We weren’t aware that voters had a say in who becomes the general counsel for Tamko Building Products in Joplin. Oh, wait…

Josh Hawley (r), the republican party nominee for Attorney General [2016 file photo].

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Josh Hawley’s (r) 2016 campaign for Attorney General (we should probably double check on that last part):

C151132 09/26/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Spring Rd Arlington VA 22207 Tamko Building Products Consultant 9/26/2016 $500,000.00

C151132 09/26/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 9/26/2016 $500,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s $1,000,000.00 today.

Before, in 2016, from the same family:

C151132 05/02/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 5/2/2016 $500,000.00

C151132 06/02/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Springs Rd Arlington VA 22207 Tamko Building Products Consultant 6/2/2016 $250,000.00

C151132 07/07/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 7/5/2016 $1,000,000.00

C151132 07/23/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 7/21/2016 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

In 2015, from the same family:

C151132 09/23/2015 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Springs Road Arlington VA 22207 Tamko Building Products Consultant 9/22/2015 $125,000.00

C151132 09/23/2015 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 9/22/2015 $125,000.00

C151132 09/23/2015 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Ethelmae Humphreys 2505 E 11th St Joplin MO 64801 Tamko Building Products Executive 9/22/2015 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a total of $3,500,000.00 in one year from three individuals in one family to prop up one candidate.

Consider that when you vote on November 8th.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: You paid what for what? (October 2, 2015)

Campaign Finance: it all depends on what your definition of “grass roots” is (May 2, 2016)

Campaign Finance: escalation (July 7, 2016)

Campaign Finance: it’s all relative (July 24, 2016)

Campaign Finance: the $2,000,000.00 (and counting) candidate (September 4, 2016)