MOScout Daily Update: Speaker's Staunchest Votes - Pro-Scharf PAC Lands $50K - Dems Watching Fox and more...

Legislature on Spring Break.  Updates this week will be briefer…

Voting With the Speaker

A look at third-read votes in the House shows about a third of Republican House members (34) voting 100% with Speaker Dean Plocher as of the session’s mid-way point.

Reps. John Black, David Casteel, Brad Christ, Chris Dinkins, David Evans, Bill Falkner, Rick Francis, Kurtis Gregory, Dave Griffith, Kent Haden, Mike Henderson, Dave Hinman, Dan Houx, Holly Jones, Jim Kalberloh, Jeff Knight, Don Mayhew, Mike McGirl, Jeff Myers, Michael O’Donnell, Bill Owen, Jon Patterson, Tara Peters, Brad Pollitt, Sean Pouche, Renee Reuter, Louis Riggs, Lane Roberts, Greg Sharpe, Travis Smith, Lisa Thomas, Ken Waller, Travis Wilson, and Dale Wright.

·       Which Republican is least likely to vote with the speaker? Rep. Michael Davis… 72.4%.

On the Democratic side, Rep. Robert Sauls is most likely to vote with the speaker (83.3% of the time), and Rep. LaKeySha Bosley is least likely (47.1%)

Quarter’s End Coming

We’re a little over two weeks away from the end of the fundraising quarter.  With more folks declaring for the various statewide races, these reports will garner more attention.

In the large contributions today, the pro-Will Scharf PAC, Defend Missouri, lands a $50,000 check from Roger Hertog.

Those following the Mike Kehoe – Jay Ashcroft fundraising totals.  Their PACs same storyline.

Ashcroft’s Committee for Liberty has only recorded one large contribtion so far this quatrer ($12,500 from 1776 PAC), while Kehoe has had 11 large contributions totaling nearly $200,000.

Expect a flurry of checks in the final two weeks.

Dems Watching Fox News

Missouri native Eli Yokley reports on Fox News viewership – more Dems and Independents than folks would generally think.  Read his analysis here.

Dem operative Braxton Payne in a note to colleagues and clients cites the report as a warning…

·       I often hear from political candidates and democratic causes that buying airtime on Fox News isn't needed but 50% of Fox News viewers are an even split of Democrats and Independents. Skipping out on airtime on Fox News due to our own personal bias is a disservice to these democratic causes.

·       It is important to understand our audience as we head into future elections and push for democratic causes. And simply saying "I don't watch it", "my friends don't watch that", or "I know voters watch that," won't work for a targeted strategy when it comes to winning… This is not only important in national races but local races. Streaming and cable can be huge assets to all types of campaigns from education to candidates to issues… Data driven strategies earn good results.

Bank Failure’s MO Impact

State Treasurer Vivek Malek tweets that the “State of Missouri has no investment in the failed Silicon Valley Bank in California. The State Treasurer’s Office continues to monitor the situation, and Missourians should be assured that this office’s conservative policies are protecting their hard-earned tax dollars.”

But that doesn’t mean there won’t be some impact…

·       KC Business Journal: Kansas City-area bank stocks sink in wake of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures

·       STL Business Journal: Local bank stocks fall as concerns rise on Wall Street about failures

Tribune on Hildebrand

The News Tribune profiles house doorkeeper Charlie Hildebrand.  Read it here.

·       Charlie Hildebrand has been a House doorkeeper for the past 23 years… A week ago Friday, on March 3, colleagues held a little birthday party for him. He turned 87.

·       "You gotta be thankful for what you had," he said.

Lobbyists Registrations

Claudia Alley deleted her client registrations for Hahn DeBoef LLC.

Jay Hahn and Ryan DeBoef deleted Wisper ISP, Inc.

Sharon Geuea Jones added Missouri Voter Protection Coalition.  

Joshua Klarich deleted Invenergy Transmission.

Chris Moody deleted Community Health Systems.

Ginger Steinmetz deleted Community Health Systems, CHC Strategies, Waymo LLC, and Lincoln Strategy Group.

$5K+ Contributions

Friends of Aaron Hilmer - $11,000 from Michael Leara.

theLOUpac - $15,000 from Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.

Defend Missouri (pro-Scharf) - $50,000 from Roger Hertog (New York, NY).

HealthPAC - $220,000 from MSC MHA Management Services Corporation.

Uniting Missouri PAC (pro-Parson) - $35,000 from J & J Ventures Gaming of Missouri LLC.

Birthdays

Happy birthdays to Jason Klindt, Ryan DeBoef, Mark Bruns, and Sara Howard.