There are three candidates in the 122nd legislative District race, two Democrats and one birther/tenther right wingnut republican incumbent.
State Representative – District 122
Democrat
GARY GRIGSBY HIGGINSVILLE MO 799 2/23/2010
HOLMES OSBORNE ODESSA MO 3/1/2010
Republican
MIKE MCGHEE ODESSA MO 583 2/23/2010
The first of two Democratic Party challengers (in alphabetical order), Gary Grigsby, filed his first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: GRIGSBY FOR MISSOURI REP
ReportDate:
1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $561.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $4,595.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $5,156.00
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $654.14
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $4,501.86
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00
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Okay, that’s a decent fundraising quarter, and much better than the previous one.
Let’s see where the money came from:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: GRIGSBY FOR MISSOURI REP
Report Date: 4/15/2010
Michael Bersin & Joan Ferguson Warrensburg, MO 02/18/2010 $25.00
4th Congressional District Democratic Committee Gravois Mills, MO 01/23/2010 $900.00
Johnson County Democratic Central Committee Warrensburg, MO 02/25/2010 $300.00
Clark & Tavia Hunt Dallas, TX 03/12/2010 $1,000.00
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Yeah, those bloggers are big spenders. (Disclosure: I’ve known Gary Grigsby for twenty years. The two of us ran a mom and pop political polling operation in the 90s.) There are additional contributions from a few party committees and a bunch of small dollar contributions from individuals.
The expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: GRIGSBY FOR MISSOURI REP
ReportDate: 4/15/2010
A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
Postmaster – Postage $52.80
Filing Fee $50.00
Cass Co. Dem. Central Committee $50.00
JoCo Dem. Central Committee $50.00
ActBlue Missouri $3.95
B. ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES ALL OVER $100 AND ALL PAYMENTS TO CAMPAIGN WORKERS
Lettercraft Printing & Graphics Lee’s Summit, MO 01/20/2010 Campaign Envelopes $220.58
Heroes Restaurant Warrensburg, MO 02/18/2010 Reception $226.81
Fundraising!
The second of two Democratic Party candidates, Holmes Osborne, filed his first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 9th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: OSBORNE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
ReportDate:
1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $0.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $2,485.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $2,485.00
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $981.57
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $1,503.43
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00
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Okay. Let’s see where the money came from:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: OSBORNE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Report Date: 4/9/2010
Holmes and Candace Osborne Bates City, MO 03/05/2010 $300.00
Paul Bennett Lakewood, CA AT&T 03/27/2010 $500.00
12. TOTAL ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $25 OR LESS $25.00
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $160.00
Individual contributions, no party committees, and no organizations.
The expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: OSBORNE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
ReportDate: 4/9/2010
A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
Check Printing $19.95
County Clerk $54.47
Priting $69.00
Newspaper Subscriptions $66.39
Advertising $67.50
B. ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES ALL OVER $100 AND ALL PAYMENTS TO CAMPAIGN WORKERS
Visionary Marketing Plano , TX 03/22/2010 Printing $507.26
Campaign Secrets 03/31/2010 Web site $197.00
Fundraising?
Mike McGhee, the republican incumbent, filed his first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: CITIZENS TO RE-ELECT MIKE MCGHEE
ReportDate:
1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $8,680.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $5,450.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $14,130.00
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $5,204.42
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $8,072.36
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00
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Okay, that’s some burn rate – and he doesn’t have a primary.
Let’s take a look at where the money came from:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: CITIZENS TO RE-ELECT MIKE MCGHEE
Report Date: 4/15/2010
Imagine Schools-Missouri Region St. Louis, MO 3/27/2010 $5,000.00
You’ve got to be kidding me – $450.00 in individual contributions and $5000.00 from a charter school special interest. Oh, joy. That’s real grassrootsie, isn’t it?
The expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: CITIZENS TO RE-ELECT MIKE MCGHEE
ReportDate: 4/15/2010
A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
Meals $143.14
Advertising $186.00
Filing Fee $50.00
Sponsorship $75.00
B. ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES ALL OVER $100 AND ALL PAYMENTS TO CAMPAIGN WORKERS
Higginsville Chamber of Commerce Higginsville, MO 1/23/2010 Advertising/Dinner $200.00
Higginsville Rotary Higginsville, MO 1/29/2010 Advertising/Dinner $375.00
Higginsville Rotary Higginsville, MO 2/13/2010 $125.00
Johnson Co. Republican Central Committee Johnson Co. MO 2/23/2010 Advertising $100.00
Lafayette Co. Central Committee Lafayette Co., MO 3/1/2010 Advertising/Dinner $200.00
Three Trails Winery Lexington, MO 1/16/2010 Appreciation Dinner $140.00
R & R Buttons Pleasant Hill, MO 3/1/2010 T-Shirts $259.14
Food! Ads! T-shirts! Ah, old school political consumption of food seems to be important to Mike McGhee’s reelection campaign. Burp.