There was 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 were Representative Lauren Arthur (D) and Representative Kevin Corlew (R).
The republican Missouri Senate Campaign Committee spent a significant amount of money running a contant deluge of nasty fear/immigrant televison ads in the Kansas City media market. Those ads obviously didn’t work in the manner they were intended.
Clay County – 17th Senate District Special Election – 100% reporting
Corlew – 9,917 40.28%
Arthur – 14,674 59.61%
Write In – 27 0.11%
From Senator Claire McCaskill (D), via Twitter:
Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
Congratulations Senator Arthur! It’s a flip…red to blue. Thanks to all the hard work of Lauren and many volunteers we have won a state senate seat that Trump won and was held by a Republican. By a lot!! Not even close…. 8:37 PM – 5 Jun 2018
County Results [Clay]
State of Missouri – State of Missouri – General Election, November 08, 2016
U.S. President and Vice President
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Timothy Michael Kaine Democratic 45,304 41.120%
Donald J. Trump, Michael R. Pence Republican 57,476 52.167%
[….]
Governor
Chris Koster Democratic 52,429 47.652%
Eric Greitens Republican 53,883 48.974%
[….]
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).
There is a special election in the 17th Senate District on June 5th 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).
The republican Missouri Senate Campaign Committee is running nasty attack ads (a mix of fear and dehumanizing immigrants) in the Kansas City media market.
C071094: Missouri Senate Campaign Committee
Committee Type: Political Action
Po Box 754
Jefferson City Mo 65102-0754
Established Date: 04/10/2007
[….]
Information Reported On: 2018 – 8 Day Before Special Election-6/5/2018
Beginning Money on Hand $104,257.44
Monetary Receipts + $205,001.00
Monetary Expenditures – $236,049.89
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $5,000.00
Subtotal ($36,048.89)
Ending Money On Hand $68,208.55
We know who gave them the money for that. And there are these entities, under the $5,000.00 forty-eight hour reporting limit:
FORM CD-1 SUPPLEMENTAL
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
5/29/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE [pdf]
T-Mobile USA Inc. 12920 SE 38th Street Bellevue WA 98006 4/6/2018 $3,000.00
BNSF Rail PAC PO Box 961039 Fort Worth TX 76161 4/12/2018 $2,500.00
Centurytel Inc. PO Box 4065 Monroe LA 71211 5/14/2018 $3,500.00
[emphasis added]
You get what you pay for.
Some of the committee’s spending:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
5/29/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
American Viewpoint Inc. 1199 North Fairfax St Suite 808 Alexandria VA 22314 5/10/2018 Research $18,800.00
Capitol City Research 135 Jupiter St. Holts Summit MO 65043 5/10/2018 Research & Copies $5,076.80
Capitol Consulting LLC PO BOX 931 Jefferson City MO 65102 5/10/2018 Fundraising Fee & Reim. Exp $9,250.59
Husch Blackwell LLP PO Box 790379 Saint Louis MO 63179 5/10/2018 Legal Fees $5,000.00
Williams-Keepers LLC 3220 W. Edgewood Jefferson City MO 65109 5/10/2018 Accounting Fees $2,160.00
Vanguard Field Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Suite 85 Kansas City MO 64116 5/15/2018 Field Operations $25,000.00
Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Ste 85 Kansas City MO 64116 5/18/2018 Direct Mail $30,637.00 Patrick Media PO Box 317 Marshfield MO 65703 5/18/2018 Media Placement $61,001.25
Patrick Media PO Box 317 Marshfield MO 65703 5/21/2018 Media Placement $79,124.25
Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Ste 85 Kansas City MO 64116 5/21/2018 Direct Mail $77,554.00
Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Ste 85 Kansas City MO 64116 5/24/2018 Direct Mail $26,641.00
[emphasis added]
Yep, they’re paying for those television ads (among other things). The “direct expenditure” portion of the report shows substantial pending in opposition to Lauren Arthur (D) and in support of Kevin Corlew (r).
Representative Lauren Arthur (D) [2016 file photo].
For Lauren Arthur (D):
C131138: Committee To Elect Lauren Arthur
Committee Type: Candidate
4135 Nw Willow Drive
Kansas City Mo 64116
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Established Date: 09/26/2013
[….]
Information Reported On: 2018 – 8 Day Before Special Election-6/5/2018
Beginning Money on Hand $281,607.87
Monetary Receipts + $93,368.62
Monetary Expenditures – $343,304.19
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($249,935.57)
Ending Money On Hand $31,672.30
AKPD Message & Media 730 N Franklin St Ste 404 Chicago IL 60654-7205 5/23/2018 Tv buy $130,000.00
Facebook 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park CA 94025-1456 5/24/2018 Digital advertising $685.44
Facebook 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park CA 94025-1456 5/16/2018 Digital advertising $725.15
AKPD Message & Media 730 N Franklin St Ste 404 Chicago IL 60654-7205 4/26/2018 Media $7,274.23
Facebook 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park CA 94025-1456 5/8/2018 Digital advertising $725.11
Facebook 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park CA 94025-1456 4/28/2018 Digital advertising $734.71
AKPD Message & Media 730 N Franklin St Ste 404 Chicago IL 60654-7205 5/18/2018 Tv buy $82,500.00
AKPD Message & Media 730 N Franklin St Ste 404 Chicago IL 60654-7205 5/8/2018 Tv buy $112,500.00
That’s a lot of television.
For Kevin Corlew (r):
C141105: Citizens For Kevin Corlew
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 28443
Kansas City Mo 64188
Party Affiliation: Republican
Established Date: 03/11/2014
[….]Information Reported On: 2018 – 8 Day Before Special Election-6/5/2018
Beginning Money on Hand $70,032.41
Monetary Receipts + $72,615.00
Monetary Expenditures – $99,784.62
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($27,169.62)
Ending Money On Hand $42,862.79
Some of the expenditures:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
5/29/2018 Citizens For Kevin Corlew [pdf]
Thompson Communications 200 W. Jefferson St Marshfield MO 65706 5/15/2018 advertising 62,000.00
Thompson Communications 200 W Jefferson St Marshfield MO 65706 5/22/2018 advertising 30,000.00
Damar Printing 1230 Swift St Kansas City MO 64116 5/22/2018 advertising 991.70
Gee, those Missouri Senate Campaign Committee expenditures “insulate” Kevin Corlew (r) from any responsibility for the content of those attack ads, don’t you think?
There is a special election in the 17th Senate District on June 5th 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).
Representative Lauren Arthur (D) [2018 file photo].
An excerpt fom Representative Arthur’s Missouri House of Representatives bio:
…Rep. Arthur returned home to Kansas City to join Teach for America. She worked as a middle school teacher. She taught English Language Arts at Urban Community Leadership Academy, a charter school in the urban core. During that time, Rep. Arthur earned her Masters in Education from University of Missouri – St. Louis…
An excerpt from Representative Corlew’s Missouri House of Representatives bio:
…In addition to his legislative duties, Representative Corlew is an attorney. His practice involves business litigation at a law firm in Kansas City…
Since we live in the Kansas City media market we’ve been seeing a lot of television ads for this race in rotation. Apparently someone thinks Representative Arthur is an evil person. Since she was a teacher that does seem to fit into the standard narrative of the right wingnut republican universe.
Today the Kansas City Starendorsed Lauren Arthur (D) in the June 5th special election:
…Arthur is the clear choice. She has a detailed, almost encyclopedic grasp of policy. And her stands on an array of issues align with positions this editorial board has taken, including opposition to tax cuts that favor corporations over workers, support for the Clean Missouri ethics reforms, full rights for LGBT citizens, allowing Kansas City and other cities to boost their minimum wage and common-sense gun legislation…
While also praising Kevin Corlew (faintly, and somewhat desperately, we might add) as a “moderating influence” on the republican super majority in the House the editorial can only come up with his support for increasing the state’s gas tax as a means for addressing transportation infrastructure needs as one of his significant public policy virtues. Think about that for a second. A regressive tax.
There’s a lot of money flowing into this race.
Welcome to Missouri and America in the era of Donald Trump.
C071094 05/14/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Friends of Mike Cunningham 515 Landslide Rd Rogersville MO 65742 5/14/2018 $25,000.00
C071094 05/14/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Citizens to Elect Mike Kehoe PO Box 105527 Jefferson City MO 65110 5/14/2018 $25,000.00
C071094 05/14/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Committee to Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 5/14/2018 $25,000.00
C071094 05/16/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Missourians for Mike Cierpiot 214 NE Landings Cir Lees Summit MO 64064 5/15/2018 $5,001.00
071094 05/17/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Romine for Senate 322 E Karsch Blvd Farmington MO 63640 5/17/2018 $35,000.00
071094 05/18/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Onder for Missouri 2090 Key Harbour Drive Lake St Louis MO 63367 5/18/2018 $25,000.00
C071094 05/24/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Citizens for Schatz PO Box 92 Sullivan MO 63080 5/24/2018 $50,000.00
C071094 05/24/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Enterprise Holdings Inc. PAC 600 Corporate Park Drive St Louis MO 63105 5/24/2018 $6,000.00
C071094 05/25/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Citizens for Riddle PO Box 647 Holts Summit MO 65043 5/25/2018 $12,500.00
C071094 05/25/2018 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Hegeman for Senate 16444 St Rt DD Savannah MO 64485 5/25/2018 $10,000.00
[emphasis added]
That’s quite a lot of money this month. There is a special election in the 17th Senate District on June 5th.
The candidates:
C141105: Citizens For Kevin Corlew
Committee Type: Candidate
Party Affiliation: Republican
Po Box 28443
Kansas City Mo 64188
Established Date: 03/11/2014
[….]
Information Reported On: 2018 – 40 Day Before Special Election-6/5/2018
Beginning Money on Hand $68,455.51
Monetary Receipts + $14,513.00
Monetary Expenditures – $12,936.10
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $1,576.90
Ending Money On Hand $70,032.41
Well, that was reported a while ago.
C131138: Committee To Elect Lauren Arthur
Committee Type: Candidate
Party Affiliation: Democrat
4135 Nw Willow Drive
Kansas City Mo 64116
Established Date:09/26/2013
[….]
Information Reported On: 2018 – 40 Day Before Special Election-6/5/2018
Beginning Money on Hand $170,702.94
Monetary Receipts + $124,535.00
Monetary Expenditures-$13,130.07
Contributions Made – $500.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $110,904.93
Ending Money On Hand $281,607.87
Reported at the same time. Alrighty then. That explains a lot.
C161027 05/25/2016 COMMITTEE TO ELECT BECHTHOLD David Humphreys P.O. Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko 5/13/2016 $25,000.00
[emphasis added]
Interesting. Up to the last quarterly campaign finance report filed for Bechthold’s (D) campaign:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
COMMITTEE STATEMENT OF LIMITED ACTIVITY
C161027
4/9/2016 COMMITTEE TO ELECT BECHTHOLD [pdf]
[….] I CERTIFY THAT NEITHER THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED NOR THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE COMMITTEE EXCEEDED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
[….]
[emphasis added]
Then again, Ryan Silvey (r), the incumbent, doesn’t appear to need any help:
C051232: Silvey For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 10626 Party Affiliation: Republican
Gladstone Mo 64118 Established Date: 10/17/2005
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $490,382.32
Monetary Receipts + $8,050.00
Monetary Expenditures – $18,198.80
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($10,148.80)
Ending Money On Hand $480,233.52
[emphasis added]
With the exception of Josiah Bechthold’s campaign David Humphreys has not exactly been a regular large dollar donor for Democratic Party candidates in 2016:
MECID Committee Name Report Contributor Name/Address Employer/Occupation Contribution Date Contribution Amount Monetary/In-Kind Committee
C071030 FRIENDS OF ANDREW KOENIG 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO BOX 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building 02/18/2016 $50,000.00 Monetary No
C101063 DR DAN BROWN FOR SENATE 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO BOX 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamco – Owner 02/22/2016 $250,000.00 Monetary No
C131147 FRIENDS OF ROB VESCOVO 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO Box 1404 Joplin MO 64802 Tamko Building Products, Inc – President & CEO 02/04/2016 $50,000.00 Monetary No
C141581 MISSOURIANS FOR RANDLES 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products – Executive 01/11/2016 $50,000.00 Monetary No
C151004 ASHCROFT FOR MISSOURI 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys P.O. Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products, Inc. – President and CEO 01/16/2016 $50,000.00 Monetary No
C151102 EIGEL FOR MISSOURI 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Self Employed – Manufacturing 05/06/2016 $50,000.00 Monetary No
C151132 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products – Executive 05/02/2016 $500,000.00 Monetary No
C151174 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO – Executive 03/18/2016 $250,000.00 Monetary No
C151174 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO – Executive 02/17/2016 $250,000.00 Monetary No
C161027 COMMITTEE TO ELECT BECHTHOLD 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys P.O. Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko 05/13/2016 $25,000.00 Monetary No
[emphasis added]
And neither in 2015:
MECID Committee Name Report Contributor Name/Address Employer/Occupation Contribution Date Contribution Amount Monetary/In-Kind Committee
C151004 ASHCROFT FOR MISSOURI 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products, Inc. – President and CEO 11/28/2015 $50,000.00 Monetary No
C151102 EIGEL FOR MISSOURI 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Self-Employed – Manufacturing 11/28/2015 $50,000.00 Monetary No
C151132 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products – Executive 09/22/2015 $125,000.00 Monetary No
C151174 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO – Owner 09/14/2015 $500,000.00 Monetary No
The end of the year is fast approaching. Along with that, the end of the year campaign contributions will be ramping up, too.
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Ryan Silvey’s (r) 17th Senate District reelection campaign:
C051232 12/17/2015 SILVEY FOR MISSOURI White Dog Properties LLC 1111 S Glenstone Ste. 2-100 Springfield MO 65804 12/17/2015 $15,000.00
C051232 12/17/2015 SILVEY FOR MISSOURI CHIPP Political Account 1401 Hampton Ave 3rd Floor St Louis MO 63139 11/16/2015 $10,000.00
C051232 12/17/2015 SILVEY FOR MISSOURI White Dog Asset Holding LLC 1111 S Glenstone Ste. 2-100 Sprinfield MO 65804 12/17/2015 $15,000.00
[emphasis added]
That’s a lot of money, even for a state senate reelection campaign.
What’s in the kitty (from the October quarterly campaign finance report)?:
C051232: Silvey For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 10626 Party Affiliation: Republican
Gladstone Mo 64118 Established Date: 10/17/2005
[….]
Information Reported On: 2015 – October Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $339,157.92
Monetary Receipts + $60,450.00
Monetary Expenditures – $11,663.44
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $48,786.56
Ending Money On Hand $387,944.48
[emphasis added]
Yeah, that additional $40,000.00 will certainly help make the rubble bounce before November 2016.
Interestingly the White Dog entities made the same contributions in 2014:
C051232 02/20/2014 SILVEY FOR MISSOURI White Dog Asset Holding LLC 1111 S Glenstone Ste 2-100 Springfield MO 65804 2/20/2014 $15,000.00
C051232 02/20/2014 SILVEY FOR MISSOURI White Dog Properties LLC 1111 S Glenstone Ste 2-100 Springfield MO 65804 2/20/2014 $15,000.00
