One person. One million dollars.

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the Missouri House Republican Campaign Committee [HRCC] from one of the Republican Party’s favorite checkbooks:

C091068 07/19/2018 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Inc CEO 7/19/2018 $1,000,000.00

[emphasis added]

The HRCC will do a lot of damage with that money.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: wholly owned subsidiary (July 11, 2018)

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C000953 03/01/2018 MO Republican Party Debra Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 None Retired 3/1/2018 $65,000.00

C000953 03/01/2018 MO Republican Party David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Executive 3/1/2018 $65,000.00

C000953 03/01/2018 MO Republican Party Ethelmae Humphreys 2505 E 11th Street Joplin MO 64801 TAMKO Building Products Chairman of the Board 3/1/2018 $65,000.00

[emphasis added]

Apparently $65,000.00 is the new $500,000.00.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: The train left the station. Big time. (December 8, 2016)

Campaign Finance: because they can…and will (December 9, 2016)

Campaign Finance: no surprise (March 1, 2018)

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C000953 02/28/2018 MO Republican Party Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Spring Road Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Consultant 2/27/2018 $65,000.00

C000953 02/28/2018 MO Republican Party Paul Atkins 4713 Rock Spring Road Arlington VA 22207 Patomak Global Partners CEO 2/27/2018 $65,000.00

[emphasis added]

Virginia. Okay. Next.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

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

[emphasis added]

What on earth for? We’ll see.

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)

At the Missouri Ethics Commission:

[….]
On November 8, 2016, Missouri voters approved Constitutional Amendment 2 which, among its provisions, imposes campaign contribution limits on certain candidates for state office including statewide offices, legislative offices and judicial offices.
[….]
… the effective date is December 8, 2016…
[….]
Section 23, subsection 3(1), provides a contribution limit of $2,600 from any person, other than the candidate, to elect individuals to state office for “one” election.
[….]

Jay Ashcroft (r) [2016 file photo].

Reported yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Jay Ashcroft’s (r) 2020 campaign for Secretary of State (or whatever):

C151004 12/09/2016 ASHCROFT FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products President & CEO 12/7/2016 $100,000.00

C151004 12/09/2016 ASHCROFT FOR MISSOURI Herzog Contracting Corp PO Box 1089 St Joseph MO 64502 12/7/2016 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

Gee, being a legacy used to mean a whole lot more.

At the Missouri Ethics Commission:

[….]
On November 8, 2016, Missouri voters approved Constitutional Amendment 2 which, among its provisions, imposes campaign contribution limits on certain candidates for state office including statewide offices, legislative offices and judicial offices.
[….]
… the effective date is December 8, 2016…
[….]
Section 23, subsection 3(1), provides a contribution limit of $2,600 from any person, other than the candidate, to elect individuals to state office for “one” election.
[….]

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the Missouri republican establishment:

C000953 12/09/2016 MO REPUBLICAN PARTY David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products Pres and CEO 12/7/2016 $500,000.00

C000953 12/09/2016 MO REPUBLICAN PARTY Herzog Contracting Corp PO Box 1089 St Joseph MO 64502 12/7/2016 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

Gee, they’ll be able to make the rubble bounce higher.

That’s in under the new campaign contribution limits wire.