15 Saturday Sep 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Wakey, wakey.
It’s all so familiar. Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C101046 09/15/2018 Missouri Club for Growth Political Action Committee Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 9/14/2018 $250,000.00
[emphasis added]
The checkbook is definitely open.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: Oh, pretty please, bring back the blimp… (September 10, 2018)
Campaign Finance: wakey, wakey (September 15, 2018)
10 Monday Sep 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Grow Missouri’s moving billboard [October 2014 file photo].
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C131097 09/10/2018 Grow Missouri Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 9/10/2018 $105,000.00
[emphasis added]
It’s not going to happen. But, it’s a nice thought, especially since there are few marijuana initiatives on the November ballot. The confusion would be epic.
31 Friday Aug 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
blimp, campaign finance, grow Missouri PAC, Heartland Regional PAC, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC
The Rex Sinquefield funded PAC Grow Missouri’s moving billboard at the University of Central Missouri’s Skyhaven Airport near Warrensburg [October 2014 file photo].
Just asking.
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a brand spanking new PAC:
C180595 08/31/2018 Heartland Regional PAC Grow Missouri 308 E High St Suite 300 Jefferson City MO 65101 8/30/2018 $105,000.00
[emphasis added]
Did we mention they’re a brand spanking new political action committee?:
C180595: Heartland Regional Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
308 E High St Ste 300
Jefferson City Mo 65101
Established Date: 08/29/2018
[….]Treasurer
Debbie Schneider-Mcclelland
1034 S Brentwood Blvd Ste 1700 St Louis Mo 63117Deputy Treasurer
Marc H Ellinger 308 E High St Ste 300 Jefferson City Mo 65101
[….]
[emphasis added]
Wait, they have the same address. Go figure.
21 Tuesday Aug 2018
Posted in campaign finance
The republican majority in the Missouri General Assembly, you know, the ones who brought you Proposition A – “right to get paid less”…
This past weekend at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the HRCC:
C091068 08/19/2018 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Uniting Missouri PAC PO Box 444 Farmington MO 63640 8/18/2018 $50,000.00
How nice for them. There were quite a few more contributions for the HRCC in this batch.
That particular contribution is from a new PAC:
C180490: Uniting Missouri Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
Po Box 444
Farmington Mo 63640
Established Date: 06/29/2018
[….]
Information Reported On: 2018 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/7/2018
Beginning Money on Hand $100.00
Monetary Receipts + $225,000.00
Monetary Expenditures – $75.70
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $224,924.30
Ending Money On Hand $225,024.30
[emphasis added]
That’s a significant remaining balance.
“John Hancock, Chairman” Heh.
And where does Uniting Missouri PAC get its money?:
C180490 07/19/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC MARK GARDNER 4803 S NATIONAL AVE STE 300 SPRINGFIELD MO 65810 GARDNER CAPITAL INC 7/18/2018 $25,000.00
C180490 07/19/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC MACO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC PO BOX 68 CLARKTON MO 63837 7/18/2018 $25,000.00
C180490 07/19/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC SPIRE MISSOURI INC 700 MARKET ST ST LOUIS MO 63101 7/18/2018 $20,000.00
C180490 07/19/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC EXPRESS SCRIPTS ONE EXPRESS WAY 5226 STATE ROAD H ST LOUIS MO 63121 7/18/2018 $25,000.00
C180490 07/19/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC PHOENIX HOME CARE 3033 S KANSAS EXPRESSWAY SPRINGFIELD MO 65807 7/18/2018 $20,000.00
C180490 07/19/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC REPUBLIC SERVICES INC 18500 N ALLIED WAY PHOENIX AZ 85054 7/18/2018 $10,000.00
C180490 07/19/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC TORCH ELECTRONICS LLC 17650 GARDEN RIDGE CIRCLE WILDWOOD MO 63038 7/18/2018 $10,000.00
C180490 07/19/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC STERLING BANCSHARES INC 1100 STERLING DRIVE POPLAR BLUFF MO 63901 7/18/2018 $20,000.00
C180490 07/25/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC RIGHTCHOICE MANAGED CARE INC 3075 VANDERCAR WAY AP OH3403-A300 CINCINNATI OH 45209 7/25/2018 $25,000.00
C180490 08/15/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC ANHEUSER BUSCH ONE BUSCH PLACE ST LOUIS MO 63118 8/13/2018 $10,000.00
Uniting Missouri under corporate special interests is more like it.
It’s their world, the rest of us get to live in it.
If only there was an initiative on the November ballot…
Previously:
Campaign Finance: teaching your children well (August 20, 2018)
17 Friday Aug 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C180478 08/17/2018 Citizens to Protect Tax Revenues and Jobs Penn National Gaming, Inc. 825 Berkshire Boulevard Wyomissing PA 19610 8/16/2018 $14,858.00
C180478 08/17/2018 Citizens to Protect Tax Revenues and Jobs Penn National Gaming, Inc. 825 Berkshire Boulevard Wyomissing PA 19610 8/17/2018 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
And more before that, since June:
C180478 06/28/2018 Citizens to Protect Tax Revenues and Jobs Penn National Gaming, Inc. 825 Berkshire Boulevard Wyomissing PA 19610 6/26/2018 $200,000.00
C180478 07/27/2018 Citizens to Protect Tax Revenues and Jobs Penn National Gaming, Inc. 825 Berkshire Boulevard Wyomissing PA 19610 7/26/2018 $200,000.00
[emphasis added]
They’re a Continuing Political Action Committee and they’re fairly new:
C180478: Citizens To Protect Tax Revenues And Jobs
Committee Type: Political Action
Po Box 156
Jefferson City Mo 65102
Established Date: 06/25/2018
[….]
Treasurer
Cynthia Carrie Morgan
Po Box 156
Jefferson City Mo 65102
[….]
And they do have resources:
C180478: Citizens To Protect Tax Revenues And Jobs
[….]
Information Reported On: 2018 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $0.00
Monetary Receipts + $200,000.00
Monetary Expenditures – $100,000.00
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $100,000.00
Ending Money On Hand $100,000.00
Some of the details:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
7/16/2018 Citizens to Protect Tax Revenues and Jobs [pdf]Penn National Gaming, Inc. 825 Berkshire Boulevard Wyomissing PA 19610 6/26/2018 $200,000.00
[….]
11. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AT FUND-RAISERS AS REPORTED INLINE 8 ON FORM CD1A $0.00
12. TOTAL ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSON GIVING $25 OR LESS $0.00
13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $0.00
[….]
[emphasis added]
And the expenditures:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
Citizens to Protect Tax Revenues and Jobs 7/16/2018
[….]
National Petition Management 1609B Cindy Circle Roseville CA 95661 6/28/2018 Deposit for signature gathering $100,000.00
[….]
Not particularly grassrootsie so far.
25 Wednesday Jul 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
campaign finance, initiative, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, right to get paid less, Right to work
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission on behalf of one of the entities promoting the anti-union Proposition A “right to get paid less” initiative on the August 7th ballot:
C180291 07/24/2018 Missourians For Freedom To Work The National Right to Work Committee 8001 Braddock Rd Ste 500 Springfield VA 22151 7/23/2018 $33,000.00
C180291 07/24/2018 Missourians For Freedom To Work GJ Grewe Inc. 639 Gravois Bluffs Boulevard Suite D St Louis MO 63026 7/23/2018 $50,000.00
[emphasis added]
The problem here is that they have to convince enough people to vote for their corporate overlords and against their own interests.
Oh, wait…
Previously:
Campaign Finance: they left off the last part (May 19, 2018)
Campaign Finance: Why are we not surprised? (May 31, 2018)
Campaign Finance: advocating for your right to get paid less (June 15, 2018)
Campaign Finance: because working people hold a disproportionate share of America’s wealth (June 21, 2018)
Campaign Finance: no surprises here (July 13, 2018)
Campaign Finance: bad money after bad (July 17, 2018)
Campaign Finance: uh, huh… (July 19, 2018)
19 Thursday Jul 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission on behalf of one of the entities promoting the anti-union Proposition A “right to get paid less” initiative on the August 7th ballot:
C180291 07/19/2018 Missourians For Freedom To Work The National Right to Work Committee 8001 Braddock Rd Ste 500 Springfield VA 22151 7/18/2018 $300,000.00
[emphasis added]
And just who was it who came up with all that money? Just asking.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: they left off the last part (May 19, 2018)
Campaign Finance: Why are we not surprised? (May 31, 2018)
Campaign Finance: advocating for your right to get paid less (June 15, 2018)
Campaign Finance: because working people hold a disproportionate share of America’s wealth (June 21, 2018)
Campaign Finance: no surprises here (July 13, 2018)
Campaign Finance: bad money after bad (July 17, 2018)
17 Tuesday Jul 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
anti-union, campaign finance, initiative, missouri, Missouri Chamber of Commerce, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, right to get paid less, Right to work
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for one of the entities promoting the anti-union “right to get paid less” initiative on the August 7th ballot:
C180291 07/17/2018 Missourians For Freedom To Work Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry 428 East Capitol Jefferson City MO 65102 7/16/2018 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
Missouri “Chamber of Commerce.” Who would have thought?
Previously:
Campaign Finance: they left off the last part (May 19, 2018)
Campaign Finance: Why are we not surprised? (May 31, 2018)
Campaign Finance: advocating for your right to get paid less (June 15, 2018)
Campaign Finance: because working people hold a disproportionate share of America’s wealth (June 21, 2018)
Campaign Finance: no surprises here (July 13, 2018)
11 Wednesday Jul 2018
Posted in campaign finance, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the HRCC:
C091068 07/11/2018 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Committee For Accountable Government In Missouri 7509 NW Tiffany Springs Pkwy Suite 300 Kansas City MO 64153 7/11/2018 $219,383.51
[emphasis added]
In the past
C151174 03/03/2017 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 3/2/2017 $100,000.00
C151174 02/22/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Executive 2/17/2016 $250,000.00
C151174 02/25/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Springs Rd Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Consultant 2/25/2016 $250,000.00
C151174 03/24/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Executive 3/18/2016 $250,000.00
C151174 06/02/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Executive 6/2/2016 $250,000.00
C151174 06/02/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Spring Rd Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Consultant 6/2/2016 $250,000.00
C151174 06/23/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 6/22/2016 $500,000.00
C151174 08/25/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 8/24/2016 $1,000,000.00
C151174 09/27/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI Sarah Humphreys Atkins 4713 Rock Springs Rd Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Quality Consultant 9/27/2016 $1,000,000.00
C151174 10/26/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 10/24/2016 $500,000.00
[emphasis added]
C151174 09/14/2015 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Owner 9/14/2015 $500,000.00
C151174 12/08/2015 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI Sarah Humphreys Atkins 220 W. 4th St Joplin MO 64802 Tamko Building Products Executive 12/8/2015 $500,000.00
[emphasis added]
Good times.
C151174: Committee For Accountable Government In Missouri
Committee Type: Political Action
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Suite 300
Kansas City Mo 64153
Established Date: 09/11/2015
Termination Date: 07/03/2018
[….]
[emphasis added]
A transfer of assets, eh?
Previously:
Campaign Finance: Account…ability (February 23, 2016)
Campaign Finance: Account…ability – part 2 (February 25, 2016)
Campaign Finance: Account…ability – part 3 (March 25, 2016)
Campaign Finance: Tamko! (June 3, 2016)
Campaign Finance: the right to spend as much as you want to influence elections in Missouri (August 25, 2016)
Campaign Finance: just keep writing those $1,000,000.00 checks (September 27, 2016)
Campaign Finance: committee values (October 26, 2016)
Campaign Finance: here we go again (March 3, 2017)
19 Saturday May 2018
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
campaign finance, initiative, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, right to get paid less, Right to work
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission in support of right to get paid less:
C180291 05/18/2018 Missourians For Freedom To Work Greg Hoberock 500 Braeburn Ct Washington MO 63090 HTH Companies Inc CEO 5/18/2018 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
It’s a new PAC, supporting right to get paid less and opposed to the CLEAN Missouri initiative on campaign finance, lobbying and redistricting reform.
C180291: Missourians For Freedom To Work
Committee Type: Campaign
239 Rock Industrial Blvd Suite 108
Union Mo 63084
Established Date: 04/18/2018
[….]
Treasurer
Greg Hoberock
239 Rock Industrial Blvd Suite 108
Union Mo 63084
[….]
Not to be confused with Freedom to Work. Having a lot of money is something they have in common, though.
Why is it corporate CEOs and not working people who write those $100,000.00 checks? Oh, right, because they can.
