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Campaign Finance: but, wait, there’s more

07 Friday Sep 2018

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A 501(c)(4) using its evil power for good.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission in support of the initiative (Amendment 1) for campaign finance, lobbying, legislative open records, and redistricting reform:

C161298 09/07/2018 CLEAN Missouri Action Now Initiative 1717 West Loop S Houston TX 77027 9/6/2018 $300,000.00

[emphasis added]

Action Now Initiative. Ah, a 501(c)(4) willing to spend money to make itself obsolete. They have a rather sparse web site:

That’s it.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: teaching your children well (August 20, 2018)

Campaign Finance: the same fight (August 27, 2018)

Campaign Finance: getting schooled (August 28, 2018)

Campaign Finance: it all adds up (August 30, 2018)

Campaign Finance: the home stretch

03 Friday Aug 2018

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Vote “No” on Proposition A mailer – from We Are Missouri.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission in support of working people opposed to the anti-union “right to get paid less” Proposition A on the August 7th ballot:

C171127 08/03/2018 We Are Missouri Western States Issue Education Fund, Inc. 8630 Stanton Ave Suite 2A Buena Park CA 90620 8/2/2018 $25,000.00

C171127 08/03/2018 We Are Missouri American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations 815 16th St NW Washington DC 20006 8/3/2018 $123,122.64

C171127 08/03/2018 We Are Missouri Heavy Constructors Association Industry Advancement Fund 1100 Walnut Suite 2950 Kansas City MO 64106 8/3/2018 $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

Update:

There’s more.

C171127 08/03/2018 We Are Missouri CHIPP Political Account 1401 Hampton Ave St Louis MO 63139 8/3/2018 $36,295.14

C171127 08/03/2018 We Are Missouri International Union of Operating Engineers Local 513 3449 Hollenberg Dr St Louis MO 63044 8/2/2018 $50,000.00

C171127 08/03/2018 We Are Missouri International Union of Operating Engineers Local 101 General Fund 6601 WInchester Ave Suite 280 Kansas City MO 64133 8/2/2018 $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

It’s the home stretch.

Vote “No” on the anti-Union Proposition A in the August 7th primary.

Previously:

A script, in one short act (June 29, 2018)

Vote “No” on Proposition A rally – Kansas City – July 10, 2018 (July 10, 2018)

Campaign Finance: less than four weeks to go (July 11, 2018)

Campaign Finance: electricity (July 12, 2018)

Campaign Finance: They Sing, the Collective Electric! (July 17, 2018)

Campaign Finance: “No” on Proposition A (July 18, 2018)

Campaign Finance: Oh, there’s a really big difference… (July 20, 2018)

Campaign Finance: there are more of us (July 22, 2018)

Campaign Finance: everyone (July 23, 2018)

Campaign Finance: it really is everyone (July 24, 2018)

Campaign Finance: one week (July 31, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they will pay for this (August 1, 2018)

Campaign Finance: Oh, there’s a really big difference…

20 Friday Jul 2018

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There’s more of us than there are of them.

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission from working people in support of the folks opposed to the anti-union Proposition A “right to get paid less” initiative on the August 7th ballot:

171127 07/19/2018 We Are Missouri Brotherhood of Maintenence of Way Employes Division Gardenbrook Rd Novi MI 48375 7/19/2018 $100,000.00

C171127 07/19/2018 We Are Missouri United Union of Roofers AFL/CIO Union No. 2 2920 Locust St St Louis MO 63103 7/19/2018 $9,000.00

C171127 07/19/2018 We Are Missouri Insulators International Non-Federal PAC 9602 Martin Luther King Highway Lanham MD 20706 7/19/2018 $100,000.00

C171127 07/19/2018 We Are Missouri UFCW Local 2008 Interstate 30 Suite A Little Rock AR 72209 7/19/2018 $10,000.00

C171127 07/19/2018 We Are Missouri International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18 3515 Prospect Avenue Cleveland OH 44115 7/19/2018 $26,000.00

C171127 07/19/2018 We Are Missouri International Union of Operating Engineers Local 841 PO Box 2157 Terre Haute IN 47802 7/19/2018 $10,000.00

C171127 07/19/2018 We Are Missouri UFCW District Union Local Two 3951 N. Woodlawn Ct Bel Aire KS 67220 7/19/2018 $30,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s called solidarity – working people supporting working people.

Vote “No” on the anti-Union Proposition A in the August 7th primary.

Previously:

A script, in one short act (June 29, 2018)

Vote “No” on Proposition A rally – Kansas City – July 10, 2018 (July 10, 2018)

Campaign Finance: less than four weeks to go (July 11, 2018)

Campaign Finance: electricity (July 12, 2018)

Campaign Finance: They Sing, the Collective Electric! (July 17, 2018)

Campaign Finance: “No” on Proposition A (July 18, 2018)

Campaign Finance: wholly owned subsidiary

11 Wednesday Jul 2018

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the HRCC:

C091068 07/11/2018 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Committee For Accountable Government In Missouri 7509 NW Tiffany Springs Pkwy Suite 300 Kansas City MO 64153 7/11/2018 $219,383.51

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In the past

C151174 03/03/2017 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 3/2/2017 $100,000.00

C151174 02/22/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Executive 2/17/2016 $250,000.00

C151174 02/25/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Springs Rd Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Consultant 2/25/2016 $250,000.00

C151174 03/24/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Executive 3/18/2016 $250,000.00

C151174 06/02/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Executive 6/2/2016 $250,000.00

C151174 06/02/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Spring Rd Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Consultant 6/2/2016 $250,000.00

C151174 06/23/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 6/22/2016 $500,000.00

C151174 08/25/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 8/24/2016 $1,000,000.00

C151174 09/27/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI Sarah Humphreys Atkins 4713 Rock Springs Rd Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Quality Consultant 9/27/2016 $1,000,000.00

C151174 10/26/2016 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 10/24/2016 $500,000.00

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C151174 09/14/2015 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI David Humphreys P O Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Owner 9/14/2015 $500,000.00

C151174 12/08/2015 COMMITTEE FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI Sarah Humphreys Atkins 220 W. 4th St Joplin MO 64802 Tamko Building Products Executive 12/8/2015 $500,000.00

[emphasis added]

Good times.

C151174: Committee For Accountable Government In Missouri
Committee Type: Political Action
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Suite 300
Kansas City Mo 64153
Established Date: 09/11/2015
Termination Date: 07/03/2018
[….]

[emphasis added]

A transfer of assets, eh?

Previously:

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

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

Campaign Finance: Account…ability – part 3 (March 25, 2016)

Campaign Finance: Tamko! (June 3, 2016)

Campaign Finance: the right to spend as much as you want to influence elections in Missouri (August 25, 2016)

Campaign Finance: just keep writing those $1,000,000.00 checks (September 27, 2016)

Campaign Finance: committee values (October 26, 2016)

Campaign Finance: here we go again (March 3, 2017)

Campaign Finance: advocating for your right to get paid less

15 Friday Jun 2018

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for advocates of “right to get paid less”:

C180291 06/15/2018 Missourians For Freedom To Work The National Right to Work Committee 8001 Braddock Rd Ste 500 Springfield VA 22151 6/15/2018 $200,000.00

[emphasis added]

Now “Missourians for Freedom” has at least $400,000.00.

They have money. There are more of us than there are of them.

….The National Right to Work Committee (NRTWC), the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation (NRTWLDF), and the National Institute for Labor Relations Research are a related group of nonprofits that have been the national leaders in the effort to destroy public and private sector unions by pushing anti-union legislation at the state and federal level and by bringing lawsuits, such as the 2014 Harris vs. Quinn pending in the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2012, the three groups combined reported over $25 million in revenue.[1] NRTWC reported $11,071,587 in revenue in 2013.

While the NRTWC claims to be a “nonpartisan, single-purpose citizens’ organization,” a Center for Responsive Politics analysis on the National Right to Work Committee PAC shows that 100% of its political contributions have gone to Republicans….

At the Federal Election Commission:

Committee name: THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PAC
Mailing address: 8001 BRADDOCK ROAD
NORTH SPRINGFIELD, VA 221512110
Treasurer: MOURAD, GREGORY W. MR.
Committee type: PAC – Qualified
Committee designation: Unauthorized

Well, that’s the same address.

Where else have they contributed money?:

THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PAC JUDGE ROY MOORE FOR US SENATE AL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION 11/01/2017 $5,000.00

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THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PAC VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS MO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION 09/26/2017 $500.00

Interesting company. Alrighty then.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: they left off the last part (May 19, 2018)

Campaign Finance: Why are we not surprised? (May 31, 2018)

Campaign Finance: every little bit helps

14 Saturday Apr 2018

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission, from working people, in support of the initiative to repeal “right to get paid less”:

171127 04/14/2018 We Are Missouri Missouri AFL-CIO General Fund 227 Jefferson St Jefferson City MO 65101 4/12/2018 $10,000.00

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Collective action. Every little bit helps.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action (March 11, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 2 (March 15, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 3 (March 16, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they’re really serious (April 6, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they’re really serious

06 Friday Apr 2018

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission, from working people in support of the initiative repealing “Right to Get Paid Less”:

C171127 04/06/2018 We Are Missouri Missouri AFL-CIO General Fund 227 Jefferson St Jefferson City MO 65101 4/6/2018 $581,000.00

[emphasis added]

Wow. It’s monetary. That’s commitment.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action (March 11, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 2 (March 15, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 3 (March 16, 2018)

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action – part 2

15 Thursday Mar 2018

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission from working people opposed to “Right to Get Paid Less”:

C171127 03/15/2018 We Are Missouri Western Missouri and Kansas Laborers’ District Council 8500 Ward Parkway Suite 300 Kansas City MO 64114 3/14/2018 $500,000.00

[emphasis added]

The power of working people gathering together and pooling their resources. There are a hell of a lot more of us than there are of them.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: now that’s collective action (March 11, 2018)

Campaign Finance: State Auditor – October Quarterly Reports

24 Tuesday Oct 2017

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State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) [2016 file photo].

At the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C111091: Nicole Galloway For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 11723
St Louis Mo 63105
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Established Date: 04/20/2011
[….]
Information Reported On: 2017 – October Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $514,749.87
Monetary Receipts + $211,118.00
Monetary Expenditures – $58,587.09
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $1,900.00
Subtotal $150,630.91
Ending Money On Hand $665,380.78

Interesting juxtaposition:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
10/15/2017 NICOLE GALLOWAY FOR MISSOURI
[….]
Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Lane Springfield MO 65805 Retired 9/20/2017 $2,600.00
[….]
Claire McCaskill 1941 Spring House Dr Saint Louis MO 63122-3533 US Senator — Senator 9/10/2017 $2,600.00
[….]

[emphasis added]

The republican field lining up to challenge State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) must be really stellar if one of their party’s most consistent big dollar contributors has made a contribution to the Democratic Party incumbent.

The republican candidates for State Auditor:

C171259: Citizens For Wasinger
Committee Type: Candidate
11939 Manchester Road #154
St Louis Mo 63131
Party Affiliation: Republican
Established Date: 09/05/2017
[….]
Information Reported On: 2017 – October Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $0.00
Monetary Receipts + $651,950.00
Monetary Expenditures – $5,995.33
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $645,954.67
Ending Money On Hand $645,954.67

[emphasis added]

That looks like parity.

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
10/10/2017 Citizens For Wasinger
[….]
Dave Spence 2021 South Warson Road Saint Louis MO 63124 Legacy Packaging — CEO 9/14/2017 $2,600.00
[….]
August Busch III One Mid Rivers Mill Dr Ste 210 St. Peters MO 63376 Retired — Retired 9/29/2017 $2,600.00
[….]

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTAL LOAN INFORMATION
10/10/2017 Citizens For Wasinger
David Wasinger
11939 Manchester Road #154
St Louis MO 63131
9/11/2017 $500,000.00
[….]

[emphasis added]

Ah, a large loan.

There are others:

C141535: Citizens To Elect Andrew A Westerfeld
Committee Type: Candidate
1234 Jungermann Road
St Peters Mo 63376
Party Affiliation: Republican
Established Date: 09/22/2014
[…]
No Full Disclosure Reports with financial information have been filed for the current year.

Okay.

Looking for a promotion:

C091246: Citizens To Elect Paul Curtman
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 355
Pacific Mo 63069
Party Affiliation: Republican
Established Date: 10/09/2009
[….]
Information Reported On: 2017 – October Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $6,057.39
Monetary Receipts + $0.00
Monetary Expenditures – $2,270.16
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $250.00
Subtotal ($2,520.16)
Ending Money On Hand $3,537.23

[emphasis added]

Okay.

And:

C101016: Patrons For Lyle Rowland
Committee Type: Candidate
2333 Moores Bend Rd
Cedarcreek Mo 65627
Party Affiliation: Republican
Established Date: 01/19/2010
[…..]
Information Reported On: 2017 – October Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $3,568.16
Monetary Receipts + $100.00
Monetary Expenditures – $1,456.71
Contributions Made – $280.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($1,636.71)
Ending Money On Hand $1,931.45

[emphasis added]

Stellar, eh?

Campaign Finance: Guess who?

22 Friday Sep 2017

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C131007 09/22/2017 Missouri Growth PAC Rex Sinquefield 9 Hortense Place St Louis MO 63108 Retired 9/21/2017 $18,750.00

C141393 09/22/2017 Missouri AG PAC Rex Sinquefield 9 Hortense Place St Louis MO 63108 Retired 9/21/2017 $18,750.00

C171235 09/22/2017 Missouri Senior PAC Rex Sinquefield 9 Hortense Place St Louis MO 63108 Retired 9/21/2017 $18,750.00

C171229 09/22/2017 Missouri C PAC Rex Sinquefield 9 Hortense Place St Louis MO 63117 Retired 9/21/2017 $18,750.00

[emphasis added]

Hmmm. Must be astroturf PACs.