Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Dan Brown’s (r) 2016 campaign for State Treasurer:

C161078 04/19/2016 DR DAN BROWN FOR TREASURER Dr. Dan Brown for Senate PO BOX 934 Rolla MO 65402 4/19/2016 $376,970.66

C161078 04/19/2016 DR DAN BROWN FOR TREASURER Herzog Contracting Corp PO BOX 1089 St Joseph MO 65402 4/19/2016 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

Now that’s commitment.

Previously:

April 2016 – candidate campaign finance reports – State Treasurer (April 16, 2016)

Campaign Finance: getting by with a little help from your friends (April 19, 2016)

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Dan Brown’s (r) 2016 campaign for State Treasurer:

C161078 04/18/2016 DR DAN BROWN FOR TREASURER Dr. Dan Brown for Senate PO BOX 934 Rolla MO 65402 2/22/2016 $15,000.00

[emphasis added]

It’s nice to have friends.

Previously:

April 2016 – candidate campaign finance reports – State Treasurer (April 16, 2016)

Candidates filed their second quarter campaign finance reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission on Friday. Two Democrats, two republicans, and one Libertarian have filed to run for State Treasurer.

Judy Baker (D):

Judy Baker (D) [2016 file photo].

C151178: Baker For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 329 Party Affiliation: Democrat
Columbia Mo 65205 Established Date: 09/18/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $85,989.13
Monetary Receipts + $52,185.00
Monetary Expenditures – $19,853.13
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $32,331.87
Ending Money On Hand $118,321.00

[emphasis added]

Pat Contreras (D):

Pat Contreras (D) [2016 file photo].

C151083: Contreras For Treasurer
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 22546 Party Affiliation: Democrat
Kansas City Mo 64113 Established Date: 04/10/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $84,681.86
Monetary Receipts + $43,856.09
Monetary Expenditures – $17,836.64
Contributions Made – $235.00
Other Disbursements – $1,020.00
Subtotal $24,764.45
Ending Money On Hand $109,446.31

[emphasis added]

That’s rough parity.

On the other hand, for republicans:

C161078: Dr Dan Brown For Treasurer
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 934 Party Affiliation: Republican
Rolla Mo 65402 Established Date: 03/04/2016
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $0.00
Monetary Receipts + $15,600.00
Monetary Expenditures – $1,582.29
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $14,017.71
Ending Money On Hand $14,017.71

[emphasis added]

Okay.

And then there’s this:

C071320: Schmitt For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 220722 Party Affiliation: Republican
Kirkwood Mo 63122 Established Date: 10/12/2007
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $2,103,756.38
Monetary Receipts + $614,195.22
Monetary Expenditures – $115,561.41
Contributions Made – $3,941.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $494,692.81
Ending Money On Hand $2,598,449.19

Oh, my. That’s in the realm of making the rubble bounce. Or running for governor.

…running for something:

State Treasurer

Democratic
Pat Contreras PO BOX 22546 KANSAS CITY MO 64113 348 2/23/2016 1:01 p.m.
Judy Baker PO BOX 329 COLUMBIA MO 65205 681 2/23/2016 11:38 a.m.

Republican
Eric Schmitt 937 BROWNELL AVE ST LOUIS MO 63122 11 2/23/2016 9:23 a.m.
Dan W. Brown PO BOX 934 ROLLA MO 65402 308 2/23/2016 12:01 p.m.

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Dan Brown’s (r) campaign committee:

C101063 02/25/2016 DR DAN BROWN FOR SENATE David Humphreys PO BOX 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamco Owner 2/22/2016 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

Voila! Instant statewide campaign. The grassroots momentum is just so overwhelming.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Account…ability (February 23, 2016)

Campaign Finance: Account…ability – part 2 (February 25, 2016)