Yesterday, at the Missouri Ethics Commission, for the republican candidate in the 22nd Senate District:

C101236 10/24/2014 WIELAND NOW Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65109 10/23/2014 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a significant single source boost for a state senate candidate.

Then:

C000953 10/24/2014 MO REPUBLICAN PARTY Wieland Now 1015 Castlemain Drive Imperial MO 63052 10/23/2014 $16,053.00

C000953 10/24/2014 MO REPUBLICAN PARTY Wieland Now 1015 Castlemain Drive Imperial MO 63052 10/23/2014 $16,053.00

[emphasis added]

Timing is so important.

Paul Wieland’s (r) reported October quarterly campaign finance totals:

C101236: Wieland Now

1015 Castleman Drive Committee Type: Candidate

Imperial Mo 63052 Party Affiliation: Republican

[….] Established Date: 04/15/2010

  Termination Date:

Information Reported On: 2014 – October Quarterly Report

Beginning Money on Hand $175,088.70

Monetary Receipts + $242,476.25

Monetary Expenditures – $40,497.00

Contributions Made – $200.00

Other Disbursements – $0.00

Subtotal     $201,779.25

Ending Money On Hand   $376,867.95

That ain’t all retired folks on fixed incomes sending in $20.00 checks.

The Missouri Senate Campaign Committee (a republican entity) has spent a lot on this candidate:

C101236 06/23/2014 WIELAND NOW Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 6/21/2014 $15,000.00

C101236 06/26/2014 WIELAND NOW Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 6/25/2014 $150,000.00

C101236 09/11/2014 WIELAND NOW Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 9/11/2014 $9,200.00

C101236 09/12/2014 WIELAND NOW Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 9/11/2014 $150,000.00

C101236 10/21/2014 WIELAND NOW Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/21/2014 $8,400.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a total of $582,600.00 on one republican candidate since June.

Where do they get their money?:

C071094 01/07/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Grow Missouri 308 E High St. Suite 301 Jefferson City MO 65101 1/6/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 01/22/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Silvey for Missouri PO Box 10626 Gladstone MO 64188 1/22/2014 $40,000.00

C071094 02/15/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Dempsey for Missouri 3103 Buckskin Path Saint Charles MO 63301 2/14/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 02/26/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Romine for Senate 322 E Karsch Blvd Farmington MO 63640 2/25/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 04/24/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Anheuser Busch Companies One Busch Place St Louis MO 63118 4/23/2014 $17,500.00

C071094 05/27/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Dempsey for Missouri 3103 Buckskin Path Saint Charles MO 63301 5/27/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 06/18/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Committee To Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 6/17/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 07/08/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Citizens for Jay Wasson PO Box 1231 Nixa MO 65714 7/7/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 07/08/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Committee to Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 7/7/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 07/08/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Drury Development Corporation 721 Emerson Road Suite 200 St Louis MO 63141 7/7/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 07/17/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Southwestern Bell Telephone LP DBA AT&T Missouri One AT&T Center Room 4200 St Louis MO 63101 7/17/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 08/05/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE David Steward PO Box 1724 Maryland Heights MO 63043 Wide Technology Inc Chairman 8/4/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 08/05/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Dempsey for Missouri 3103 Buckskin Path Saint Charles MO 63301 8/4/2014 $15,000.00

C071094 08/18/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Committee to Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 8/18/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 08/28/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Sater for Senate 20145 State Hwy 86 Cassville MO 65625 8/28/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 08/28/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Romine for Senate 322 E Karsch Blvd Farmington MO 63640 8/26/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 08/28/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Bob Dixon for Senate Election Committee PO Box 50064 Springfield MO 65805 8/26/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 08/28/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Citizens to Elect Mike Kehoe PO Box 105527 Jefferson City MO 65110 8/26/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 08/28/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City PAC 2301 Main St Kansas City MO 64108 8/26/2014 $7,500.00

C071094 08/28/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Doug Libla for Senate 1401 Lurlyn Poplar Bluff MO 63901 8/28/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 09/04/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Committee To Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 9/2/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 09/11/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE QC Holdings Inc. 9401 Indian Creek Pkwy Ste 1500 Overland Park KS 66210 9/11/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 09/11/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Republic Services Inc. 18500 N Allied Way Phoenix AZ 85054 9/11/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 09/11/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Friends for Munzlinger PO Box 65 Monticello MO 63457 9/11/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 09/18/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Committee to Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 9/17/2014 $30,000.00

C071094 09/23/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Committee to Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 9/22/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 09/23/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Centene Management Company LLC 7700 Forsyth Blvd Ste 800 St Louis MO 63105 9/22/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 10/01/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Schmitt for Missouri PO Box 220722 Kirkwood MO 63122 9/30/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 10/01/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Citizens to Elect Kurt Schaefer Attorney General PO Box 1614 Columbia MO 65205 9/30/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 10/03/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Citizens to Elect Mike Kehoe PO Box 105527 Jefferson City MO 65110 10/2/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 10/15/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Dempsey for Missouri Two Westbury Dr St Charles MO 63301 10/13/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 10/15/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Cerner Corporation PAC 2800 Rockcreek Pkwy Kansas City MO 64117 10/13/2014 $7,500.00

C071094 10/15/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Committee to Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 10/14/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 10/16/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Citizens for Jay Wasson PO Box 1231 Nixa MO 65714 10/15/2014 $10,000.00

C071094 10/22/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Eastern Missouri Senate PAC 3220 West Edgewood Ste E Jefferson City MO 65109 10/21/2014 $150,000.00

C071094 10/22/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Peter Herschend 538 Oak Bluff Road Branson MO 65616 Silver Dollar City Principal 10/21/2014 $7,500.00

C071094 10/22/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Mark Gardner 1414 E Primrose St Ste 100 Springfield MO 65804 Gardner Capital Inc Developer 10/21/2014 $7,500.00

C071094 10/23/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Dempsey for Missouri 3103 Buckskin Path Saint Charles MO 63301 10/21/2014 $25,000.00

C071094 10/24/2014 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Missourians for Excellence in Government 6175 Westminster Saint Louis MO 63112 10/22/2014 $15,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s $180,000.00 since June from the Committee to Elect Ron Richard. They could rename the committee and add “Wieland” just for the sake of truth in advertising. And that’s $85,000.00 since February from Dempsey from Missouri. They could rename that one, too.

Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C101236 06/26/2014 WIELAND NOW Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 6/25/2014 $150,000.00

[emphasis added]

The republican party is all in. What, their candidate can’t raise money on his own? Just asking

The candidates in the 22nd Senate District, via the Missouri Secretary of State:

State Senator – District 22

Democratic

Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed

Jeff Roorda 6797 HAVEN HILL RD BARNHART MO 63012 433 2/25/2014

Republican

Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed

Paul Wieland 1015 CASTLEMAIN DR IMPERIAL MO 63052 174 2/25/2014

The principals:

Representative Jeff Roorda, a Democrat, represents parts of Barnhart, Arnold, Imperial, Pevely and House Springs in Jefferson County (District 113) in the Missouri House of Representatives.

In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Roorda is currently employed as the Human Resources Manager with Gateway Ambulance Service in St. Louis.

Prior to his election to the Missouri House in November 2004, Rep. Roorda worked as the City Administrator and Chief of Police for the City of Kimmswick. Rep. Roorda is a seventeen year veteran of law enforcement and is active in the Fraternal Order of Police and other police organizations.

Rep. Roorda has held previous elected positions having served on the Boards of Directors of the Antonia Fire District (2002-2004) and the Rock Township Ambulance District (2000-2004).

Rep Roorda is a 1983 graduate of Windsor High School. He earned an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Jefferson College, a Bachelors Degree in Administration of Justice from Missouri Baptist College and a Masters Degree in Public Policy Administration from University of Missouri St. Louis.

Rep. Paul Wieland, a Republican, represents parts of Jefferson County (District 112) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his second two-year term in November 2010.

In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Wieland owns and operates Wieland Insurance Group, LLC. He also has worked in the auto parts industry and for the National Federation of Independent Business. In addition, Rep. Wieland and his wife created and published The Edition monthly newspaper and the Jefferson County Business Journal. He was previously elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1994.

Rep. Wieland is a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and fourth degree member of Knights of Columbus. He serves on the St. Pius X Advisory Board, Jefferson County Health Department Board of Trustees and as co-chair of the St. Pius X Long Range Planning Committee. Rep. Wieland also has served on the St. Joseph School Board, as a member of the Mastodon Arts & Sciences Fair Advisory Board, University of Missouri Extension Council, and as a founding member of Jeffco Business Network.

Rep. Wieland is a 1981 graduate of St. Pius X high school. Rep. Wieland attended Benedictine College, UMSL and the University of Missouri in Columbia.

Yep, there’s gonna be a lot of opportunity in this race to prop up the campaign consultant industrial complex…

This week at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

Date Established:11/23/2010

MECID:C101577

ROORDA FOR SENATE 2014

CANDIDATE: JEFF ROORDA

OFFICE SOUGHT: STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 22

Date of Election: 8/5/2014

Political Party: DEMOCRAT

[emphasis added]

There’s more – there was a contribution from Jeff Roorda’s legislative district campaign committee to this new senate campaign committee:

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

C101577 ROORDA FOR SENATE 2014 [pdf] 11/23/2010

Committee to Elect Jeff Roorda

Barnhart, MO 63012

11/22/2010

$32,611.08

[emphasis added]

Senator Ryan McKenna (D-22) is term limited out in 2014.

No rematch two years from now in the 102nd Legislative District?:

Unofficial Election Returns

State of Missouri General Election  – November 2, 2010 General Election

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

State Representative – District 102 – Summary

Precincts Reporting 16 of 16

Roorda, Jeff DEM 4,964 42.2%

Wieland, Paul REP 5,928 50.3%

Blowers, Richard CST 883 7.5%

Total Votes   11,775

The termination of Jeff Roorda’s 102nd Legislative District committee probably indicates that there won’t be that rematch in 2012:

Date Established: 4/14/2004

Date Terminated: 11/24/2010

MECID:C041263

COMMITTEE TO ELECT JEFF ROORDA

[emphasis added]

Previously:

Will ’12 be better than ’10? (November 4, 2010)

Rep. Tim Jones (r) loses it on the floor of the House (March 25, 2010)