Hoover: Kent is a legacy, Otter. His brother was a ’59, Fred Dorfman.
Flounder: He said legacies usually get asked to pledge automatically.
Otter: Oh, well, usually. Unless the pledge in question turns out to be a real closet-case.
Otter, Boon: Like Fred.
Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission, for the republican candidate in the 24th Senate District race:
C141179 10/19/2014 ASHCROFT FOR MISSOURI Missouri Senate Campaign Committee PO Box 754 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/17/2014 $250,000.00
[emphasis added]
The October quarterly campaign finance reports could explain the rather large amount:
C131081: Schupp For Senate
418 North Mosley Road Committee Type: Candidate
Creve Coeur Mo 63141 Party Affiliation: Democrat
[….] Established Date: 06/03/2013
Termination Date:Information Reported On: 2014 – October Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $502,951.07
Monetary Receipts + $243,202.50
Monetary Expenditures – $93,025.41
Contributions Made – $50,000.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $100,177.09
Ending Money On Hand $603,128.16
[emphasis added]
C141179: Ashcroft For Missouri
12138 Mirror Lake Drive Committee Type: Candidate
St Louis Mo 63146 Party Affiliation: Republican
[….] Established Date: 04/04/2014
Termination Date:Information Reported On: 2014 – October Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $270,683.52
Monetary Receipts + $208,533.16
Monetary Expenditures – $12,764.40
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $142.44
Subtotal $195,626.32
Ending Money On Hand $466,309.84
Nothings says “grassroots” like a single contribution check for $250,000.00.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: polling, polling, polling… (September 24, 2014)
Campaign Finance: all in on the legacy (September 23, 2014)
Campaign Finance: supporting the legacy in $10,000.00 increments (September 5, 2014)
Campaign Finance: legacies (August 27, 2014)
“He said legacies usually get asked to pledge automatically.” (August 7, 2014)
Campaign Finance: all that money in the 24th Senate District republican primary (August 3, 2014)
Campaign Finance: 24th Senate District – July quarterly campaign finance reports (July 18, 2014)
Campaign Finance: end of quarter confidence in the 24th Senate District (July 3, 2014)
Campaign Finance: 24th Senate District – April quarterly campaign finance reports (April 19, 2014)
Campaign Finance: Friends of the family? (April 11, 2014)
Campaign Finance: Make room for daddy? (April 7, 2014)
Campaign Finance: trying to catch up in the 24th Senate District (March 31, 2014)
Campaign Finance: Schupp (D) and Lamping (r) in the 24th Senate District – 4th quarter 2013 (January 15, 2014)
Campaign Finance: Schupp (D) and Lamping (r) in the 24th Senate District – 3rd quarter 2013 (October 21, 2013)