The past few days at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the republican legislative campaign committees:

C091068 09/15/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Charter Communications 12405 Powerscourt Drive St Louis MO 63131 9/13/2017 $16,000.00

[emphasis added]

And:

C071094 09/15/2017 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Anheuser Busch Companies One Busch Place St Louis MO 63118
9/13/2017 $15,000.00

C071094 09/15/2017 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Charter Communications 12405 Powerscourt Drive St Louis MO 63131 9/13/2017 $7,500.00

[emphasis added]

They’ll have all the money the need, and then some.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: feeding the machine (September 13, 2017)

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC):

C091068 09/12/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Express Scripts 1 Express Way St Louis MO 63121 9/11/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 09/12/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Blue Cross and Blue Shield Of Kansas City PAC For Missouri One Persing Square 2301 Main Street Kansas City MO 64108 9/12/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 09/12/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Grow Missouri 308 E High Street Suite 301 Jefferson City MO 65101 9/12/2017 $5,500.00

Grow Missouri’s moving billboard [October 2014 file photo].

Ah, for the good old days, when proper PACs had the money to rent blimps.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the campaign finance reform, ethics reform, redistricting reform initiative::

C161298 09/11/2017 CLEAN Missouri National Education Association 1201 16th St, NW Washington DC 20036 9/11/2017 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

They’re not messing around.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: cleanliness (July 31, 2017)

Campaign Finance: more for cleanliness (September 11, 2017)

In the past week at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the campaign finance reform, ethics reform, redistricting reform initiative:

C161298 09/05/2017 CLEAN Missouri Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman 2600 Grand Blvd Suite 550 Kansas City MO 64108 9/5/2017 $10,000.00

C161298 09/10/2017 CLEAN Missouri SEIU Missouri/Kansas State Council 2725 Clifton Ave St Louis MO 63139 9/9/2017
$25,000.00

[emphasis added]

What’s interesting is who and what isn’t contributing to the cause.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: cleanliness (July 31, 2017)

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC):

C091068 08/27/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Fitzpatrick For House PO Box 701 Shell Knob MO 65747 8/25/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 08/27/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Friends Of Glen Kolkmeyer 104 W US Hwy 40 Bates City MO 64011 8/25/2017 $5,130.00

C091068 08/27/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC The Doe Run Company 1801 Park 270 Dr Suite 300 St Louis MO 63146 8/25/2017 $15,000.00

[emphasis added]

You were expecting something else?

Previously:

Campaign Finance: while everyone else was looking up at the sky (August 22, 2017)

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C131007 08/24/2017 Missouri Growth PAC Phoenix Home Care 3033 S Kansas Expressway Springfield MO 65807 8/23/2017 $5,700.00

C131007 08/24/2017 Missouri Growth PAC Gardner Capital Management LLC 4803 S National Suite 200 Springfield MO 65810 8/23/2017 $8,750.00

C131007 08/24/2017 Missouri Growth PAC MACO Development Company PO Box 68 Clarkton MO 63837 8/23/2017 $15,600.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a total of $30,050.00 in one day.

The PAC:

C131007: Missouri Growth Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
Po Box 555
Perryville Mo 63775
Established Date: 01/11/2013
[….]
Treasurer
Everett A Tilley
507 Steven Street
Perryville Mo 63775

Missouri Growth PAC filed a routine Amended Statement of Committee Organization on August 1, 2017. On August 8, 2017 the PAC reported “Ending Money On Hand” of $2,875.66.

And:

C141393 08/24/2017 Missouri AG PAC Phoenix Home Care 3033 S Kansas Expressway Springfield MO 65807 8/23/2017 $5,700.00

C141393 08/24/2017 Missouri AG PAC Gardner Capital Management LLC 4803 S National Suite 200 Springfield MO 65810 8/23/2017 $8,750.00

C141393 08/24/2017 Missouri AG PAC MACO Development Company PO Box 68 Clarkton MO 63837 8/23/2017 $15,600.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a total of $30,050.00 in one day.

Missouri AG PAC reported “Ending Money On Hand” of $1,679.89 in its July quarterly campaign finance report.

And:

C171235 08/24/2017 Missouri Senior PAC Phoenix Home Care 3033 S Kansas Expressway Springfield MO 65807 8/23/2017 $5,700.00

C171235 08/24/2017 Missouri Senior PAC Gardner Capital Management LLC 4803 S National Suite 200 Springfield MO 65810 8/23/2017 $8,750.00

C171235 08/24/2017 Missouri Senior PAC MACO Development Company PO Box 68 Clarkton MO 63837
8/23/2017 $15,600.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a total of $30,050.00 in one day.

It’s a brand new PAC:

C171235: Missouri Senior Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
303 North Jackson
Farmington Mo 63640
Established Date: 08/03/2017
[….] 
Treasurer
Gary M Matheny
303 North Jackson
Farmington Mo 63640

Missouri Senior PAC dated its Statement of Committee Organization on August 3, 2017 (received by the Missouri Ethics Commission on August 22, 2017).

And:

C171229 08/24/2017 Missouri C PAC MACO Development Company PO Box 68 Clarkton MO 63837 8/23/2017 $15,600.00

C171229 08/24/2017 Missouri C PAC Gardner Capital Managment LLC 4803 S National Suite 200 Springfield MO 65810 8/23/2017 $8,750.00

C171229 08/24/2017 Missouri C PAC Phoenix Home Care 3033 S Kansas Expressway Springfield MO 65807 8/23/2017 $5,700.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a total of $30,050.00 in one day.

It’s a brand new PAC:

C171229: Missouri C Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
5103 Westmeyer Road
Farmington Mo 63640
Established Date: 08/02/2017
[….]
Treasurer
John C Burcham
5103 Westmeyer Road
Farmington Mo 63640

Missouri C PAC dated its Statement of Committee Organization on August 2, 2017 (received by the Missouri Ethics Commission on August 17, 2017).

Such coincidences, eh? What are the odds?

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the House Republican Campaign Committee (HRC):

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Friends Of Elijah Haahr PO Box 14506 Springfield MO 65814 8/19/2017 $16,500.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Friends Of Holly Rehder PO Box 1868 Sikeston MO 63801 8/19/2017 $15,000.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Dealers Interested In Government PO Box 245 Jefferson City MO 65102 8/19/2017 $15,000.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Friends Of Kirk Mathews 18161 Meramec Vista Ln Pacific MO 63069 8/19/2017 $13,500.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC MOSFA PAC Inc 121 Madison Street Jefferson City MO 65101 8/19/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Enterprise Holdings Inc PAC 600 Corporate Park Drive St Louis MO 63105 8/19/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC AGC Of MO PAC 6330 Knox Industrial Drive St Louis MO 63139 8/19/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC FEAPAC Of Missouri 17000 W 119th H Street Olathe KS 66061 8/19/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Committee To Elect Jean Evans 9180 Garber Road St Louis MO 63126 8/19/2017 $5,400.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC 1 Busch Pl St Louis MO 63118 8/19/2017 $15,000.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Cheyenne International LLC 701 South Battleground Ave Grover NC 28073 8/19/2017 $15,000.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Monsanto Company 800 North Lindbergh St Louis MO 63167 8/19/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC RightCHOICE Managed Care Inc 3075 Vandercar Way AP OH3403-A300 Cincinnati OH 45209 8/19/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Andrew McDaniel 6403 State Highway J Deering MO 63840 Missouri State Representative 8/19/2017 $5,350.00

C091068 08/21/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Lynn Morris 4230 Greenbriar Nixa MO 65714 Missouri State Representaive 8/19/2017 $5,200.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a tidy little sum. They’ll always have all the money they’ll need.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: the HRCC has a really, really, really good day (August 12, 2014)

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for one of the committees opposed to organized labor and promoting “right to get paid less”:

C171080 08/18/2017 Liberty Alliance Red Bird Ready-Mix Company 755 South New Ballas Rd Suite 150 St Louis MO 63141 8/17/2017 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Or concrete, your choice.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: pull up a PAC, add more money, campaign against organized labor (July 28, 2017)

Campaign Finance: okay, now they’re getting serious… (August 1, 2017)

Campaign Finance: following the money (August 8, 2017)

Campaign Finance: Is anyone surprised? (August 9, 2017)

Campaign Finance: self interest (August 15, 2017)

Campaign Finance: alrighty then (August 17, 2017)

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for one of the committees opposed to organized labor and promoting “right to get paid less”:

C171080 08/16/2017 Liberty Alliance Construction Legal Rights Foundation 440 First Street NW Suite 200 Washington DC 20001 8/15/2017 $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

The Construction Legal Rights Foundation [EIN: 52-1687857] is a 501(c)(6) entity under the tax code.

Their purpose, as filed in their 2015 Form 990:

1 Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities:
TO PROTECT THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF ALL EMPLOYERS, USERS, AND EMPLOYEES TO WORK AND PARTICIPATE EQUALLY IN THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM WITHOUT FEAR OF VIOLENCE, INTIMIDATION OR DISCRIMINATION AS GUARANTEED TO SUCH EMPLOYERS, USERS, AND EMPLOYEES UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

And:

THE FOUNDATION FUNDS AND SUPPORTS LEGAL ACTIONS THAT AFFECT CONTRACTORS AND/OR THE SYSTEM. CLRF SUPPORTS LEGAL EFFORTS AIMED AT PRESERVING AND ADVANCING MERIT SHOP CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES. IN 2015, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDS TO 22 LEGAL CASES.

IN ADDITION TO LEGAL CASES, THE FOUNDATION FUNDS ABC NATIONAL, CHAPTER AND MEMBER EFFORTS TO ENSURE FAIR AND OPEN COMPETITION FOR TAXPAYER FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. IN 2015, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDS TO 7 ISSUE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS.

THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES “RAPID RESPONSE” FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY THREATS TO MERIT SHOP CONSTRUCTION IN THE FORM OF ANTI-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT POLICIES OR REQUIREMENTS OF GOVERNMENTAL OR PRIVATE ENTITIES. IN 2015, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED RAPID RESPONSE FUNDS TO 1 ISSUE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN.

Alrighty then. Nothing about promoting the right of working people to get paid less.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: pull up a PAC, add more money, campaign against organized labor (July 28, 2017)

Campaign Finance: okay, now they’re getting serious… (August 1, 2017)

Campaign Finance: following the money (August 8, 2017)

Campaign Finance: Is anyone surprised? (August 9, 2017)

Campaign Finance: self interest (August 15, 2017)