State Senate [support] 6/4/2018 $9,300.00

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We’ll see tonight if all those nasty fear/immigrant attack ads worked.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: About that June 5th special election? (May 28, 2018)

Lauren Arthur (D): in the 17th Senate District special election (May 29, 2018)

Campaign Finance: 8 day reports in the 17th Senate District special election (May 30, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they’re paying for it (June 2, 2018)

Campaign Finance: from the folks that brought you the weekend

05 Tuesday Jun 2018

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Organized working people. They do that.

At the Missouri Ethics Commission, for opponents of “right to get paid less”:

C171127 06/03/2018 We Are Missouri United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC 1775 K Street, NW Washington DC 20006 6/1/2018 $150,000.00

C171127 06/03/2018 We Are Missouri Committee to Protect MO Families 1401 Hampton Ave St Louis MO 63139 6/2/2018
$34,660.00

C171127 06/03/2018 We Are Missouri American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations 815 16th St NW Washington DC 20006 6/2/2018 $11,955.78

[emphasis added]

There’s a lot of work to do.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action (March 11, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 2 (March 15, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 3 (March 16, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they’re really serious (April 6, 2018)

Campaign Finance: that’s definitely more from fair (April 26, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they’re paying for it

02 Saturday Jun 2018

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The republican Missouri Senate Campaign Committee is paying for a run of fear/immigrant attack ads in the Kansas City media market with formulaic sinister voiceovers, dreary music, and dark images of the Democratic Party candidate in the 17th Senate District, Lauren Arthur. The republican candidate, and the beneficiary of the ads, is Kevin Corlew. The special election will take place on Tuesday, June 5th.

Who is helping pay for all that? Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C071094 06/01/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Friends of Sandy Crawford PO Box 332 Buffalo MO 65622 5/31/2018 $5,001.00

C071094 06/01/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Kansas City Missouri Republican Senate PAC PO Box 144 Jefferson City MO 65102 5/31/2018 $70,000.00

C071094 06/01/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Eastern Missouri Senate PAC 3220 West Edgewood Ste E Jefferson City MO 65109 5/31/2018 $95,000.00

C071094 06/01/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Friends of Mike Cunningham 515 Landslide Rd Rogersville MO 65742 6/1/2018 $10,000.00

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More on what they’re paying for, in a series of 24 hour expenditure reports from the republican Missouri Senate Campaign Committee:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
5/30/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE [pdf]

Patrick Media PO Box 317 Marshfield MO 65703 5/29/2018 Media Placement $154,915.25
Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Ste 85 Kansas City MO 64116 5/29/2018 Media Buy $25,000.00
Patrick Media PO Box 317 Marshfield MO 65703 5/29/2018 Media Placement $32,612.65
Remington Research Group 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Suite 85 Kansas City MO 64116 5/29/2018 Survey $3,000.00

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
5/31/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE [pdf]

Patrick Media PO Box 317 Marshfield MO 65703 5/30/2018 Media Placement $37,649.25
Remington Research Group 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Suite 85 Kansas City MO 64116 5/30/2018 Polling $7,200.00

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
6/1/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE [pdf]

Patrick Media PO Box 317 Marshfield MO 65703 5/31/2018 Media Placement $42,345.25
Patrick Media PO Box 317 Marshfield MO 65703 6/1/2018 Media Placement $91,990.00
Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Parkway Suite 85 Kansas City MO 64116 6/1/2018 Digital Advertising $6,120.00

Almost magically, these republican campaign committees seem to always have all the money they’ll ever need.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: About that June 5th special election? (May 28, 2018)

Lauren Arthur (D): in the 17th Senate District special election (May 29, 2018)

Campaign Finance: 8 day reports in the 17th Senate District special election (May 30, 2018)