State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) [2016 file photo].

The quarterly campaign finance reports are due in at the Missouri Ethics Commission. State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) has raised a significant amount towards her 2018 reelection campaign:

C111091: Nicole Galloway For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Po Box 11723
St Louis Mo 63105
Established Date: 04/20/2011
[….]
Information Reported On: 2017 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $381,662.11
Monetary Receipts + $155,464.00
Monetary Expenditures – $19,626.04
Contributions Made – $100.20
Other Disbursements – $2,650.00
Subtotal $133,087.76
Ending Money On Hand $514,749.87

[emphasis added]

$514,749.87 is a good start.

Some of the contributions:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
NICOLE GALLOWAY FOR MISSOURI [pdf] 7/17/2017

13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $10,401.00

…and a number of contributions from individuals, organized labor, financial professionals, and Democratic office holders.

The expenditures mostly consist of fundraising expenses, data, and setting up a web site.

It’s a good start.

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C000953 07/20/2017 MO Republican Party House Republican Campaign Committee PO Box 1313 Jefferson City MO 65102 7/19/2017 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Does this have anything to do with the August 8th special election in the 50th Legislative District? After all, it is the HRCC’s money.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Eh, what’s up doc? (July 20, 2017)

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission, a dormant republican PAC awakes:

C051039 07/19/2017 RSLC-MISSOURI PAC Republican State Leadership Committee PAC & Individual Account 1201 F Street, NW Suite 675 Washington DC 20004 7/18/2017 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

They filed limited activity reports in April and July. In January:

C051039: Rslc-Missouri Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
1201 F Street Nw Ste 675
Washington Dc 20004
Established Date: 02/10/2005
[….]
Information Reported On: 2017 – January Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $554.75
Monetary Receipts + $0.00
Monetary Expenditures – $14.00
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($14.00)
Ending Money On Hand $540.75

[emphasis added]

Okay. Now they have $10,000.00 to play with.

Special elections in the 50th Legislative District and 28th Senate District anyone? Just asking.

Previously:

Tinker to Evers to Chance, from PAC to PAC, from billionaire to PAC… (December 4, 2014)

Campaign Finance: just passing through (November 3, 2016)

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

The quarterly campaign finance reports are due in at the Missouri Ethics Commission. It’s been a very quiet fundraising period for Attorney General Josh Hawley (r).

C151132: Hawley For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Party Affiliation: Republican
Po Box 1073
Columbia Mo 65205
Established Date: 07/23/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2017 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $1,068,053.22
Monetary Receipts + $14,330.00
Monetary Expenditures – $85,992.23
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($71,662.23)
Ending Money On Hand $996,390.99

[emphasis added]

Not much coming in:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
Hawley For Missouri [pdf] 7/17/2017
[….]
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $430.00
[….]

[emphasis added]

And this:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
Hawley For Missouri 7/17/2017

William Darr PO Box 4087 Springfield MO 65808 American Dehydrated Foods — Chairperson 4/12/2017 $200.00
Douglas Albrecht 16 Upper Ladue Rd St. Louis MO 63124 Bodley Group — Executive 4/21/2017 $2,500.00
Anne Albrecht 16 Upper Ladue Rd Saint Louis MO 63124 Homemaker — Homemaker 4/21/2017 $2,500.00
Mark Gardner 4805 S National Ave Ste 300 Springfield MO 65810 Gardner Capital — Principal 5/19/2017 $2,600.00
Sharon Hayes PO Box 557 Saint Albans MO 63073 Retired — Retired 5/29/2017 $100.00
William Darr PO Box 4087 Springfield MO 65808 American Dehydrated Foods — Chairperson 6/12/2017 $100.00
Charles Shields 47 SE Erin Ct St Josephy MO 64507 Truman Medical Center — CEO 6/12/2017 $200.00
Philip Melugin 3033 S Kansas Express Way Springfield MO 65807 Phoenix Home Care — Healthcare 6/27/2017 $2,600.00
Kimberly Melugin 5853 S Northern Ridge Rd Springfield MO 65810 Phoenix Home Care — Bookkeeper 6/27/2017 $2,600.00
William Kilroy 817 West 61st Terrace Kansas City MO 64113 Polsinelli PC — Attorney 6/30/2017 $500.00

That’s it. You think everyone else is saving it up for a U.S. Senate race? Just asking.

Some of the expenditures:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
Hawley For Missouri 7/17/2017

Mine Creek Strategies 7909 Falmouth St Prairie Village KS 66208 4/6/2017 Communications Retainer $3,000.00
On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 4/6/2017 Media Production Fees $2,898.00
First Tuesday 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 4/10/2017 Media Consulting $5,000.00
Spark Promotions 3633 Prescoott Dr Columbia MO 65201 4/10/2017 Advertising $1,982.50

First Tuesday 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 5/1/2017 Media Consulting & Reim. Exp – See Form CD-8 $6,732.09
Mine Creek Strategies 7909 Falmouth St Prairie Village KS 66208 5/4/2017 Communications Retainer $3,000.00
On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 5/4/2017 Reimbursed Expenses – See Form CD-8 $1,506.57
On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 5/17/2017 Media Production Fees $5,216.97

First Tuesday 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/2/2017 Media Consulting $5,000.00
Mine Creek Strategies 7909 Falmouth St Prairie Village KS 66208 6/2/2017 Communications Retainer $3,000.00

On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/2/2017 Reimbursed Expenses – See Form CD-8 $1,118.20
On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/15/2017 Media Production Fees $15,000.00

On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/27/2017 Media Buys $4,850.00
Spark Promotions 3633 Prescoott Dr Columbia MO 65201 6/27/2017 Advertising $906.49

First Tuesday 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/30/2017 Media Consulting $5,000.00
On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/30/2017 Reimbursed Expenses – See Form CD-8 $1,307.59
First Tuesday 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 6/30/2017 Reimbursed Expenses – See Form CD-8 $691.10

That’s a lot of media. Running for something? Just curious.

Previously:

Attorney General Josh Hawley (r) – April 2017 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report (April 20, 2017)

Josh Hawley (r): well, maybe (July 11, 2017)

Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

The quarterly campaign finance reports are due in at the Missouri Ethics Commission. It’s been a relatively quiet fundraising period for Governor Eric Greitens (r). All that Washington, D.C. travel can have an impact.

C151053: Greitens For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Party Affiliation: Republican
Po Box 144
Jefferson City Mo 65102
Established Date: 02/24/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2017 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $2,419,939.44
Monetary Receipts + $101,533.25
Monetary Expenditures – $127,360.60
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $11,773.29
Subtotal ($37,600.64)
Ending Money On Hand $2,382,338.80

[emphasis added]

Some of the contributions:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
Greitens For Missouri [pdf] 7/17/2017
[….]
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $8,175.29
[….]

[emphasis added]

And some others:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
Greitens For Missouri 7/17/2017

Dwayne Holden 3903 E Eaglescliffe Dr Springfield MO 65809 Custom Metalcraft — CEO 4/3/2017 $2,600.00
Sara Hargis 1470 E Meadowmere St Springfield MO 65804 4 Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper — Business Owner 4/5/2017 $2,600.00
Dolph Woodman 218 E Harrison Street Republic MO 65378 Requested — Requested 4/5/2017 $2,600.00
Dan Cobb 1165 S Post Oak Ct Springfield MO 65809 Retired — Retired 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
Coby Cullins 2732 S Farm Rd 241 Rogersville MO 65742 National Safety Compliance — President 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
James Ferguson 911 Saint Andrews Cir Springfield MO 65809 Heart of America Bev Co — Wholesaler 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
Craig Frazier 2465 S Forrest Heights Ave Springfield MO 65809 Retired — Retired 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
Larry Frazier 567 Dale Ave Hollister MO 65672 Retired — Retired 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
John Johnson 5670 S Glenstone Abbey Ct Springfield MO 65809 Self-Employed — Business Owner 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
William Killian 318 S Farm Road 193 Springfield MO 65809 Killian Construction — CEO 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
Gary Leondard 5101 Shady Oak Place Springfield MO 65804 Steak N Shake — Restauranteur 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
Bryan Magers 840 S Roanoke Ave Springfield MO 65806 Self-employed — Property Development 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
Randy Magers 2776 S Campbell Springfield MO 65807 Magers Management — Commercial RE Developer 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
Gary Metzger 3927 E Knollwood Ozark MO 65721 Simmons Bank — Banker 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
Nick Myers 5873 Riverside Dr Joplin MO 64804 Nick Myers CPA PC — CPA 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
Larry Sexton 10785 Greenlefe Dr Rolla MO 65402 Sellers-Sexton — Owner 4/12/2017 $2,600.00
Steven Warlick 1124 E Portland Ave Springfield MO 65807 Bates — President/CEO 4/12/2017 $2,600.00

[emphasis added]

You get the picture.

Some of the expenditures:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
Greitens For Missouri 7/17/2017

St Louis Cardinals 700 Clark St St. Louis MO 63102 4/5/2017 Event Expense $640.00
St Louis Cardinals 700 Clark St St. Louis MO 63102 4/6/2017 Event Expense $690.00
Kansas City Royals 1 Royal Way Kansas City MO 64129 4/12/2017 Event Expense $1,803.00

Austin Chambers 15 Cricklewood Place Frontenac MO 63131 5/1/2017 Campaign Worker Compensation $1,664.85

Campaign Solutions 117 N Saint Asaph St Alexandria VA 22314 5/2/2017 Merchant Service Fees $334.40
Campaign Solutions 117 N Saint Asaph St Alexandria VA 22314 5/2/2017 Merchant service fees $3,571.33

Missouri Ethics Commission PO Box 1370 Jefferson City MO 65102 5/2/2017 Penalty $100.00

Campaign Solutions 117 N Saint Asaph St Alexandria VA 22314 5/3/2017 Merchant service fees $495.17
Teralogix 1141 S 7th St St Louis MO 63104 5/4/2017 Advertising $1,792.00

Chalmers Pak Burch & Adams LLC 5805 State Bridge Road #G77 Johns Creek GA 30097 5/12/2017 Legal fees $17,350.78

Marriott 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20004 5/17/2017 Travel $192.26

Campaign Solutions 117 N Saint Asaph St Alexandria VA 22314 5/18/2017 Merchant service fees $1,510.00
MegaPath 6800 Koll Center Parkway Suite 200 Pleasanton CA 94566
5/23/2017

Williams Keepers LLC 3220 W Edgewood Dr # E Jefferson City MO 65109 5/30/2017 Accounting fees $5,045.75

Austin Chambers 15 Cricklewood Place Frontenac MO 63131 5/31/2017 Campaign Worker Compensation $1,664.85

Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 5/31/2017 Media production $8,000.00

[emphasis added]

Apparently the campaign still has sufficient minigun ammunition left over for future commercials.

Previously:

Gov. Eric Greitens (r) – April 2017 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report (April 18, 2017)

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

C091068 07/16/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Friends Of Robert Cornejo PO Box 346 St Peters MO 63376 7/15/2017 $5,001.00

[emphasis added]

The HRCC will find something to spend it on. Maybe before August 8th.

You think robocalls will ever go out of fashion? Just asking.

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for two brand new PACs:

C171144 07/14/2017 Grace River PAC Herzog Contracting 600 South Riverside Road St Joseph MO 64507 6/27/2017 $50,000.00

C171141 07/14/2017 Ridgely PAC Herzog Contracting 600 South Riverside Road St Joseph MO 64507 6/27/2017 $100,000.00

[emphasis added]

Not only do they have the same large dollar contributor, they share the same address:

C171144: Grace River Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
1100 Main St Ste 2700
Kansas City Mo 64105
Established Date: 05/17/2017
[….]
Treasurer
Kristen Blanchard Ansley
Po Box 26777
Kansas City Mo 64196

C171141: Ridgely Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
1100 Main St Ste 2700
Kansas City Mo 64105
Established Date: 05/17/2017
[….]
Deputy Treasurer
Kristen Blanchard Ansley
Po Box 26777
Kansas City Mo 64196

Go figure.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission in support of the initiative to fight “right to get paid less”:

C171127 07/12/2017 We Are Missouri United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC 1775 K Street, NW Washington DC 20006 7/11/2017 $75,000.00

C171127 07/12/2017 We Are Missouri IUPAT Political Action Together Political Committee 7234 Parkway Dr Hanover MD 21076 7/11/2017 $34,605.00

[emphasis added]

Organized labor is keeping at it.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: working people (May 23, 2017)

Campaign Finance: fighting right to get paid less (May 31, 2017)

Campaign Finance: more from working people (June 2, 2017)

Campaign Finance: gaining some ground (June 8, 2017)

Campaign Finance: slowly but surely (June 20, 2017)

Campaign Finance: Working people! (June 26, 2017)

Campaign Finance: stepping it up (June 28, 2017)

Campaign Finance: post it (July 6, 2017)