The candidates running for the open senate seat in the 31st District – David Pearce (r – advocate of automotive deer hunting), Rex Rector (r) and Chris Benjamin (D) –  filed their 8 day reports. There’s some interesting information in those lists of expenditures.

We’ve covered this race in previous posts:

31st Senate District – second quarter campaign finance reports

31st Senate District – first quarter campaign finance reports

Rex Rector (r) announces for the 31st District senate seat: the deerhunter’s worst nightmare

Let’s take a look at what David Perace (r) is spending money on, via the Missouri Ethics Commission:

Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made

Committe[e]: PEARCE 08

Report[ ]Date: 7/28/2008

Capitol Consulting Jefferson City MO 07/04/2008 Fundraising $4,327.10

Rocket Group LLC Jefferson City MO 07/04/2008 Campaign Literature $1,379.11

Western Robidoux St. Joseph MO 07/04/2008 Campaign Literature $1,188.00

Callis & Assoc Sedalia MO 04/14/2008 Campaign Services $5,896.57

Thompson Communications Marshfield MO 07/08/2008 Radio Advertisement $18,980.48

Friendly Phones Bethany 07/21/2008 Information license $2,500.00

Western Robidoux St. Joseph MO 07/21/2008 Campaign Printing $801.97

Axiom Strategies Kansas City MO 07/20/2008 Campaign Mail $44,839.76

Thompson Communications Marshfield MO 07/21/2008 Radio Advertisement $18,806.60

[emphasis added]

Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received

Committee: PEARCE 08

Report Date: 7/28/2008

Johnson County Republican Central Committee Warrensburg MO 07/23/2008 $6,725.00

What? No money from the Cass, Bates, or Vernon County republican committees?

Radio! Radio! Direct mail (everyone say “Hi!” to Jeff Roe)! Don’t tell us someone advised David Pearce to run radio ads in the expensive Kansas City market, whilst they took a 15% commission. Say it ain’t so.

Rex Rector (r) filed his 8 day report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 27th:

Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made

Committe[e]: CITIZENS FOR REX RECTOR

Report[ ]Date: 7/26/2008

Lettercraft Printing & Graphics Summit, MO 07/11/2008 brochures $3,211.19

B&H Laser Toner and Ink Pleasant Hill, MO 07/07/2008 toner cartrages $583.92

Phoenix Office Pruducts KC, MO 07/22/2008 envelopes $106.59

Do you sense some mailings and a literature drop or two?

Chris Benjamin filed his 8 day report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 28th:

Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made

Committe[e]: BENJAMIN FOR SENATE

Report[ ]Date: 7/28/2008

DAMAR PRINTING KCMO 7/02/2008 PRINTING $906.10

THE MARTING COMMUNICATION GROUP KCMO 7/11/2008 CONSULTING $1,500.00

MAJORITY STRATEGIES STL MO 7/15/2008 CONSULTING/FUNDRAISING $3,297.00

What? Oh, that’s right. Chris Benjamin didn’t have a primary opponent. Heh.

David Pearce (r), advocate of automotive deer hunting, had a much better fundraising quarter when compared to the last one, thanks a whole lot to banks. Chris Benjamin (D) had another good quarter. Rex Rector (r) is, well, Rex Rector and has started to raise some money and work his grassroots empire, if you can trust word on the street.

The 31st Senate District includes Bates, Cass, Johnson, and Vernon counties and the cities of Warrensburg, Butler, Harrisonville, and Nevada (among many others). This is an open seat race – Chris Koster (D) who currently holds the seat is running for Attorney General.

David Pearce (r) filed his second quarter 2008 campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 15th:

Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report

Committe[e]: PEARCE 08

1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $133,665.06

2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $73,895.00

3. ALL LOANS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $0.00

7. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS PERIOD (SUM 5A + 6A) $74,237.36

9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $207,902.42

10. TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $37,847.66

11. EXPENDITURES MADE BY CASH OR CHECK THIS PERIOD $28,229.51

15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $66,077.17

28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $146,268.45

35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD

(SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $49,000.00

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Let’s look at what he spent:

Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made

Committe[e]: PEARCE 08

Report[ ]Date: 7/15/2008

Capitol Consulting Jefferson City MO 06/03/2008 Fundraising $1,178.47

Campaign Toolkit St. Louis MO 05/31/2008 Campaign Signs  $7,608.92

5500 Real Estate Belton MO 06/07/2008 Campaign Office $1,200.00

Schmidt Photography Kansas City MO 06/23/2008 Photos $1,000.00

Greenfield Marketing Doe Run MO 06/24/2008 Campaign Supplies $2,460.00

Callis & Assoc Sedalia MO 04/14/2008 Campaign Services $11,357.10

A little bit of fundraising and pictures!. He got the t-shirts last quarter.

And where did the money come from?:

Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received

Committee: PEARCE 08

Report Date: 7/14/2008

34th Republican Senatorial District Committee St. Joseph MO 06/06/2008 $6,750.00

Bank of Bolivar Boliver MO 06/20/2008 $100.00

Central Bancompay Jefferson City MO 06/20/2008 $100.00

Consumer Lending Alliance Wright City MO 06/20/2008 $675.00

County Bank Brunswick MO 06/20/2008 $100.00

F & C Bank Holden MO 06/20/2008 $500.00

Farmers & Merchants Bank St. Clair MO 06/20/2008 $100.00

First Community Bank-Windsor Windsor MO 06/20/2008 $675.00

First State Bank Robert MO 06/20/2008 $100.00

Heritage Community Bank Chamois MO 06/20/2008 $100.00

Palmyra State Bank Palmyra MO 06/20/2008 $100.00

Security Bank Cassville MO 06/20/2008 $100.00

Senath State Bank Senath MO 63876 06/20/2008 $100.00

Southern Comercial Bank St. Louis MO 06/20/2008 $250.00

State Bank of Missouri Concordia MO 06/20/2008 $100.00

The Bank of Missouri Perryville MO 06/20/2008 $100.00

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What, was June 20th some sort of bank holiday? Yeah, David Pearce is gonna look after the little guy.

Let’s take a look at Chris Benjamin’s (D) second quarter 2008 campaign finance report filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 15th.

Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report

Committee[e]: BENJAMIN FOR SENATE

1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $57,815.35

2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $43,000.00

9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $101,125.

15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $29,611.46

28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $67,313.54

35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD

(SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00

[emphasis added]

Not bad, not bad at all. No debt.

My favorite right wingnut, Rex Rector, also filed his second quarter 2008 campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission:

Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report

Committee[e]: CITIZENS FOR REX RECTOR

1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $1,710.00

2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $18,035.00

3. ALL LOANS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $0.00

15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $16,193.75

28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $8,217.93

35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD

(SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00

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And where did his money come from?:

Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received

Committee: CITIZENS FOR REX RECTOR

Report Date: 7/14/2008

Missourians Needing Education Alternatives PAC Heartland Jefferson City, MO 04/02/2008 $325.00

Missourians for Economic Growth PAC East Jefferson City, MO 04/02/2008 $325.00

…and so on and so on…

“Missourians for Economic Growth”. Where have we seen that before?

One candidate with $49,000.00 in debt and one with no debt at all. Tell me again, which party is the one of fiscal responsibility?