The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) has been funneling a lot of money (the source which we don’t know yet) to prop up Brian Stumpe, the republican in the 19th Judicial Circuit race challenging incumbent Judge Patricia Joyce (D). Still, we can see what their “local” PAC does with the money through reports to the Missouri Ethics Commission. Why is this race so important? Court challenges to statewide ballot initiative language are filed in the Cole County circuit (which includes Jefferson City). You think right wingnuts get upset when the court sometimes won’t let them have their way with obfuscatory ballot language?
From the RSLC Missouri PAC eight days before the election report:
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
RSLC-MISSOURI PAC [pdf] 10/27/2014
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20004
10/3/2014
$100,000.00
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20004
10/10/2014
$100,000.00
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20004
10/15/2014
$10,700.00
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20004
10/21/2014
$35,250.00
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20004
10/23/2014
$22,800.00
[emphasis added]
And they gave a really big chunk of that change to the republican challenger:
EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
RSLC-MISSOURI PAC 10/27/2014
C.Contributions Made (Regardless of Amount)
Citizens for Stumpe
611 E Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City MO 65101
10/3/2014
$100,000.00
[emphasis added]
And they also have to report what they spent the money on:
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
RSLC-MISSOURI PAC 10/27/2014
Smart Media Group, LLC
1427 Leslie Avenue
Suite 100
Alexandria VA 22301
10/3/2014
Media Placement and Production $100,000.00
Candidate Command, LLC
1420 NW Vivion
Suite 113
Kansas City MO 64118
10/15/2014
Mail Postage and Production $10,666.00
Candidate Command, LLC
1420 NW Vivion
Suite 113
Kansas City MO 64118
10/21/2014
Mail Postage and Production $34,108.00
Candidate Command, LLC
1420 NW Vivion
Suite 113
Kansas City MO 64118
10/23/2014
Mail Postage and Production $12,776.00
Hanold Communications
630 Browns Court, SE
Washington DC 20003
10/21/2014
Media Production
$1,070.00
[emphasis added]
Television (?), radio (?) and a lot of mail.
And who they spent the money against:
DIRECT EXPENDITURE REPORT
RSLC-MISSOURI PAC 10/27/2014
This form is used when expenditures listed on form CD3 have been made directly on behalf of [or in opposition to] a candidate or ballot measure issue. Candidate committees making expenditures only on behalf of the candidate for which their committee was formed do not complete this form.
[in opposition to:]
Patricia Joyce
PO Box 105827
Jefferson City MO 65110
Circuit Judge
Circuit 19
Division 4
10/21/2014 $1,070.00
Patricia Joyce
PO Box 105827
Jefferson City MO 65110
Circuit Judge
Circuit 19
Division 4
10/23/2014 $12,776.00
Patricia Joyce
PO Box 105827
Jefferson City MO 65110
Circuit Judge
Circuit 19
Division 4
10/21/2014 $34,108.00
Patricia Joyce
PO Box 105827
Jefferson City MO 65110
Circuit Judge
Circuit 19
Division 4
10/15/2014 $10,666.00
Patricia Joyce
PO Box 105827
Jefferson City MO 65110
Circuit Judge
Circuit 19
Division 4
10/10/2014 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
They’re carpet bombing the voters with direct mail.
We’re at the point in the campaign calender where PACs (and all other campaigns) must report significant expenditures within twenty-four hours. The RSLC Missouri PAC has filed a couple of those, too:
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
RSLC-MISSOURI PAC [pdf] 10/27/2014
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20004
10/27/2014
$12,800.00
EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
B.Itemized Expenditures All Over $100
Candidate Command, LLC
1420 NW Vivion
Suite 113
Kansas City MO 64118
10/27/2014
Mail Postage and Production
$12,776.00
DIRECT EXPENDITURE REPORT
[in opposition to:]
Patricia Joyce
PO Box 105827
Jefferson City MO 65110
Circuit Judge
Circuit 19
Division 4
10/27/2014 $12,776.00
[emphasis added]
Fancy that.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
RSLC-MISSOURI PAC [pdf] 10/30/2014
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20004
10/29/2014
$16,200.00
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20004
10/30/2014
$1,250.00
EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
B.Itemized Expenditures All Over $100
Smart Media Group, LLC
1427 Leslie Avenue
Suite 100
Alexandria VA 22301
10/29/2014
Media Placement and Production
$16,200.00
Four Winds Consulting
311 S Summit Avenue
Villa Park IL 60181
10/30/2014
Digital Production
$1,250.00
DIRECT EXPENDITURE REPORT
[in opposition to:]
Patricia Joyce
PO Box 105827
Jefferson City MO 65110
Circuit Judge
Circuit 19
Division 4
10/29/2014 $16,200.00
Patricia Joyce
PO Box 105827
Jefferson City MO 65110
Circuit Judge
Circuit 19
Division 4
10/30/2014 1,250.00
[emphasis added]
That’s close to $300,000.00 against an incumbent in a county circuit judge race. There’s probably plenty more where that came from.
Now, tell us again why we don’t need campaign finance limits and campaign finance reform in Missouri.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: Who is getting propped up this time? (October 3, 2014)
Campaign Finance: Now we know… (October 6, 2014)
Campaign Finance: But wait, there’s more… (October 12, 2014)
Others are noticing (October 17, 2014)
Campaign Finance: topping off the tank (October 17, 2014)
What you’d get to see of a campaign finance full moon if the RSLC cut a check in Missouri (October 20, 2014)
Campaign Finance: be the judge (October 23, 2014)
Campaign Finance: a Cole County courtroom drama (October 27, 2014)