16 Friday Aug 2019
Posted in campaign finance
“Every time Rex Sinquefield signs a check a twenty-something campaign consultant gets their wings…”
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C101046 08/15/2019 Missouri Club for Growth Political Action Committee Rex Sinquefield 224 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 8/14/2019 $150,000.00
[emphasis added]
In the old days that would have been enough money for a blimp.
07 Wednesday Aug 2019
Posted in campaign finance, social media
To assert or imply otherwise you’ve got to be a disingenuous hack or an idiot. Take your pick.
Yesterday, from a right winger:
Erick Erickson @EWErickson
This is why political donations should no longer be made public. The left is weaponizing transparency to ensure donors to their political opponents are harassed, boycotted, or worse.
[….]
1:56 PM · Aug 6, 2019
A right wingnut hack and an idiot.
In the twelve years we’ve been covering politics here at Show Me Progress, from day one, we’ve covered campaign contributions. Twelve years ago:
They’re public records. Period.
04 Sunday Aug 2019
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C091068 08/04/2019 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc HCA Missouri Good Government Fund 101 E. High St. P.O. Box 305 Jefferson City MO 65102 8/3/2019 $10,000.00
C091068 08/04/2019 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc CFM Insurance, Inc. P.O. Box 968 Concordia MO 64020
8/3/2019 $15,000.00C091068 08/04/2019 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Dealers Interested in Government P.O. Box 245 Jefferson City MO 65102 8/3/2019 $15,000.00
C091068 08/04/2019 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc AGC of MO PAC 6330 Knox Industrial Dr. Saint Louis MO 63139 8/3/2019 $10,000.00
C091068 08/04/2019 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc MOSFA PAC INC 121 Madison St. Jefferson City MO 65101 8/3/2019 $10,000.00
C091068 08/04/2019 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc FEAPAC of Missouri 7340 W. Memorial Oklahoma City OK 73142 8/3/2019 $10,000.00
27 Saturday Jul 2019
Posted in campaign finance
This past week at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a very well off republican oriented PAC:
C180490 07/25/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC CFM INSURANCE PO BOX 968 CONCORDIA MO 64020 7/24/2019 $10,000.00
C180490 07/26/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITY 2301 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64108 7/25/2019 $25,000.00
C180490 07/26/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC GARY J GREWE 9109 WATSON ROAD 4TH FLOOR ST LOUIS MO 63126 GJ GREWE INC 7/26/2019 $10,000.00
[emphasis added]
Somebody’s really happy.
Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].
Previously:
Campaign Finance: they intend to make the rubble bounce (June 11, 2019)
Campaign Finance: For what now? (June 21, 2019)
Campaign Finance: For who and what now? (June 27, 2019)
23 Tuesday Jul 2019
Posted in campaign finance
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C180686 07/22/2019 Van Kelly For Missouri Van Kelly RR 72 Box 518 Norwood MO 65717 Self Employed Farmer 7/22/2019 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
That’s one way to do it.
C180686: Van Kelly For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 668
Mountain Grove Mo 65711
Party Affiliation: Republican
Established Date: 11/02/2018
[….]
Election History
Election Outcome Political Office
8/4/2020 Primary Election State Senator District 33 Missouri State Senate
C180686: Van Kelly For Missouri
[….]
Information Reported On: 2019 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $364.50
Monetary Receipts + $2,500.00
Monetary Expenditures – $0.00
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $2,015.00
Subtotal $485.00
Ending Money On Hand $849.50
Alrighty then.
17 Wednesday Jul 2019
Posted in Missouri Governor
Someone is running for governor again. In 2020.
Former Governor Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].
At the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C151053: Greitens For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 144
Jefferson City Mo 65102
Party Affiliation: Republican
Established Date: 02/24/2015
[….]
Candidate Eric Greitens
TreasurerJack Neyens
Po Box 144
Jefferson City Mo 65102
[….]
Election HistoryElection Outcome Political Office
8/4/2020 Primary Election Governor Office of the Governor
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: 2019 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $737,084.16
Monetary Receipts + $1,053.16
Monetary Expenditures – $33,447.93
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $295.38
Subtotal ($32,690.15)
Ending Money On Hand $704,394.01
A candidate can do a lot of damage with that kind of money.
11 Thursday Jul 2019
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C190777 07/11/2019 Unite STL Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 7/9/2019 $180,366.34
C190777 07/11/2019 Unite STL Pelopidas, LLC 1034 South Brentwood Blvd. Saint Louis MO 63117 7/11/2019 $66,265.07
[emphasis added]
Doesn’t anyone just give $250,000.00 anymore?
03 Wednesday Jul 2019
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
campaign finance, CLEAN Missouri, gerrymandering, Herzog, initiative, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, Redistricting
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC supporting repeal of the redistricting reform in CLEAN Missouri that voters overwhelmingly approved last November:
C180700 07/03/2019 Fair Missouri Missouri Alliance for Freedom 7509 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway Ste 300 Kansas City MO 64153 7/3/2019 $40,978.36
[emphasis added]
Fair. Heh.
These folks? The address is the same:
C171144: Missouri Alliance For Freedom – Grace River Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Ste 300
Kansas City Mo 64153
Established Date: 05/17/2017
[….]
Treasurer
James C Thomas Iii
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Ste 300
Kansas City Mo 64153
[….]
Also today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C171144 07/03/2019 Missouri Alliance For Freedom – Grace River PAC Herzog Technologies 600 South Riverside Drive St Joseph MO 64507 6/17/2019 $50,000.00
C171144 07/03/2019 Missouri Alliance For Freedom – Grace River PAC Herzog Railroad Services 600 South Riverside Drive St Joseph MO 64507 6/17/2019 $50,000.00
C171144 07/03/2019 Missouri Alliance For Freedom – Grace River PAC Herzog Contracting Corp 600 South Riverside Drive St Joseph MO 64507 6/17/2019 $50,000.00
[emphasis added]
Corporations don’t get to vote. Yet.
Previously:
Gerrymander (November 16, 2018)
Gerrymander – illustrated (November 17, 2018)
Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)
Campaign Finance: they Gerrymandered fair and square (January 17, 2019)
01 Monday Jul 2019
Posted in campaign finance
In the past week, via the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C180536 06/26/2019 Old Drum Conservative PAC CL PAC 440 Medina Drive St Louis MO 63105 6/26/2019 $10,000.00
C180688 06/30/2019 Freedom’s Promise PAC CL PAC 440 Medina Drive Saint Louis MO 63122 6/28/2019 $10,000.00
[emphasis added]
C171173 07/01/2019 Show Me Growth PAC CL PAC 440 Medina Dr. St Louis MO 63105 7/1/2019 $25,000.00
[emphasis added]
In the past month they’ve received:
MECID Committee Name Report Contributor Name/Address Employer/Occupation Contribution Date Contribution Amount Monetary/In-Kind Committee
C171291 CL PAC 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Steward PO Box 1724 Maryland Heights MO 63043 World Wide Technology, Inc. – Executive 06/03/2019 $50,000.00 Monetary No
C171291 CL PAC 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 Nexus PAC 714 Locust Street Saint Louis MO 63101 06/27/2019 $10,000.00 Monetary Yes
[emphasis added]
In the past they’ve contributed to:
MECID Contributing Committee Report Receiving Committee Name/Address Employer/Occupation Contribution Date Contribution Amount Monetary/In-Kind Committee
C171291 CL PAC April Quarterly Report BILL PAC 1020 S Benton Ave St Charles MO 63301 02/18/2019 $2,000.00 Monetary Yes
C171291 CL PAC April Quarterly Report Citizens for Hoskins PO Box 118 Warrensburg MO 64093 02/18/2019 $2,000.00 Monetary Yes
C171291 CL PAC April Quarterly Report Eigel for Missouri 398 Patriotic Trail Weldon Springs MO 63304 02/18/2019 $2,000.00 Monetary Yes
C171291 CL PAC April Quarterly Report Freedoms Promise PAC 10260 Manchester Road Saint Louis MO 63122 02/18/2019 $2,500.00 Monetary Yes
C171291 CL PAC April Quarterly Report Old Drum Conservative PAC PO Box 277 Warrensburg MO 64093 02/18/2019 $2,000.00 Monetary Yes
C171291 CL PAC April Quarterly Report Friends of David Nelson 26 Mill Brooke Drive St Peters MO 63376 03/28/2019 $1,000.00 Monetary Yes
Previously:
Campaign Finance: follow the dog (June 24, 2019)
27 Thursday Jun 2019
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a very well off republican oriented PAC:
C180490 06/27/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY 2500 LOU MENK DRIVE AOB-2 FORT WORTH TX 76131 6/27/2019 $10,000.00
[emphasis added]
Ah, Texas.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: they intend to make the rubble bounce (June 11, 2019)
Campaign Finance: For what now? (June 21, 2019)
