There was a term limited member of the House who may have contemplated running for the Senate (via the Missouri Ethics Commission):
C051270: Citizens For Mike Thomson
Po Box 44 Committee Type: Candidate
Maryville Mo 64468 Party Affiliation: Republican
[….] Established Date: 11/14/2005
[….]
Election History
Election Year Primary Outcome General Outcome Political Office
2014 State Senator District 12
2012 Successful Successful State Representative District 1
2010 Successful Successful State Representative District 4
2008 Successful Successful State Representative District 4
2006 Successful Successful State Representative District 4
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He didn’t file, but somebody else did (via the Missouri Secretary of State):
State Senator – District 12
Republican
Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed
Dan Hegeman 18739 COUNTY ROAD 294 COSBY MO 64436 678 2/25/2014
Besides, his committee didn’t particularly have a lot of money to compete in a Senate primary (and that’s not necessarily cause and effect):
C051270: Citizens For Mike Thomson
[….]
Information Reported On: 2014 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/5/2014
Beginning Money on Hand $42,001.83
Monetary Receipts + $0.00
Monetary Expenditures – $950.63
Contributions Made – $4,400.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($5,350.63)
Ending Money On Hand $36,651.20
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And a number of people filed for the open seat in his House district:
State Representative – District 1
Democratic
Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed
Robert Ritterbusch PO BOX 657 MARYVILLE MO 64468 3/25/2014
Republican
Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed
Stan Sportsman 36803 GALAXY RD GRAHAM MO 64455 660 2/25/2014
Roger Parshall 811 ELM ST TARKIO MO 64491 716 2/25/2014
Kathy DeVault P.O. BOX 81 GRAHAM MO 64455 813 2/25/2014
Allen Andrews P.O. BOX 118 GRANT CITY MO 64456 897 2/25/2014
So there was a primary:
State Representative – District 1 38 of 38 Precincts Reported
Robert Ritterbusch Democratic 1,025 100.000%
Party Total: 1,025
Stan Sportsman Republican 468 7.431%
Roger Parshall Republican 1,167 18.530%
Kathy DeVault Republican 642 10.194%
Allen Andrews Republican 4,021 63.846%
Party Total: 6,298
Total Votes: 7,323
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And one of four republicans will face the Democratic party nominee in November.
Meanwhile, the term limited member of the House recently bestowed a hefty contribution (for a House race) on the republican:
C131171 08/12/2014 CITIZENS FOR ALLEN ANDREWS Citizens for Mike Thomson PO Box 44 Maryville MO 64468 8/12/2014 $15,000.00
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Interestingly, that was almost exactly the same amount the successful republican nominee had left over right before the Primary:
C131171: Citizens For Allen Andrews
Po Box 118 Committee Type: Candidate
Grant City Mo 64456 Party Affiliation: Republican
[….] Established Date: 11/25/2013
Termination Date:
Information Reported On: 2014 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/5/2014
Beginning Money on Hand $6,119.59
Monetary Receipts + $9,770.00
Monetary Expenditures – $373.34
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $9,396.66
Ending Money On Hand $15,516.25
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MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
CITIZENS FOR ALLEN ANDREWS [pdf] 7/13/2014
Orscheln 2405 S Main Maryville MO 64468 5/22/2014 Sign Posts $794.91
Singularis 6750 Antioch Rd Overland Park KS 66204 6/11/2014 Signs $5,562.00
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Sigh. Signs.
And because the eventual (unopposed in the primary and the general elections) senator didn’t and doesn’t have opposition he didn’t spend or raise a lot of money (for a Senate race):
C141049: Hegeman For Senate
18739 County Road 294 Committee Type: Candidate
Cosby Mo 64436 Party Affiliation: Republican
[….] Established Date: 02/11/2014
Information Reported On: 2014 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/5/2014
Beginning Money on Hand $41,727.29
Monetary Receipts + $11,925.00
Monetary Expenditures – $3,150.00
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $8,775.00
Ending Money On Hand $50,502.29
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How did he get there?:
C141049 02/13/2014 HEGEMAN FOR SENATE Citizens for Brad Lager 5920 NW 96th Terr Kansas City MO 64154 2/11/2014 $25,000.00
C141049 02/13/2014 HEGEMAN FOR SENATE Herzog Contracting Corp P O Box 1089 St Joseph MO 64502 2/11/2014 $50,000.00
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That’s so, so grass rootsie. Or is it just a self-fulfilling prophecy?
Previously: Campaign Finance: someone has a favorite in the 12th Senate District (February 13, 2014)