…campaign contributions in the 14th Senate District.

Progress for the Saint Louis Region, a continuing [political action] committee, was established on June 7, 2010.

The treasurer for the committee, Mark A. Tucker, is also a lobbyist who represents:

LOBID:L002620

Date:10/22/2007

Lobbyist’s Name Mark A. Tucker

….Mark A. Tucker or The Avery Group, LLC….

….REX AND JEANNE SINQUEFIELD

ST. LOUIS MO…10/24/2007….

On June 17, 2010 the committee received a very large contribution:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C101378 PROGRESS FOR THE SAINT LOUIS REGION [pdf] 6/18/2010

Rex Sinquefield

Westphalia, MO 6/17/2010

$100,000.00

[emphasis added]

On June 25, 2010 the committee made substantial contributions to two candidates for the open seat in the 14th Senate District. The seat will be determined in the August primary election – all of the candidates filed in the Democratic Party primary:

State Senate – District 14

Democrat

THEODORE (TED) HOSKINS ST LOUIS MO 267 2/23/2010

JOE ADAMS ST LOUIS MO 504 2/23/2010

DON CALLOWAY ST LOUIS MO 795 2/23/2010

MARIA N CHAPPELLE-NADAL ST LOUIS MO 841 2/23/2010

The contributions:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C071061 CITIZENS FOR DON CALLOWAY [pdf] 6/26/2010

Progress for the Saint Louis Region

Saint Louis, MO 5/25/2010 [sic]

$30,000.00

[emphasis added]

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C010499 FRIENDS TO ELECT THEODORE `TED` HOSKINS 6/27/2010

Progress for the Saint Louis Region

St.louis Mo 6/25/2010

$30,000.00

[emphasis added]

Who’s next? There’s $40,000.00 left.

On Saturday the St. Louis Post-Dispatch did a piece on Rex Sinquefiled’s political campaign contributions:

Sinquefield not discouraged with return on his political efforts

Rex Sinquefield has become a household name in Missouri political circles.

Dropping five- and six-figure checks, he plows millions of dollars a year into contributions to state and local candidates and causes. But he doesn’t stop there.

To sell his free-market philosophy, he finances a phalanx of lobbyists, think tank experts, public relations staffers and university economists….

The campaign finance reports among the candidates in the 14th Senate District (in ballot order):

Ted Hoskins filed his first quarter 2010 campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 14th:

Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report

Committe: FRIENDS TO ELECT THEODORE `TED` HOSKINS

ReportDate:

1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $37,305.00

2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $5,425.00

3. ALL LOANS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $25,000.00

9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $67,730.00

15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $11,059.34

28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $89,734.55

35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $25,000.00

Joe Adams filed his first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th:

Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report

Committe: ADAMS FOR SENATE

ReportDate:

1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $52,525.65

2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $18,785.00

3. ALL LOANS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $0.00

9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $74,310.65

15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $40,517.35

28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $24,393.30

35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00

Don Calloway filed an amended first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on June 14th:

Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report

Committe: CITIZENS FOR DON CALLOWAY

ReportDate:

1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $0.00

2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $23,701.00

3. ALL LOANS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $0.00

9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $23,701.00

15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $3,988.00

28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $19,713.00

35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00

Maria Chappelle-Nadal filed her first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on April 15th:

Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report

Committe: CITIZENS FOR MARIA CHAPPELLE-NADAL

ReportDate:

1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $60,102.45

2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $6,960.10

3. ALL LOANS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $0.00

9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $67,062.55

15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $25,485.66

28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $52,549.82

35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $0.00

“…his free-market philosophy…”

Yep, a check to a campaign for $30,000.00 from a single source can be a game changer.

Wouldn’t it be easier just to write the damn checks directly to the campaigns? Just asking.

Unless someone was planning independent expenditures.