Previously:
The Kansas City Star makes a few Missouri General Assembly endorsements… (October 25, 2010)
Lexi Norris (D) in the 30th Legislative District: television ad (October 22, 2010)
30th Legislative District: republican attack mail (October 20, 2010)
According to their “8 Day Before General Election” campaign finance report filed on October 25th with the Missouri Ethics Commission The House republican Campaign Committee (HRCC) made a large media buy in the 30th Legislative District open seat race to prop up Nickolas Marshall (r) who is running against Lexi Norris (D):
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC
ReportDate: 10/25/2010Victory Enterprises Davenport, IA 10/13/2010 Media Buy-Marshall $30,350.00
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Lexi Norris (D) filed her filed her “8 Day Before General Election” campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on October 25th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: COMMITTEE TO ELECT LEXI NORRIS1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $81,725.62
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $7,680.005. SUBTOTAL MONETARY RECEIPTS THIS PERIOD ( SUM 2A + 3A + 4A ) $7,680.00
6. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $30,798.729. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $120,204.34
20. TOTAL ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE THIS ELECTION (SUM 16B + 19A) $40,000.00
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $11,735.67
[emphasis added]
Okay, that’s a lot of money.
Let’s take a look at some of the contributions:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT LEXI NORRIS
Report Date: 10/25/2010The Missouri State Democratic Cmte Jefferson City, MO 10/08/2010 $10,800.00 In-Kind
The Missouri State Democratic Cmte Jefferson City, MO 10/14/2010 $19,998.72 In-Kind
[emphasis added]
There are also some small dollar individual contributions, contributions from organized labor (working people!) and also from a few PACs (even corporate).
Some of the expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: COMMITTEE TO ELECT LEXI NORRIS
ReportDate: 10/25/2010C. MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE (REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT)
Missouri Democratic Party Jefferson City, MO 10/08/2010 $20,000.00
Missouri Democratic Party Jefferson City, MO 10/18/2010 $20,000.00
Ah, does bookkeeping shows us that for Democratic Party candidates – unlike their republican counterparts – all that free stuff isn’t exactly free?
We can look. Nickolas Marshall (r) filed his “8 Day Before General Election” campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on October 25th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe: COMMITTEE TO ELECT NICK MARSHALL1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $30,610.05
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $8,895.009. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $39,505.05
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $30,831.64
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $6,394.12
[emphasis added]
Like many other republican candidates Nickolas Marshall’s campaign reset the “previously reported” campaign finance clock after the final report from the August primary.
Heh. You don’t need much money on hand at the end if someone else is paying for those media buys on your behalf.
Let’s take a look at some of the contributions:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT NICK MARSHALL
Report Date: 10/25/2010Schaaf For Senate St. Joseph, MO 10/21/2010 $1,000.00
Citizens For Ryan Silvey 08 Gladstone, MO 10/08/2010 $3,000.00
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Well, that’s close to half of the contributions for the reporting period.
Nope, nothing about in-kind media buys in there.
The expenditures:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: COMMITTEE TO ELECT NICK MARSHALL
ReportDate: 10/25/2010Axiom Strategies Kansas City, MO 10/09/2010 Printing $11,700.00
Axiom Strategies Kansas City, MO 10/20/2010 Printing $7,800.00
Oh, that Axiom Strategies.