In the past few days at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a few of the 2016 republican gubernatorial candidates (exploratory and otherwise):

C151053 08/24/2015 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Gary Crossley 8050 N. Church Rd Kansas City MO 64158 8/24/2015 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

Nope, nothing out of the ordinary there.

C151077 08/25/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER Gregory Delaney 108 Teal Nest Ct Ponte Vedra Beach FL 32082 Retired Retired 8/25/2015 $5,001.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a familiar amount.

C091145 08/25/2015 FRIENDS OF PETER KINDER John Danforth 911 Tirrill Farms Rd St Louis MO 63124 Dowd Bennett Attorney 8/25/2015 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Well, that’s interesting.

Previously:

John Brunner (r) – July 2015 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report (July 15, 2015)

Eric Greitens (r) – July 2015 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report (July 15, 2015)

Peter Kinder (r) – July 2015 Campaign Finance Report (July 17, 2015)

PPP Missouri Poll: 2016 U.S. Senate and Governor – August 11, 2015 (August 11, 2015)

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for John Brunner’s (r) 2016 exploratory gubernatorial campaign::

C151077 08/19/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER John Gentry 423 N Campbell Ave Springfield MO 65806 Positronic Industries President 8/19/2015 $5,001.00

[emphasis added]

Positively?

Previously:

Campaign Finance: You were expecting anything other than $5,001.00? (April 24, 2015)

John Brunner (r): something or another (April 28, 2015)

Campaign Finance: It’s a good thing yesterday was a slow news day… (May 14, 2015)

Campaign Finance: that’s a lot of exploration (May 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: probably not the singer (June 8, 2015)

John Brunner (r) – July 2015 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report (July 15, 2015)

Campaign Finance: think of it as motivation (August 13, 2015)

PPP Missouri Poll: 2016 U.S. Senate and Governor – August 11, 2015 (August 11, 2015)

[….]

Q8 (Republicans) Given the choices of Randy Asbury, John Brunner, Bob Dixon, Eric

Greitens, Catherine Hanaway, Peter Kinder, and Bart Korman who would you most like to see as the Republican candidate for Governor next year?

[….]

9% John Brunner

[….]

[emphasis added]

A few days ago at the Missouri Ethics Commission for John Brunner’s (r) 2016 exploratory gubernatorial campaign:

151077 08/11/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER Melvin Turner PO Box 1255 Hereford AZ 85615 Retired Retired 8/11/2015 $5,001.00

[emphasis added]

There’s work to be done.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: You were expecting anything other than $5,001.00? (April 24, 2015)

John Brunner (r): something or another (April 28, 2015)

Campaign Finance: It’s a good thing yesterday was a slow news day… (May 14, 2015)

Campaign Finance: that’s a lot of exploration (May 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: probably not the singer (June 8, 2015)

John Brunner (r) – July 2015 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report (July 15, 2015)

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for John Brunner’s (r) 2016 exploratory gubernatorial campaign:

C151077 07/24/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER August A Busch III 1 Mid Rivers Mall Drive Suite 210 Saint Peters MO 63376 Retired Retired 7/23/2015 $35,000.00

[emphasis added]

Curiously, other 2016 gubernatorial hopefuls (exploratory, declared, probable) have received campaign contributions from the same individual this year:

C031159 02/25/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR KOSTER August Busch III 1 Mid Rivers Mall Drive Suite 210 Saint Peters MO 63376 Retired Retired 2/23/2015 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

C151053 03/06/2015 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI August Busch III 1 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. Suite 210 St Louis MO 63376 Retired 3/5/2015 $50,000.00

 [emphasis added]

151077 04/02/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER August Busch III 1 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. Suite 210 St Peters MO 63376 Retired 4/1/2015 $15,172.00

[emphasis added]

C091145 05/29/2015 FRIENDS OF PETER KINDER August A Busch III ONE MID RIVERS MALL DR Suite 210 St Louis MO 63376 Retired 5/28/2015 $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

C141055 07/22/2015 HANAWAY FOR GOVERNOR, INC August Busch III One Busch Place St Louis MO 63118 Anhauser Busch Retired 7/22/2015 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

That almost covers everyone.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: You were expecting anything other than $5,001.00? (April 24, 2015)

John Brunner (r): something or another (April 28, 2015)

Campaign Finance: It’s a good thing yesterday was a slow news day… (May 14, 2015)

Campaign Finance: that’s a lot of exploration (May 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: probably not the singer (June 8, 2015)

John Brunner (r) – July 2015 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report (July 15, 2015)

John Brunner’s (r) 2016 exploratory [pdf] gubernatorial campaign filed its July quarterly campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission today:

C151077: Missourians For John Brunner

Po Box 144 Committee Type: Exploratory

Jefferson City Mo 65102

[….] Established Date: 04/02/2015

  [….]

Information Reported On: 2015 – July Quarterly Report

Beginning Money on Hand $0.00

Monetary Receipts + $417,429.09

Monetary Expenditures – $139,746.76

Contributions Made – $0.00

Other Disbursements – $0.00

Subtotal     $277,682.33

Ending Money On Hand   $277,682.33

[emphasis added]

That’s a lot of fundraising and a lot of expenditures.

The contributions:

Contributions to John Brunner’s (r) 2016 exploratory gubernatorial campaign

reported on its July 2015 quarterly campaign finance report.

Contributions to John Brunner’s (r) 2016 exploratory gubernatorial campaign reported on its July 2015 quarterly campaign finance report.

Lewis & Clark Northern MO Forum $75,000.00

Jesse Bodine $35,000.00

Peter Herschend $25,000.00

Gerald Cook $25,000.00

David Spence $25,000.00

Roger Miller $25,000.00

Jerry Sumners $20,000.00

August Busch III $15,172.00

John Brunner $12,619.52

Friends of Thomas Long $10,002.00

Gerald Cook Jr. $10,000.00

Loren Cook $10,000.00

H E Whitener $10,000.00

William Darr $10,000.00

Jeffrey Fox $10,000.00

SRC Holdings $10,000.00

Rosalie Wooten $10,000.00

Carl Tiedt $5,200.00

Gordon Kinne $5,100.00

Neal Ethridge $5,001.00

Penn Enterprises $5,001.00

Darrell Proctor $5,001.00

Brent Witte $5,001.00

Mark Stephens $5,001.00

Don Kelly $5,001.00

Samuel Coryell $5,001.00

Larry Petersen $5,001.00

David Jones $5,001.00

Fredna Mahaffey $5,000.01

K.C. Larson $5,000.00

Springfield Grocer $5,000.00

Barklage & Knodell $4,800.00

Mahaffey Enterprises $2,501.00

Virginia Becker $2,500.00

White Family Holding $2,500.00

William Kilroy $2,500.00

Billy Becker $2,500.00

Frank Evans $2,000.00

Terrence Dunn $2,000.00

Carol Coryell $1,500.00

Donald Williams $500.00

Mike Moon $500.00

William Kidd $500.00

Louis Lapaglia $500.00

Kim Koch $500.00

The Tribesman Resorts $200.00

[emphasis added]

And:

MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER [pdf] 7/15/2015

13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $1,245.08

[emphasis added]

Over half of the total of $417,429.09 raised in the quarter came from seven individuals or entities.

At least one republican exploratory gubernatorial campaign is spending money on polling:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION

ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM

MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER [pdf] 7/15/2015

On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 5/11/2015 Research – Survey $15,172.00

On Message Inc. 705 Melvin Ave #105 Annapolis MD 21401 5/13/2015 Research – Survey $15,172.00

Madison Management Group 3101 Hemlock Hills Lane Apex NC 27539 5/28/2015 Strategic planning $4,500.00

Previously:

Campaign Finance: You were expecting anything other than $5,001.00? (April 24, 2015)

John Brunner (r): something or another (April 28, 2015)

Campaign Finance: It’s a good thing yesterday was a slow news day… (May 14, 2015)

Campaign Finance: that’s a lot of exploration (May 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: probably not the singer (June 8, 2015)

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for John Brunner’s (r) 2016 exploratory [pdf] gubernatorial campaign:

C151077 06/07/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER David Jones 1811 East Holiday Springfield MO 65804 Retired 6/5/2015 $5,001.00

[emphasis added]

Though that doesn’t necessarily mean he can’t carry a tune.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: You were expecting anything other than $5,001.00? (April 24, 2015)

John Brunner (r): something or another (April 28, 2015)

Campaign Finance: It’s a good thing yesterday was a slow news day… (May 14, 2015)

Campaign Finance: that’s a lot of exploration (May 16, 2015)

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for John Brunner’s (r) exploratory gubernatorial campaign:

C151077 05/15/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER Carl Tiedt 3735 E Eaglescliffe Dr Springfield MO 65809 Retired 5/15/2015 $5,200.00

[emphasis added]

In a little over six weeks:

C151077: Missourians For John Brunner

Po Box 144 Committee Type: Exploratory

Jefferson City Mo 65102

[….] Established Date: 04/02/2015

  Termination Date:

Electronic Reports        

2015

24 or 48 Hour Contribution Notices

ID Report Date Filed

10727 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 05/15/2015

10718 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 05/13/2015

10717 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 05/13/2015

10681 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/24/2015

10671 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/22/2015

10668 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/21/2015

10658 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/19/2015

10657 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/18/2015

10647 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/15/2015

10629 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/11/2015

10628 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/10/2015

10623 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/09/2015

10620 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/08/2015

10610 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/07/2015

10549 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 04/02/2015

[emphasis added]

Previously:

Campaign Finance: You were expecting anything other than $5,001.00? (April 24, 2015)

John Brunner (r): something or another (April 28, 2015)

Campaign Finance: It’s a good thing yesterday was a slow news day… (May 14, 2015)

…otherwise no one would have noticed.

Yesterday, for John Brunner’s (r) exploratory gubernatorial campaign, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C151077 05/13/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER Roger Miller 8025 Maryland Ave Unit 15C Clayton MO 63105 Gateway Packaging CEO 5/12/2015 $25,000.00

C151077 05/13/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER Rosalie OReilly Wooten 2831 S Ingram Mill Rd Springfield MO 65804 Retired 5/13/2015 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a chunk of change, not counting chess.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: You were expecting anything other than $5,001.00? (April 24, 2015)

John Brunner (r): something or another (April 28, 2015)

On being coy:

John Brunner ‏@JohnBrunnerMO

Do you want #JohnBrunner as #MoGov? Not declared yet. Your voice will be heard! It is #WETHEPEOPLE that will decide! 10:34 PM – 27 Apr 2015

Maybe he’s waiting to declare when his operation masters the finer points of this Internets thing.

Or?:

John Brunner ‏@JohnBrunnerMO

#WashingtonDC-toast! Only #WETHEPEOPLE can take our country back! Calling All Missourians–I’m ready to lead Missouri as your next governor 10:05 PM – 27 Apr 2015

Which is it? Yes or no?

Sean Nicholson ‏@ssnich

Just odd. #mogov [….] 5:54 AM – 28 Apr 2015

There’s that interpretation, too.

Apparently that’s considered a round number for the purposes of a Missouri republican gubernatorial campaign.

Predictable, eh?

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C151077 04/24/2015 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER Larry Petersen 5276 Stirling Way Springfield MO 65809 Ozark Anesthesia Physician 4/23/2015 $5,001.00

[emphasis added]

Previously:

Campaign Finance: all in today (April 9, 2015)

Campaign Finance: passing the torch… (April 10, 2015)

Campaign Finance: The republican establishment has another gubernatorial favorite? (April 11, 2015)

Campaign Finance: very interesting (April 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: To which establishment are you referring? (April 19, 2015)

Campaign Finance: But wait, there’s even more… (April 20, 2015)

Campaign Finance: in increments of $5,001.00 (April 22, 2015)

Campaign Finance: also in increments of $5,001.00 (April 23, 2015)