It adds up.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C171047 03/27/2020 House Democratic Campaign Committee UAW V CAP 8000 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit MI 48214 3/27/2020 $100,000.00

[emphasis added]

They’re serious.

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the House Republican Campaign Committee:

C091068 10/07/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC RAI Services Company PO Box 464 Winston-Salem NC 27102 10/6/2017 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Cough, cough. Is anyone surprised?

Well, at least some of it.

Bev Randles (r) [August 2015 file photo].

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Bev Randles’ (r) 2016 campaign for Lieutenant Governor from a PAC funded by Rex Sinquefield:

C141581 07/08/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR RANDLES Grow Missouri 308 E High St Suite 301 Jefferson City MO 65101 7/6/2016 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

In 2014:

C141581 12/08/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR RANDLES Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65085 Self Retired 12/8/2014 $1,000,000.00

[emphasis added]

In 2016:

C141581 06/02/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR RANDLES Missouri Club for Growth PAC PO Box 669 Grover MO 63040 6/2/2016 $500,000.00

C141581 06/24/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR RANDLES Missouri Club for Growth PAC PO Box 669 Grover MO 63040 6/24/2016 $191,850.00

[emphasis added]

So, that’s a total of $1,941,850.00 for one candidate effectively from one contributor and the PACs he funds.

But, wait, there’s an interesting twist.

C141581 01/13/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR RANDLES David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 1/11/2016 $50,000.00

C141581 06/02/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR RANDLES David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 6/2/2016 $125,000.00

C141581 06/02/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR RANDLES Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Spring Rd Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Consultant 6/2/2016 $125,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s another $300,000.00.

The really big dollar republican donors are united in their contributions, unlike the republican Attorney General primary. Mike Parson (r) must feel really special.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Oh, hell, just buy the state already (December 8, 2014)

Campaign Finance: you can just feel all that grass roots momentum (June 2, 2016)

Campaign Finance: not exactly grass roots (June 25, 2016)

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Mike Parson’s (r) 2016 campaign for Lieutenant Governor:

C091129 06/10/2016 PARSON FOR MISSOURI Cheyenne International LLC 701 South Battleground Ave Grover NC 28073 6/9/2016 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

When right wingnut billionaires don’t write you big campaign contribution checks you’ve got to raise the money the old fashioned way.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: smoke gets in our eyes… (April 26, 2012)

Campaign Finance: cough (June 10, 2016)