MOScout Daily Update: Sinquefield Backs Hoskins and Rowden - Opportunity Trust Gets Big Grant - Court Chatter and more...
1 Big Thing: Watching the Money
As big checks rolled in at the end of the fundraising quarter, here’s what caught my eye…
Rex Sinquefield sent $25,000 to both Sens. Denny Hoskins and Caleb Rowden who appear to be slated to be running against each other for secretary of state. It would seem Team Rex isn’t picking a side (yet) in that race, but simply supporting folks who have been with them on their big issues of tax reform or educational choice.
State Treasurer Vivek Malek added another $100K of his own money. I haven’t seen but one or two large checks for either Sen. Andrew Koenig or Rep. Cody Smith. So it looks like Malek keeps his head start over his challengers.
Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, running for lieutenant governor, recorded two big contributions. She started behind Speaker Dean Plocher on the money race this quarter. We’re expecting his announcement this month.
The pro-Phil Christofanelli Gladius PAC put together a couple nice checks including one from Washington University’s RightPAth PAC. His PAC will certainly have the money lead against his rivals Rep. Adam Schnelting and Rich Chrismer.
And
Here’s how much the PACs of the governor candidates recorded in the last three months…
· American Dream (Mike Kehoe) - $648,325
· Believe in Life and Liberty (Bill Eigel) - $240,001
· Liberty Committee (Jay Ashcroft) - $193,700
And, of course, Eigel presumably still has his national small-donor program in full swing as well.
Bailey to IA
Galen Bacharier reports on Twitter that “among the attendees at the Trump rally in Ottumwa, Iowa today: Andrew Bailey, the attorney general of Missouri.”
Why It Matters
· Donald Trump holds sway over Republican primary voters. Going to Iowa for Trump may not get you his endorsement, but it can’t hurt.
Opportunity Trust Lands $35M Grant
Press release: The Opportunity Trust is pleased to announce receipt of the Department of Education’s Charter School Program State Entity (CSP-SE) award of $35.5M over five years. This award marks a significant milestone as the first-ever CSP-SE award granted to the State of Missouri, which received the highest score of all applicants nationally. This federal grant will be a tremendous catalyst for the continued growth of Missouri’s high-performing charter public schools…”
Post- Dispatch reports that “the money will be used for 16 charter schools to serve 5,000 additional students.”
There’s a constant struggle in Jefferson City between the charter school forces and the traditional public schools. The traditionals feel that money charters reduce the pot of money available to support their schools; charter advocates say anything that gives parents more choice is good for education as a whole.
· This money – from the federal government – won’t be at the traditionals’ expense but probably isn’t welcome news for them either.
FYI
Opportunity Trust’s Jefferson City lobbyists: Alex Eaton, Rebecca Lohmann, Danny Pfeifer, Greg Porter, Thomas Robbins, Steven Tilley, Jasmine Wells, and David Willis.
Court Chatter
Tipster says, “The appointment for the Perkins associate circuit judge vacancy in St. Louis City will announced be Wednesday… Bets are on Kate Dierker, daughter of former judge Robert Dierker prominent Republican who has worked Dowd firm, city counselors’ office and circuit attorney office after retirement.”
Dem Primary in House 15
Kenneth Jamison anted up $25,000 into his new committee. He’s running for House 15 where Rep. Maggie Nurrenbern is running for state senate. Jamison is an attorney. See his profile here. It says he’s a former Marine.
· He faces Greg Smith, who formed his committee in July. Smith is a UAW member. See his profile here.
· It’s a Democratic district; Biden outperformed Trump by 9.6% in 2020
Lobbyists Registrations
Richard Brownlee deleted Assurant Inc.
$5K+ Contributions
Malek for Missouri - $100,000 from Vivek Malek.
Believe in Life and Liberty - BILL PAC (pro-Eigel) - $25,000 from Dipasquale Moore, LLC.
Believe in Life and Liberty - BILL PAC - $20,000 from Edelman and Thompson, LLC
Believe in Life and Liberty - BILL PAC - $15,000 from Gail Griswold.
Old Drum Conservative PAC (pro-Hoskins) - $25,000 from Rex Sinquefield.
Missouri Forward PAC (pro-Rowden) - $25,000 from Rex Sinquefield.
Missouri Forward PAC - $10,000 from Penn Entertainment Inc (Wyomissing PA).
Gladius PAC (pro-Christofanelli) - $25,000 from Rex Sinquefield.
Gladius PAC - $10,000 from Rightpath PAC.
Gladius PAC - $5,001 from Another Viceroy PAC.
Independence Leadership PAC (pro-Sauls) - $17,000 from Liberty PAC.
Independence Leadership PAC - $5,001 from Boyd Kenter Thomas & Parrish, LLC.
House Democratic Campaign Committee - $10,000 from Enterprise Holdings, INC.
House Democratic Campaign Committee - $7,500 from Cheyenne LLC (Grover, NC).
Wilson for Saint Charles - $40,032 from Travis Wilson.
Jamison For Missouri - $25,000 from Kenneth Jamison.
Evergy Employee PowerPAC – Missouri - $26,000 from Evergy Employee PowerPAC – Missouri.
Janet Thompson for Boone County - $8,000 from Donna Thompson (San Antonio, TX).
Birthdays
Happy birthdays to Congressman Eric Burlison, Reps. Jamie Burger, Aaron Crossley, and Jeff Knight, Braxton Payne, Maddie McMillian Green, Dallas Ernst, Tim Remole, and David Zevan.