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15 Sunday Dec 2024

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Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

In November:

Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens at center of pay-to-play allegations in Trump transition team

Boris Epshteyn isn’t accused of doing anything illegal but the investigation appeared designed to weaken or eliminate his prominent position within Trump’s orbit.

[….]

The review also examined a complaint from former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, who resigned in scandal but has expressed interest in joining Trump’s administration. Greitens signed a declaration last week recounting a Nov. 7 conversation with Epshteyn that alleged that his “overall tone and behavior gave me the impression of an implicit expectation to engage in business dealings with him before he would advocate for or suggest my appointment to the President. This created a sense of unease and pressure on my part.”

[….]

Really.

We remember.

At the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Greitens’ (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C151053 07/18/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI SEALs for Truth P.O. Box 29525 Washington DC 20017 7/18/2016 $1,975,000.00

[emphasis added]

Via the Federal Election Commission [FEC]:

We never could figure out where the money for that $1,975,000.00 single contribution originated.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

A perfect fit for the second Trump (r) administration.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Oh, like they couldn’t come up with another $25,000.00? (July 18, 2016)

Campaign Finance: attempting to follow the money… (October 15, 2016)

Campaign Finance: In our town

08 Saturday Jun 2024

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Individual contributions from Warrensburg, Missouri in the period from January 2023 through the end of the first quarter of 2024 to the U.S. Senate campaigns of Josh Hawley (r) and Lucas Kunce (D) – via the Federal Election Commission (FEC):

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q1 BARNHART, MARY WARRENSBURG MO 3/17/2023 0:00 $25
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q1 BARNHART, MARY WARRENSBURG MO 2/23/2023 0:00 $25
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 BARNHART, MARY A. WARRENSBURG MO 5/2/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 BARNHART, MARY A. WARRENSBURG MO 6/22/2023 0:00 $25
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 BARNHART, MARY A. WARRENSBURG MO 5/30/2023 0:00 $51
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 BARNHART, MARY A. WARRENSBURG MO 5/1/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE BARNHART, MARY WARRENSBURG MO 10/31/2023 0:00 $50

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 BRANT, PAMELA JO WARRENSBURG MO 5/26/2023 0:00 $100
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE BRANT, PAMELA WARRENSBURG MO 11/17/2023 0:00 $100
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE BRANT, PAMELA WARRENSBURG MO 11/3/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 BRANT, PAMELA JO WARRENSBURG MO 2/22/2024 0:00 $100

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q1 DICK, DELORES WARRENSBURG MO 3/15/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 DICK, DELORES MS. WARRENSBURG MO 6/12/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 DICK, DELORES MS. WARRENSBURG MO 2/1/2024 0:00 $200
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 DICK, DOLORES WARRENSBURG MO 1/11/2024 0:00 $1000

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE DIEHL, MARTHA WARRENSBURG MO 10/18/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE DIEHL, MARTHA WARRENSBURG MO 11/3/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 DIEHL, MARTHA L. WARRENSBURG MO 2/1/2024 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 DIEHL, MARTHA L. WARRENSBURG MO 2/22/2024 0:00 $50

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q3 FIELDS, SHIRLEY WARRENSBURG MO 8/1/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 FIELDS, SHIRLEY D. MRS. WARRENSBURG MO 6/26/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 FIELDS, SHIRLEY D. MRS. WARRENSBURG MO 6/20/2023 0:00 $51
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 FIELDS, SHIRLEY D. MRS. WARRENSBURG MO 1/15/2024 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 FIELDS, SHIRLEY D. MRS. WARRENSBURG MO 1/5/2024 0:00 $50

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q3 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS WARRENSBURG MO 7/24/2023 0:00 $30
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q1 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS WARRENSBURG MO 2/21/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q3 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS WARRENSBURG MO 8/10/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q3 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS WARRENSBURG MO 7/20/2023 0:00 $115
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q1 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS WARRENSBURG MO 2/7/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q1 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS WARRENSBURG MO 3/23/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q1 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS WARRENSBURG MO 3/23/2023 0:00 $75
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS F. LT. COL. USAF RET. WARRENSBURG MO 4/19/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS F. LT. COL. USAF RET. WARRENSBURG MO 6/27/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS F. LT. COL. USAF RET. WARRENSBURG MO 2/15/2024 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS F. LT. COL. USAF RET. WARRENSBURG MO 3/14/2024 0:00 $100
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 FITZPATRICK, THOMAS F. LT. COL. USAF RET. WARRENSBURG MO 2/22/2024 0:00 $100

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q3 GLIDDEN, WILLIAM WARRENSBURG MO 8/8/2023 0:00 $25
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 GLIDDEN, WILLIAM G. WARRENSBURG MO 6/5/2023 0:00 $25

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 JONES, DOROTHY D. WARRENSBURG MO 3/28/2024 0:00 $100

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 KERR, ROBERT CAPT. JR. USAF R WARRENSBURG MO 6/12/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 KERR, ROBERT CAPT. JR. USAF R WARRENSBURG MO 5/8/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 KERR, ROBERT CAPT. JR. USAF R WARRENSBURG MO 5/19/2023 0:00 $51

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 MANNERING, KEVIN W. WARRENSBURG MO 2/26/2024 0:00 $100

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q3 MOORE, LONNIE WARRENSBURG MO 8/17/2023 0:00 $100

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE MORRISON, PHILIP WARRENSBURG MO 10/23/2023 0:00 $500
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE MORRISON, PHILIP WARRENSBURG MO 10/23/2023 0:00 $10

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 PARKER, TODD WARRENSBURG MO 6/14/2023 0:00 $100

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 SACKMAN, TINA WARRENSBURG NY 5/23/2023 0:00 $1

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q3 TEAFORD, DEANNA WARRENSBURG MO 7/25/2023 0:00 $100
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE TEAFORD, DEANNA WARRENSBURG MO 12/4/2023 0:00 $100
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 TEAFORD, DEANNA WARRENSBURG MO 3/18/2024 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 TEAFORD, DEANNA WARRENSBURG MO 2/5/2024 0:00 $200

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 WHITE, PATTI WARRENSBURG MO 6/27/2023 0:00 $25
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 WHITE, PATTI WARRENSBURG MO 5/8/2023 0:00 $25
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 WHITE, PATTI WARRENSBURG MO 5/8/2023 0:00 $3
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE WHITE, PATTI WARRENSBURG MO 12/18/2023 0:00 $3
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE WHITE, PATTI WARRENSBURG MO 12/18/2023 0:00 $25
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 WHITE, PATTI WARRENSBURG MO 3/11/2024 0:00 $24.75
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 WHITE, PATTI WARRENSBURG MO 1/29/2024 0:00 $25

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 WRIGHT, PHYLLIS MS. WARRENSBURG MO 5/23/2023 0:00 $6
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE WRIGHT, PHYLLIS WARRENSBURG MO 10/6/2023 0:00 $5
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 WRIGHT, PHYLLIS MS. WARRENSBURG MO 3/18/2024 0:00 $2

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 YINGER, ANDREW MR. WARRENSBURG MO 3/22/2024 0:00 $26
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 YINGER, ANDREW MR. WARRENSBURG MO 2/16/2024 0:00 $25

C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 Q2 ZWALLY, PETER WARRENSBURG MO 5/30/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2023 YE ZWALLY, PETER WARRENSBURG MO 11/3/2023 0:00 $50
C00652727 JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE 2024 Q1 ZWALLY, PETER MR. WARRENSBURG MO 2/23/2024 0:00 $35

[emphasis added]

Lucas Kunce (D) [2023 file photo].

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 BERKLAND, TERRILL WARRENSBURG MO 3/31/2024 0:00 $50

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE CROES, HENRY WARRENSBURG MO 10/31/2023 0:00 $30
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE CROES, HENRY WARRENSBURG MO 11/30/2023 0:00 $30
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE CROES, HENRY WARRENSBURG MO 12/31/2023 0:00 $30
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 CROES, HENRY WARRENSBURG MO 1/31/2024 0:00 $30
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 CROES, HENRY WARRENSBURG MO 3/31/2024 0:00 $30
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 CROES, HENRY WARRENSBURG MO 2/29/2024 0:00 $30

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE CRUMP, G. B. WARRENSBURG MO 11/22/2023 0:00 $100
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE CRUMP, G. B. WARRENSBURG MO 12/28/2023 0:00 $100
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 CRUMP, G. B. WARRENSBURG MO 8/1/2023 0:00 $200
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 CRUMP, G. B. WARRENSBURG MO 9/21/2023 0:00 $100
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 CRUMP, G. B. WARRENSBURG MO 3/27/2024 0:00 $200

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE GOODWIN, BILL WARRENSBURG MO 12/12/2023 0:00 $25
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE GOODWIN, BILL WARRENSBURG MO 11/8/2023 0:00 $25
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE GOODWIN, BILL WARRENSBURG MO 12/31/2023 0:00 $25
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 GOODWIN, BILL WARRENSBURG MO 2/7/2024 0:00 $25

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 LOCH, JAMES D WARRENSBURG MO 3/15/2024 0:00 $100

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 MILLER, JACLYN WARRENSBURG MO 8/8/2023 0:00 $100

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE O’NEILL, LYNN WARRENSBURG MO 11/4/2023 0:00 $35
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE O’NEILL, LYNN WARRENSBURG MO 10/4/2023 0:00 $35
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE O’NEILL, LYNN WARRENSBURG MO 12/4/2023 0:00 $35
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 O’NEILL, LYNN WARRENSBURG MO 9/4/2023 0:00 $35
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 O’NEILL, LYNN WARRENSBURG MO 7/2/2023 0:00 $35
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 O’NEILL, LYNN WARRENSBURG MO 8/4/2023 0:00 $35
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 O’NEILL, LYNN WARRENSBURG MO 3/4/2024 0:00 $35
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 O’NEILL, LYNN WARRENSBURG MO 1/4/2024 0:00 $35
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 O’NEILL, LYNN WARRENSBURG MO 2/4/2024 0:00 $35

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 RHODES, B WARRENSBURG MO 1/4/2024 0:00 $50

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE SOMMER, ADAM WARRENSBURG MO 12/28/2023 0:00 $500

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 TAYLOR, JAMES H WARRENSBURG MO 3/27/2024 0:00 $100

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 WARD, MARY WARRENSBURG MO 1/6/2024 0:00 $25
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 WARD, MARY WARRENSBURG MO 1/29/2024 0:00 $10
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 WARD, MARY WARRENSBURG MO 2/6/2024 0:00 $25
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 WARD, MARY WARRENSBURG MO 3/29/2024 0:00 $15
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 WARD, MARY WARRENSBURG MO 1/16/2024 0:00 $10
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2024 Q1 WARD, MARY WARRENSBURG MO 3/4/2024 0:00 $25

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE WATSON, SADIE WARRENSBURG MO 11/17/2023 0:00 $25
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE WATSON, SADIE WARRENSBURG MO 10/17/2023 0:00 $25
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 YE WATSON, SADIE WARRENSBURG MO 12/17/2023 0:00 $25
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 WATSON, SADIE WARRENSBURG MO 9/17/2023 0:00 $25
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 WATSON, SADIE WARRENSBURG MO 7/17/2023 0:00 $25
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 WATSON, SADIE WARRENSBURG MO 8/17/2023 0:00 $25

C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 WILLIAMS, SARA WARRENSBURG MO 8/1/2023 0:00 $100
C00771972 LUCAS KUNCE FOR MISSOURI 2023 Q3 WILLIAMS, SARA WARRENSBURG MO 8/24/2023 0:00 $100

[emphasis added]

To put this in some perspective, there are just under 20,000 people (2022) in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Money and Virginia and Abortion, oh my…

12 Wednesday Apr 2023

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In 2018 – from the Federal Election Commission:

Source information
Name KACSMARYK, MATTHEW J
City and state ALEDO, TX, [….]
Occupation ATTORNEY
Employer FIRST LIBERTY
Year to date $500.00
Receipt information
Amount $500.00
Receipt date March 8, 2018
Report year 2018
Memo CONTRIBUTION
Reported on Form 3 on line 11AI
Election type PRIMARY
Recipient information
Committee JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE
Political party REPUBLICAN PARTY
Type Senate
State Missouri

KACSMARYK, MATTHEW J JOSH HAWLEY FOR SENATE
KACSMARYK, MATTHEW JOSEPH MR. CRUZ FOR PRESIDENT
KACSMARYK, MATTHEW JOSEPH MR. TED CRUZ VICTORY COMMITTEE
KACSMARYK, MATTHEW JOSEPH MR. JOBS GROWTH AND FREEDOM FUND
KACSMARYK, MATTHEW JOSEPH TED CRUZ FOR SENATE
KACSMARYK, MATTHEW JOSEPH TED CRUZ FOR SENATE
KACSMARYK, MATTHEW JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.
KACSMARYK, MATTHEW FRED THOMPSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
KACSMARYK, MATTHEW J TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC

Not just in Texas. Wonder why?

In 2019:

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas )
Vote Number: 172
Vote Date: June 19, 2019, 03:30 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed
Nomination Number: PN233
Nomination Description: Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
Vote Counts:
YEAs 52
NAYs 46
Not Voting 2
[….]
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

[emphasis added]

What will $500.00 get you? Just asking.

What’s next for the abortion pill mifepristone?
Updated April 10, 20233:29 PM ET

[….]

…The name-brand drug Mifeprex was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration more than 20 years ago. Since then, it has been used millions of times, and major medical groups say it has a strong safety record. A generic version was approved in 2019.

Now, the drug’s future is in jeopardy. A federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction that undoes the FDA’s approval of mifepristone nationwide beginning this Friday….

[….]

As of Monday, there is no change yet to Americans’ ability to access mifepristone.

But that could change as soon as this Friday, when the preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is set to take effect.

[….]

Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, agreed with their concerns and, in a preliminary ruling on Friday, declared the FDA’s approval to be invalid….

[….]

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Federal judge in Texas hears case that could force a major abortion pill off market
Updated March 15, 20237:39 PM ET

[….]

A coalition of anti-abortion medical groups and doctors called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine sued the FDA back in November, saying the abortion pill mifepristone was improperly approved two decades ago as part of a two-drug protocol that’s used to end pregnancies in the first trimester.

Erin Hawley, an attorney representing Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, argued that doctors who are part of this group have been forced to treat patients who have experienced complications, which can include heavy bleeding. In some cases, Hawley said, doctors have been forced to provide a surgical procedure to complete the abortion, despite their deeply held beliefs.

[….]

[emphasis added]

Erin Morrow Hawley Is Leading the Charge to Ban Abortion Medication. She’s Also Josh Hawley’s Wife
Reproductive rights activists are raising scrutiny over attorney Erin Hawley’s role in the suit against the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone. The Texas federal judge overseeing the lawsuit made a past donation to her husband’s campaign.

BY ABIGAIL TRACY
MARCH 23, 2023

As a Texas federal judge deliberates his decision in a high-profile case that could impose a nationwide ban on a leading abortion drug, reproductive rights activists are now raising scrutiny about a member of the plaintiffs’ legal team: Erin Morrow Hawley, an attorney and the wife of Missouri senator Josh Hawley.

The case, which is playing out in a courtroom in rural Texas, could have the most far-reaching ramifications on abortion access in the United States since the fall of Roe v. Wade. Should the judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk, rule in favor of the plaintiffs in the case and issue a preliminary injunction, it could effectively block the use of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions, which account for more than half of all abortions in the US. Hawley is one of the main lawyers arguing on behalf of conservative legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom, which sued the Food and Drug Administration last November for its approval of the abortion medication.

[….]

It was easy to check:

Lucas Kunce @LucasKunceMO
First, Matthew Kacsmaryk donated to Hawley’s campaign. Then, Hawley voted to make Kacsmaryk a federal judge. Now, Kacsmaryk just ruled in favor of a suit led by Hawley’s wife to ban abortion meds.

Hawley’s name is all over a nationwide effort to ban abortion without exceptions.
1:52 PM · Apr 8, 2023

Yep.

Lucas Kunce (D) [2023 file photo].

And:

[image cropped]

Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
I double dare any lawyer to read this analysis and not see the jaw dropping incompetence of this right-wing-ideological-hack judge in Texas. It is astounding.
[….]
9:44 PM · Apr 10, 2023

Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
And one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers pushing this legal garbage is….Yale law graduate wife of Josh Hawley, Erin Hawley.
10:06 PM · Apr 10, 2023

“…One of those fancy ones…”

Claire McCaskill (D) [2017 file photo].

You get what you pay for

12 Saturday Nov 2022

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Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Where some of the money came from – via the Federal Election Commission:

UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
TRUE NORTH PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL SC 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
TO PROTECT OUR HERITAGE PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL IL 09/30/2022 $1,000.00
TO PROTECT OUR HERITAGE PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL IL 09/30/2022 $1,000.00
SYNGENTA CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DE 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
STEER PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL WY 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
SENATE EAGLE PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL TN 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
ROCK HOLDINGS INC. PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MI 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL NC 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL IA 09/30/2022 $1,000.00
PHILLIPS 66 PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
ELECT – THE PAC OF THE ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL AL 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL IN 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $4,950.00
NGA GROCERS PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $2,000.00
NEXT CENTURY FUND SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN’S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
MISSOURI SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MO SOYPAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
MISSOURI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FEDERAL PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
MISSOURI CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
MDU RESOURCES GROUP GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL ND 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL OK 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
JOBS OPPORTUNITY AND NEW IDEAS PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL IA 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
IHEARTMEDIA INC. PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL TX 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
HUSCH BLACKWELL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL SD 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL TN 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
THE GEO GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL FL 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
FREE STATE PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL KS 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
FOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
EXXONMOBIL PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL TX 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
EVERGY EMPLOYEE POWERPAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
DOE RUN PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC’S PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
DELTA AIR LINES PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL OK 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
COMMON VALUES PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE PRIMARY VA 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
COMMON VALUES PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 -$5,000.00
COMMON VALUES PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $10,000.00
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE – FEDERAL SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL PA 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL TX 09/30/2022 $2,000.00
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL NJ 09/30/2022 $1,000.00
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL IL 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $5,000.00
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/30/2022 $2,500.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/30/2022 $2,900.00
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL TX 09/26/2022 $5,000.00
WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL CO 09/19/2022 $1,500.00
TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL NC 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORG SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL CA 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
MAKING A RESPONSIBLE STAND FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN AMERICA PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL TN 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
FUND FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL SC 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
FIGHTING FOR MISSOURI PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL NC 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
CONTINUING AMERICA’S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL LA 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
BLUE AND GOLD FUND SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MA 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
BADLANDS PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/19/2022 $5,000.00
ANN PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/19/2022 $2,500.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/19/2022 $3,500.00
ALAMO PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL TX 09/11/2022 $5,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/06/2022 $5,000.00
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/06/2022 $2,900.00
RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MS 09/01/2022 $5,000.00
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/01/2022 $2,500.00
RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL DC 09/01/2022 $5,000.00
POET PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL SD 09/01/2022 $1,000.00
LEAGUE FOR SPORTSMEN, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DEFENSE (AKA THE LEAGUE) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/01/2022 $250.00
LEAD ENCOURAGE ELECT PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL WI 09/01/2022 $2,000.00
HUCK PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL AR 09/01/2022 $5,000.00
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE PRIMARY SD 09/01/2022 $5,000.00
DIRIGO PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL VA 09/01/2022 $5,000.00
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPS-PAC) SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL AZ 09/01/2022 $5,000.00
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE PRIMARY DC 05/26/2022 $5,000.00
HUSCH BLACKWELL MULTI CANDIDATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE PRIMARY MO 05/12/2022 $2,500.00

Populism, yay.

GUARDING AGAINST PANDEMICS PAC SCHMITT FOR SENATE PRIMARY AZ 07/26/2022 $1,000.00

WTF?

FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL SD 09/30/2022 $5,800.00
HULSHOF, KENNY CHARLES SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/30/2022 $1,000.00
KINDER, PETER D. SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MO 09/30/2022 $250.00
CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL TX 09/26/2022 $30,935.20
TAKE BACK THE SENATE SCHMITT FOR MO SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2022 GENERAL VA 08/12/2022 $19,320.02
CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE SCHMITT FOR MO SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2022 GENERAL TX 08/12/2022 $98,367.40

DE VOS, SUZANNE CHERYL SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MI 09/30/2022 $5,800.00
DE VOS, RICHARD M. JR. SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MI 09/30/2022 $5,800.00
DE VOS, PAMELLA SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MI 09/30/2022 $5,800.00
DE VOS, MARIA SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MI 09/30/2022 $5,800.00
DE VOS, DOUGLAS L. SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MI 09/30/2022 $5,800.00
DE VOS, DANIEL G. SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MI 09/30/2022 $5,800.00
DE VOS, BETSY SCHMITT FOR SENATE GENERAL MI 09/30/2022 $5,800.00

Michigan, eh?

Actually, you get what they pay for.

Previously:

The bill will come due (November 12, 2022)

The bill will come due

12 Saturday Nov 2022

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Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Via the Federal Election Commission:

Missouri – Senate 2022 | SENATE

Independent expenditures

“An expenditure for a communication – That expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate and – That is not made in cooperation, consultation or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, any candidate, or his or her authorized committees or agents, or a political party committee or its agents”

SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND Support SCHMITT, ERIC $132,064.04
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION Support SCHMITT, ERIC $5,040,336.00
CARRY THE TORCH Support SCHMITT, ERIC $50,000.00
SAVE MISSOURI VALUES Support SCHMITT, ERIC $2,558,314.70
CRYPTO INNOVATION Support SCHMITT, ERIC $230,000.00
GOA VICTORY FUND Support SCHMITT, ERIC $30,682.06
OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND ACTION Support SCHMITT, ERIC $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

Electioneering communications

“Any broadcast, cable or satellite communication that (1) refers to a clearly identified candidate for federal office; (2) is publicly distributed within certain time periods before an election and (3) is targeted to the relevant electorate”

CONSERVATIVES NETWORK SCHMITT, ERIC $609,780.00

[emphasis added]

Sloppy

27 Thursday Oct 2022

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You can tell a lot about a candidate and their campaign by their paper trail.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

At the Federal Election Commission:

FEC FORM 6
48 HOUR NOTICE OF
CONTRIBUTIONS/LOANS RECEIVED
FILING FEC-1650645
1. Schmitt for Senate
101 W ARGONNE DR, #24
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122
2. Candidate Info
Candidate ID #: S2MO00544
Candidate Name: ERIC SCHMITT
3. Office Sought: President
4. FEC Committee ID #: C00775015
CONTRIBUTIONS/LOANS RECEIVED
ROBERT PHILLIPS, III
Date Signed: 10/26/2022
(End FEC FORM 6)

Generated Thu Oct 27 07:32:26 2022

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Josh Hawley (r) just peed his pants.

Some right wingnuts with money really hate Rick Brattin (r)

25 Monday Jul 2022

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Not that we blame them.

The republican primary candidates for the 4th Congressional District:

U.S. Representative – District 4
Republican
Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed

Jim (Soupy) Campbell 1228 MEL DOR ACRES CLIMAX SPRINGS MO 65324 180 2/22/2022

Rick Brattin P.O. BOX 920 HARRISONVILLE MO 64701 283 2/22/2022

William (Bill) Irwin PO BOX 383 HARRISONVILLE MO 64701 401 2/22/2022

Mark Alford PO BOX 1634 RAYMORE MO 64083 423 2/22/2022

Kalena Bruce PO BOX 1107 STOCKTON MO 65785 622 2/22/2022

Taylor Burks PO BOX 405 ASHLAND MO 65010 682 2/22/2022

Kyle Stonner LaBrue 4376 SKI DR OSAGE BEACH MO 65065 3/29/2022

[emphasis added]

Rick Brattin (r) [2013 file photo].

We’ve received several mail pieces paid for by a right wingnut Federal Super PAC that attack Rick Brattin (r):

Let’s see, he didn’t support Donald Trump (r) early on. Something, something, China.

Something, something, Communist China.

Something, something, Chinese spies.

Never Trumper, anti-Trump. Something, something, China.

The disclaimer:

Paid for by Missourians for Truth PAC. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. [….]

Who paid for this [via the Federal Election Commission (FEC)]?:

Source information
Name MCDANIEL, CHRIS
City and state BLUE SPRINGS, MO, 64014
Occupation OWNER
Employer HEARTLAND FINANICAL GROUP INC
Year to date $50,000.00
Receipt information
Amount $50,000.00
Receipt date March 4, 2022
Report year 2022
Memo
Reported on Form 3X on line 11AI
Election type PRIMARY
Recipient information
Committee MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC
Political party
Type Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)
State Missouri

[emphasis added]

Source information
Name LOWE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP LLC
City and state CLINTON, MO, 64735
Occupation
Employer
Year to date $10,000.00
Receipt information
Amount $10,000.00
Receipt date March 31, 2022
Report year 2022
Memo
Reported on Form 3X on line 11AI
Election type PRIMARY
Recipient information
Committee MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC
Political party
Type Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)
State Missouri

[emphasis added]

Source information
Name WORTH, GAIL
City and state GRANDVIEW, MO, 64030
Occupation OWNER
Employer GAIL POWERSPORTS, INC
Year to date $5,000.00
Receipt information
Amount $5,000.00
Receipt date May 3, 2022
Report year 2022
Memo
Reported on Form 3X on line 11AI
Election type PRIMARY
Recipient information
Committee MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC
Political party
Type Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)
State Missouri

[emphasis added]

Source information
Name LOWE, MATTHEW
City and state CLINTON, MO, 64735
Occupation VP OF SALES
Employer PLZ CORP
Year to date $5,000.00
Receipt information
Amount $5,000.00
Receipt date June 28, 2022
Report year 2022
Memo
Reported on Form 3X on line 11AI
Election type PRIMARY
Recipient information
Committee MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC
Political party
Type Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)
State Missouri

[emphasis added]

Source information
Name WETZEL INVESTMENTS LP
City and state CLINTON, MO, 64735
Occupation
Employer
Year to date $1,000.00
Receipt information
Amount $1,000.00
Receipt date March 31, 2022
Report year 2022
Memo
Reported on Form 3X on line 11AI
Election type PRIMARY
Recipient information
Committee MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC
Political party
Type Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)
State Missouri

[emphasis added]

The expenditures by Missourians for Truth PAC:

MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC Oppose BRATTIN, RICHARD RAY JR. IN-KIND DIRECT MAIL PRINTING AND POSTAGE CATAMARAN CONSULTING 07/22/2022 $12,500.00

MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC Oppose BRATTIN, RICHARD RAY JR. IN-KIND – DIRECT MAIL PRINTING AND POSTAGE CATAMARAN CONSULTING 07/22/2022 $12,500.00

MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC Oppose BRATTIN, RICHARD RAY JR. DIRECT MAIL DESIGN AND POSTAGE CATAMARAN CONSULTING 07/22/2022 $4,309.00

MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC Oppose BRATTIN, RICHARD RAY JR. DIRECT MAIL DESIGN AND POSTAGE CATAMARAN CONSULTING 07/22/2022 $4,309.00

MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC Support ALFORD, MARK DIRECT MAIL CATAMARAN CONSULTING 07/18/2022 $17,680.00

MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC Support ALFORD, MARK DIRECT MAIL CATAMARAN CONSULTING 07/11/2022 $22,310.00

MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC Support ALFORD, MARK DIRECT MAIL CATAMARAN CONSULTING 06/24/2022 $26,315.00

[emphasis added]

Ah, promoting Mark Alford (r):

Mark Alford (r) [May 2022 file photo].

Pass the popcorn.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Well, do something

01 Sunday Sep 2019

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Certainly thoughts and prayers are having no effect.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2018 file photo].

From Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) on Facebook:

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler

I’m truly heartbroken over the heinous shooting in Texas today. Events like these are a reminder that cold, cruel reality can show up at anytime. It reminds us to hold our loved ones close and to always pray for our neighbors and our community.

Now more than ever, it’s time for America to have an honest discussion on the causes of these horrific events.
As these events too frequently dominate the headlines, I urge my colleagues to address the core problems that lead to these senseless acts of violence – addressing the pervasive mental health issues in our country, having an open dialogue about motivators of hatred and violence against other fellow Americans, and stopping criminals from illegally obtaining guns. Above all, we need to re-embrace values of life, respect, and the intrinsic worth of every human being.

Like clockwork.

Some of the responses:

Thought , prayers, mental illness.

How about we have background checks on private sales ? I also think we need a Red Flag law in every state 72 hour hold on your weapons if you are talking self harm or hurting others.

I have known a lot of people with mental health issues. I’m not afraid of them. I’m afraid of people who own guns and feel empowered to use them. Don’t hide, Rep. Hartzler, behind a party line. Be an independent thinker and work to protect Americans from gun violence.

You did nothing to address this issue the whole time you were on your break. You are always heartbroken but never willing to take any action. You talk about mental health but represent a state that is one of the worst for people getting access to healthcare. When will you be willing to do something besides post about it?

I think we need to do more than pray.

Y’all cut funding at CDC for mental health, so once again your concern about how mental health is playing a roll in all the mass shootings is nothing more than a party talking point! I want a BAN ON ALL ASSAULT WEAPONS! I WANT UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS! Pretty simple steps that YOU refuse to initiate or endorse!

Crocodile tears.

Respect for life is all but gone from pur society. Kids watch violence and play violet games from the time they are toddlers. Then we expect them to grow up compassionate humans. We need to address what gets put into the minds of people, the lack of parenting, drugs, bullying, and so much more. Mental illness is a part of the equation and getting the fear out of being open is a huge obstacle.

Uh, people in other countries consume video games at a higher rate than Americans, and yet their gun violence rates are significantly lower. You think it’s the water, maybe?

That last statement is truly laughable given your record.

How would you know the underlying factors? The CDC can’t effectively study the problem because of people like you. Those with mental health challenges have been shown through research to NOT be any more likely to conduct mass murder. The NRA owns you.

You have an opportunity to enact common sense solutions to this challenge based on evidence.

You choose to do nothing.

Blah, blah, blah…. Your party FAILED to do ANYTHING after 20 BABIES were slaughtered in Connecticut. Not just shot, their bodies were blown to bits.. Live with that… THEY voted DOWN legislation that the people of this country wanted passed..

So, are you now for background checks? I can’t tell by the way you characterized the problem.
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From the evidence available, it’s perceived racial superiority that motivates most of the mass shooters.

Vickie. These shooters do not have mental health diagnoses

Children are in cages – “re-embrace values…worth of every human being.” Umm

How about you start with an honest actual townhall, and then start to enact some GUN CONTROL? Oh wait, the NRA controls you.

How about telling McConnell to bring the house bills to the floor for a vote? Your party refusing to do anything is a BIG part of the problem.

Let the CDC and others actually study the situation and PROVE the connection to mental health … oh – right – they have – there isn’t one.

Hint: IT’S GUNS, VICKY

You’re a joke. You have no spine. How about a #townhall to talk about gun violence and real solutions, like background checks on every sale?

You don’t appear to care about life or you would stop cutting food stamps, encourage MO leaders to expand Medicaid, and impeach Trump before he starts WW3.

Did the NRA write this for you?

Well, someone asked.

From the Federal Election Commission (FEC):

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 06/05/2019 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS GENERAL VA 07/26/2018 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 12/29/2017 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS GENERAL VA 10/07/2016 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 05/04/2015 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 04/26/2014 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 10/17/2013 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 06/27/2012 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 06/27/2011 $1,000.00

Like clockwork.

Federal Election Commission: You think they’re trying to tell us something?

01 Sunday Sep 2019

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“…at least four votes are required for any official Commission action…”

As FEC Nears Shutdown, Priorities Such As Stopping Election Interference On Hold
August 30, 20195:00 AM ET

Barring some kind of miraculous last-minute reprieve, Friday will be the last business day that the Federal Election Commission will be able to function for quite a while, leaving the enforcement of federal campaign finance laws unattended ahead of the 2020 election. [….]

The Federal Election Commission web site:

The Federal Election Commission web site – September 1, 2019

Commissioners

Commissioners are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

By law, no more than three Commissioners can represent the same political party, and at least four votes are required for any official Commission action. This structure was created to encourage nonpartisan decisions.

Commissioners serve in staggered six-year terms; two seats are subject to appointment every two years. The Chair of the Commission changes every year, with no member serving more than once per term. [….]

“…And they have a plan.”

Josh Hawley (r): you brought up planes

20 Saturday Oct 2018

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Another sad chapter in the annals of IOKIYAR*.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Air wars: Hawley flies on lobbyist’s plane after blasting McCaskill
Missouri’s Senate candidates duke it out over whose flights are more unsavory.
By BURGESS EVERETT and ELANA SCHOR 10/20/2018 09:45 AM EDT

Sure enough, we went directly to Josh Hawley’s (r) October 2018 Federal Election Commission [FEC] campaign finance report and there it is:

Travis Brown and Kelly Brown each contributed $2612.50, in kind, dated September 24, 2018 to Josh Hawley’s (r) U.S. Senate campaign. The memo on the contribution report states: “In Kind: Air Charter 9-20-18”

Well, slap my face and call me a republican lobbyist, I’d never consider such a thing possible, given Josh Hawley’s, you know, lack of insider contacts and his apparent aversion to air travel.

Gee, they’re both “self employed” in the “government relations” business. “Government relations” is FEC report talk for “lobbyist”. Charter plane flights not always included.

Travis Brown, Travis Brown…wait a minute, we’ve run into that name before. At the Missouri Ethics Commision [lobbying search]:

Principal: PELOPIDAS, LLC 1034 S. BRENTWOOD BLVD, STE 1700 SAINT LOUIS , MO 63117 […]
Lobbyist: Travis Brown 1034 S. Brentwood Blvd, Ste 1700 Saint Louis , MO 63117 […]

Why, that’s the same address listed for the in-kind contributions to Josh Hawley (r) in the FEC report. Go figure.

It’s not like a lobbyist’s plane hasn’t been an issue in the past:

Today’s Republican Floor Leader co-owns plane with Lobbyist story is (January 16, 2009)

A Plane, a Business, a Representative, and a Lobbyist (January 18, 2009)

A Plane, a Business, a Representative, and a Lobbyist, part 2 (January 19, 2009)

A Plane, a Business, a Representative, and a Lobbyist, part 3 (January 22, 2009)

It’s plane what isn’t going to happen this year when it comes to ethics reform in Jefferson City (December 31, 2009)

We’re fairly certain this is not the aircraft in question – we couldn’t find the registration number on it.

Though it does make an apt metaphor for the blatant hypocrisy inherent in Josh Hawley’s (r) campaign rhetoric.

The more things change, the more they remain the same, and the very same republicans show up with their plane.

* it’s okay if you’re a republican