Recently, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C081066 02/07/2011 CLINT ZWEIFEL FOR MISSOURI Kirby McInerney LLP 825 Third Avenue New York NY 10022 2/7/2011 $2,500.00
C031159 02/08/2011 MISSOURIANS FOR KOSTER Kirby McInerney LLP 825 Third Avenue New York NY 10022 2/7/2011 $2,500.00
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Statewide Democratic incumbents are raising money for 2012. Not that the republicans are going to have an unlimited amount of money or anything.
Maybe everyone got the message.
Who are they?:
At Kirby McInerney LLP, we bring experience, intelligence, creativity, and dedication to bear in defending our clients’ interests against losses in cases of securities, consumer, antitrust, healthcare, corporate governance, and ERISA fraud.
For over 60 years, governmental entities, Taft-Hartley funds, hedge funds, and other aggrieved institutions and individuals have turned to us to ensure they receive industry-leading advice, securities monitoring, trial expertise and recoveries.
We offer our services on a contingency basis, and are paid only if successful in recovering losses in the event of a fraud….
According to OpenSecrets Kirby McInerney or individuals associated with them have given $456,080.00 to candidates between 2001 and 2010 – 97% of that to Democrats and 71% of that to state candidates.
From the 2008 election cycle, via the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C001135 JAY NIXON FOR MISSOURI — Alice McInerney 510 E. 86th Street, 11B New York, NY 10028 Kirby McInerney/Attorney 10/29/2007 $1,275.00
C001135 JAY NIXON FOR MISSOURI — Daniel Hume 300 East 54th Street New York, NY 10022 Kirby McInerney/Attorney 11/1/2007 $1,275.00
C001135 JAY NIXON FOR MISSOURI — Ira M. Press 665 North Forest Drive Teaneck, NJ 07666 Kirby McInerney/Attorney 10/29/2007 $1,275.00
C001135 JAY NIXON FOR MISSOURI — Kenneth G. Walsh 1418 Roosevelt Ave. Pelham Manor, NY 10803 Kirby McInerney/Attorney 10/29/2007 $1,275.00
C001135 JAY NIXON FOR MISSOURI — Randall L. Berger 830 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022-3903 Kirby McInerney LLP/attorney 5/29/2008 $1,350.00
C001135 JAY NIXON FOR MISSOURI — Mark A. Strauss 245 W. 75th ST. Apt. 4C New York, NY 10023 KIRBY McINERNEY & SQUIRE, LLP/attorney 5/29/2008 $250.00
C001135 JAY NIXON FOR MISSOURI — Christopher S. Studbeaker 104-60 Queens Blvd., Apt.19-K Forest Hills, NY 11375 KIRBY McINERNEY & SQUIRE, LLP/attorney 5/29/2008 $250.00
C031159 MISSOURIANS FOR KOSTER — Kirby McInerney LLP 825 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 10/09/2008 $5,000.00
C001135 JAY NIXON FOR MISSOURI — Kirby McInerney LLP 830 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 10/3/2008 $9,000.00
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There was no record of contributions from Kirby McInerney LLP for 2009 and 2010 at the Missouri Ethics Commission.
It’s nice to see Missouri Democrats have some friends. It ain’t quite the same juice as the Chamber of Commerce, though.