Caleb Rowden (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Caleb Rowden’s (r) campaign in the 19th Senate District:

C111215 10/29/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Citizens to Elect Mike Kehoe PO Box 105527 Jefferson City MO 65110 10/27/2016 $30,000.00

C111215 10/29/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Committee to Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 10/27/2016 $30,000.00

C111215 10/29/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102
10/27/2016 $50,000.00

C111215 10/29/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Central Missouri Senate Republican PAC PO Box 144 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/27/2016 $185,000.00

[emphasis added]

$295,000.00 in one day, right before the election. For a state senate seat. For a backbencher:

That’s a significant amount of money to promote a backbencher in the House with no significant legislative achievements (well, okay he thinks he does) to the Senate.

Update:

The propping up continues. Today:

C111215 10/30/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/28/2016 $300,000.00

[emphasis added]

Nothing exceeds like excess.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: still propping them up (October 9, 2016)

That’s a significant amount of money to promote a backbencher in the House with no significant legislative achievements (well, okay he thinks he does) to the Senate.

Caleb Rowden (r) [2016 file photo].

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Caleb Rowden’s (r) campaign for the open seat in the 19th Senate District:

C111215 10/09/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/7/2016 $12,100.00

C111215 10/09/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN CNS Corporation 500 E 9th St Kansas City MO 64106 10/9/2016 $10,000.00

C111215 10/09/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Central Missouri Senate Republican PAC PO Box 144 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/9/2016 $100,000.00

C111215 10/09/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/9/2016 $100,000.00

[emphasis added]

Those big checks are in the statewide candidate range. The grassroots stuff must not be working out so well.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: propping up (July 1, 2016)

Campaign Finance: even more propping up (September 1, 2016)

Stephen Webber (D) [2016 file photo].

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Stephen Webber’s (D) campaign in the 19th Senate District:

C081079 08/21/2016 CITIZENS FOR STEPHEN WEBBER Claire McCaskill 1941 Spring House Drive St Louis MO 63122 United States Senate United States Senator 8/21/2016 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

There is a significant difference between Stephen Webber (D) and Caleb Rowden (r).

Previously:

“I’ll take ‘I’m running for state senate in a district that doesn’t like to vote for bigots’ for $500,000.00, Alex.” (April 27, 2016)

Campaign Finance: propping up (July 1, 2016)

Missouri’s Legislative session: Republicans load up on election-year issues
By Kurt Erickson St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 15, 2016

….As an example of how election-year concerns cast a shadow over the session, Rep. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, didn’t cast a vote when the so-called “personhood” measure was voted on in the House. Rowden is locked in a battle for a seat in the Senate in a Democrat-leaning district….

Caleb Rowden (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Caleb Rowden’s (r) 2016 race in the 19th Senate District:

C111215 05/16/2016 FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN Richard Miller 1712 E Pointe Dr Columbia MO 65201 Millers Imaging Owner 5/16/2016 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Well, maybe two people think that’s okay.

Previously:

“I’ll take ‘I’m running for state senate in a district that doesn’t like to vote for bigots’ for $500,000.00, Alex.” (April 27, 2016)

Rep. Caleb Rowden (r): someone asks a really good question (May 6, 2016)