One Democrat, three republicans and one member of the Constitution Party have filed for the open seat in the 48th Legislative District located in Jackson County.
State Representative – District 48
Democrat
GAVIN FLETCHALL KANSAS CITY MO 100 2/23/2010
Republican
GARY CROSS LEES SUMMIT MO 399 2/23/2010
BOB GOUGH LEES SUMMIT MO 615 2/23/2010
PAM OSGOOD LEES SUMMIT MO 3/29/2010Constitution
NATHAN EATON LEES SUMMIT MO 313 2/23/2010
Democratic Party candidate Gavin Fletchall filed his first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: CITIZENS FOR FLETCHALL
ReportDate:1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $5,422.30
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $1,605.009. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $8,429.27
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $1,363.28
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $590.21
[emphasis added]
Okay. Aha, there was an in-kind contribution of $2,900.00 in the January 2010 campaign finance report.
Let’s take a look at some of the contributions:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: CITIZENS FOR FLETCHALL
Report Date: 4/14/2010Greg Corwin Kansas City, MO Self Employed 03/31/2010 $1,400.00 In-Kind
9. AMOUNT OF ITEM 8 THAT WAS RECEIVED AS MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS $1,605.00
10. AMOUNT OF ITEM 8 THAT WAS RECEIVED AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS $1,400.00
[emphasis added]
And the expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: CITIZENS FOR FLETCHALL
ReportDate: 4/14/2010A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
Campaign Phone AT&T $51.41
Office suplies $23.87
Campaign Phone AT&T $56.00
Gas For trip to Jeff City $35.32
Campaign Lunch $6.99
filing fee $50.00
Fundraising Expence $41.12
Fundraising ActBlue $19.96B. ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES ALL OVER $100 AND ALL PAYMENTS TO CAMPAIGN WORKERS
USPS Raytown RD Kansas City MO 02/11/2010 $132.00
USPS Raytown RD Kansas City MO 01/26/2010 $176.00
The first of the republican candidates (in alphabetical order), Gary Cross, filed his amended first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 12th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: CITIZENS FOR GARY CROSS
ReportDate:1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $0.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $3,095.0015. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $397.64
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $2,697.36
[emphasis added]
Let’s take a look at where the money came from:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: CITIZENS FOR GARY CROSS
Report Date: 4/9/2010David A Cross & Arta M Cross Lee’s Summit, Mo Dave Cross Motors Inc 03/26/2010 $1,000.00
MINK INC Overland Park, KS 03/26/2010 $100.00
12. TOTAL ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $25 OR LESS $75.00
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $70.00
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Cars!
And the expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: CITIZENS FOR GARY CROSS
ReportDate: 4/9/2010A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
Office Depot $15.51
Office Depot $13.02
Jackson County Election Board $23.18
Office Depot $17.37
UPS Store $64.56B. ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES ALL OVER $100 AND ALL PAYMENTS TO CAMPAIGN WORKERS
Lee’Summit Post Office Lee’s Summit MO 03/16/2010 Postage Stamps $132.00
Lee’s Summit Post Office Lee’s Summit Mo 03/20/2010 Postage Stamps $132.00
The second of the three republican candidates (in alphabetical order), Bob Gough, filed his amended first quarter campaign campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 12th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: BOB GOUGH FOR STATE REP
ReportDate:
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1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $0.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $50.17
3. ALL LOANS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $15,100.009. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $15,150.17
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $19.90
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $15,080.27
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $15,100.00
[emphasis added]
Okay, the contributions are gonna be really interesting:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: BOB GOUGH FOR STATE REP
Report Date: 4/6/2010NO ITEMIZED CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $50.17
C. LOANS RECEIVED
Bob Gough Lee’s Summit, MO 64081 02/25/2010 $100.00
Bob Gough Lee’s Summit MO. 64081 03/08/2010 $15,000.00
I’m curious about those seventeen cents.
The expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: BOB GOUGH FOR STATE REP
ReportDate: 4/6/2010A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
Printing $9.95
Web Hosting $9.95C. MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE (REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT)
Missouri Republican Party Jefferson City, MO 02/23/201 $50.00
Low overhead.
The third of the republican candidates (in alphabetical order), Pam Osgood, filed her statement of committee organization [pdf] with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 16th.
The Constitution Party candidate, Nathan Eaton, filed his first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 12th. His campaign committee is titled “Nathan Eaton for Liberty,” which is somewhat confusing because he’s from Lee’s Summit. Oh, I get it, he’s one of those teabaggers:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: NATHAN EATON FOR LIBERTY
ReportDate:
RECEIPTS1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $0.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $20.0015. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $13.00
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $7.00
[emphasis added]
Just out of curiosity, let’s take a look at the contribution:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: NATHAN EATON FOR LIBERTY
Report Date: 4/7/201013. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $20.00
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Well, it could be contributions.
Let’s look at the expenditure:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: NATHAN EATON FOR LIBERTY
ReportDa
te: 4/7/2010A. EXPENDITURES OF $100 OR LESS BY CATEGORY
Committee Checks for spending purposes $13.00
Hope springs eternal!
Could the 48th Legislative District race be the lowest dollar race in the state? We’ll keep looking.