MOScout Daily Update: Hanaway Says No Referendums on Redistricting - October Quarter Rundown - Williams Overtakes Page on $$$ and more…

Hanaway: No Referendums on Redistricting

Here’s a twist I didn’t see coming: the Attorney General’s Office sued yesterday to stop the referendum on the redistricting map.

While Missouri has chosen to allow voters to revisit legislation passed by the General Assembly, nothing in the Missouri Constitution expressly says that federal congressional reapportionment may be subjected to a referendum.  In other words, the people of Missouri have never made the conscious choice to undermine the Framers’ decision to vest this State’s legislature with the reapportionment authority. Defendants therefore have no legal basis to proceed with their referendum. This Court should declare that such a referendum would violate both the U.S. and Missouri Constitutions.

·       Dems are throwing up the Chuck Hatfield bat-signal…

Republican Senate Races

Senate 2

Incumbent Sen. Nick Schroer raised $28,760; spent $4,992; and has $88,010 on-hand.

·       1776 PAC: $314,903 COH.

State of Play: Schroer looks safe.  One MOScouter sees the big PAC pile for a potential AG bid against Catherine Hanaway.  I don’t see that, but who knows…

Senate 6 (Mike Bernskoetter termed)

Katie Ashcroft hasn’t formed a committee yet. She might not be running after all, folks.

Rep. Rudy Veit raised $9,400; spent $38,829; and has $292,741 on-hand.

Derrick Spicer raised $16,720; spent $6,432; and has $164,635 on-hand.

·       Spicer for Senate PAC: $4,095 COH.

Former Rep. Chuck Gatschenberger filed Limited Activity.

Jake Vogel raised $165,500; spent $28,246; and has $137,253 on-hand.

·       Lead the Way PAC: 3,278 $COH.

Outlook: That’s a powerhouse opening quarter from Vogel – no big personal checks in there.  This race is going to be a slugfest, and I wonder if Gatchenberger is having second thoughts after looking at these other bank accounts. Spicer is being helped by Sen. David Gregory.

Senate 8 (Mike Cierpiot termed)

Speaker Jon Patterson raised $213,238; spent $0; and has $468,452 on-hand.

·       Missouri Alliance PAC: $1,687,856 COH

Former Rep. Dan Stacy raised $11,114; spent $5,939; and has $12,525 on-hand.

State of Play: JP’s $2+M COH is a jaw-dropper.  One reader thinks it could grow to $2.5M by the end of the year and may end up taking Senate 8 off the map, if it deters Democratic interest groups from seeing it as winnable.

Senate 10

Incumbent Sen. Travis Fitzwater raised $ 21,905; spent $31,550; and has $124,535 on-hand.

·       Kingdom Leadership PAC: $128,735 COH.

State of Play: Fitzwater is safe.

Senate 12

Incumbent Sen. Rusty Black raised $55,550; spent $19,567; and has $186,332 on-hand.

·       Great Northwest PAC: $93,909 COH.

Freddie Griffin raised $2,400; spent $902; and has $1,497 on-hand.

State of Play: Black looks safe.

Senate 16 (Justin Brown termed)

Rep. Bill Hardwick raised $22,813; spent $6,011; and has $185,242 on-hand.

·       Missouri Enterprise Fund: $84,004 COH.

Rep. Don Mayhew hasn’t filed his quarter yet. His July cash on hand was $38,846.

Joe Steelman raised $14,500; spent $1,340; and has $61,764 on-hand.

Steel Resolve PAC: $50,000 COH.

Rep. Jeff Knight has filed his quarter yet. His July cash on hand was $62,489.

JAK PAC: $36,825 COH.

Hannah Kelly raised $17,890; spent $2,030; and has $63,304 on-hand.

·       Accountability PAC: $5,994 COH.

·       Esther PAC: $6,591 COH.

State of Play: This race is still fluid, but it looks like Hardwick and Steelman will be two front-runners, and Kelly could have an interesting lane especially if she ends up as the only woman in the race with four men. 

Senate 18 (Cindy O’Laughlin termed)

Rep. Greg Sharpe raised $77,880; spent $51,525; and has $28,815 on-hand.

Sarah Graff raised $20,100; spent $836; and has $66,762 on-hand.

·       Rural Missouri Values PAC: $28,100 COH

Dusty Blue raised $1,500; spent $5,504; and has $99,792 on-hand.

State of Play: Sharpe lent himself $30,000, and he’s spending it;  O’Laughlin is backing Graff; and Blue is self-funding and is part of the Sophia Shore crew.  In short, still a wide open race.

Senate 20

Incumbent Sen. Curtis Trent raised $108,955; spent $12,662; and has $215,987 on-hand.

·       417 PAC: $ 348,056 COH.

Lori Rook raised $ 119,550; spent $2,595; and has $116,954 on-hand.

State of Play: Rook put in $100,000 and looks to make a spirited race, but Trent is clearly taking it seriously and won’t be caught off guard.  It’s hard to beat an incumbent.

Senate 22 (Mary Elizabeth Coleman not running)

Rep. Renee Reuter raised $2,675; spent $550; and has $5,043 on-hand.

Jim Avery raised $81,566; spent $26,601; and has $ 330,977 on-hand.

·       Make JeffCo Great Again PAC: $5,100 COH.

State of Play: Avery looks dominant right now.

Senate 26

Incumbent Sen. Ben Brown raised $15,225; spent $5,232; and has $102,449 on-hand.

·       BB Freedom Fund: $101,581 COH.

State of Play: Brown is safe

Senate 28 (Sandy Crawford termed)

Rep. Brad Pollitt raised $48,950; spent $8,751; and has $125,367 on-hand.

·       Rocker P Brand: $69,192 COH.

Sam Alexander raised $12,630; spent $9,873; and has $188,940 on-hand.

State of Play: This is the long-term state rep who’s made an impact versus the outsider.

Senate 30 (Lincoln Hough termed)

Rep. Melanie Stinnett raised $ 254,265; spent $7,438; and has $349,757   on-hand.

·       Heart of SGF PAC: $85,392 COH.

Brian Gelner hasn’t formed a committee.

·       Missouri Common Sense PAC: Limited Activity

State of Play: It doesn’t look like Gelner will be running.  If so, that gives Stinnett the ability to focus on the big Dem challenge coming in November from Rep. Betsy Fogle.

Senate 32

Incumbent Sen. Jill Carter raised $11,550; spent $5,543; and has $31,427 on-hand.

·       Show Me Values PAC: $37,830  COH.

State of Play: Carter looks safe.

Senate 34 (Tony Luetkemeyer termed)

Nathan Willett raised $130,165; spent $16,521; and has $152,106 on-hand.

·       NextGen North PAC: $175,627 COH.

Rep. Sean Pouche raised $18,340; spent $8,728; and has $30,825 on-hand.

State of Play: Huge quarter from Willett will make it hard for Pouche to compete.

Democratic Senate Races

Senate 4 (Karla May termed)

Rep. Steve Butz raised $36,945; spent $7,047; and has $162,923 on-hand.

·       Butz STL PAC: $70,040 COH.

Former Rep. Gina Mitten raised $30,304; spent $13,549; and has $74,165 on-hand.

Rep. LaKeySha Bosley hasn’t filed her quarter yet.  Her last filing was in November 2024 showing $17,039 on-hand.

Chris Clark raised $44,380; spent $1,674; and has $42,705 on-hand.

State of Play: The seeming disinterest from Bosley in the race and the entrance of Clark has given a boost to Mitten.  She’s running on a strong pro-choice message, and with her being the woman against two men, that message may resonant.

Senate 14 (Brian Williams termed)

Rep. Raychel Proudie raised $17,838; spent $4,200; and has $37,002 on-hand.

·       PROUD PAC: $7,881 COH.

Joe Palm raised $ 9,163; spent $1,883; and has $7,280 on-hand.

Shaunte Duncan raised $2,727; spent $2,062; and has $12,363 on-hand.

Former Rep. John Bowman raised $52,355; spent $16,777; and has $35,577 on-hand.

·       Come Back PAC: $4,506 COH.

Rep. Doug Clemens raised $9,200; spent $1,900; and has $19,663 on-hand.

State of Play: Bowman had the biggest quarter, and I think has the momentum, but it’s hard to discount anyone at this point in this 5-way race.

Senate 24

Sen. Tracy McCreery raised $220,946; spent $21,209; and has $331,236 on-hand.

Serve Missouri: $142,813 COH.

State of Play: McCreery looks safe to me, though Dems are on the lookout in case a Republican self-funder emerges. 

Top 20 PACs COH

Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Missouri-Kansas Area PAC - $2.1 million.

Missouri Alliance PAC (pro-Patterson) - $1.7 million.

House Republican Campaign Committee - $1.4 million.

Luetkemeyer For Missouri - $1.25 million.

Missouri and Kansas Laborers' PAC - $1.2 million.

RightPath PAC - $896,672.

Stop the Ban - $872,564.

Pipefitters Assoc Local #533 - $725,887.

Tony PAC (pro-Luetkemeyer) - $648,123.

MoCannTrade PAC - $627,673.

BUILD St. Louis PAC, Inc. - $618,760.

Truth in Campaigns (pro-Rizzo) - $602,056.

Liberty and Justice PAC (pro-Bailey) - $583,624.

American Dream PAC (pro-Kehoe) - $567,249.

Lucas For KC - $555,503.

MISSOURI REALTORS PAC, INC - $553,954.

International Union of Operating Engineers Local 101 PAC - $539,041.

Enterprise Holdings, Inc. / Enterprise Mobility PAC - $530,461.

MO National Education Assoc-PAC - $514,562.

Midwest Region Laborers' Political League Education Fund - $509,771.

Updated IE PAC Listing

I’ve updated the PAC list with current cash on-hand amounts.  Find it here.

Williams Overtakes Page in Fundraising

For those watching the St. Louis County Executive Democratic primary race, here are the cash on-hand totals after the latest filings.

Sam Page candidate committee: $51,888

·       Page PAC: $142,608

Brian Williams candidate committee - $188,934

·       STLCO PAC - $193,013

·       B PAC - $162,287

MEC Goes After Non-Payer

Missouri Ethics Commission goes after Sam Snider for not paying his fine.  See it here.

·       Snider is the former mayor of Willard.

eMailbag on KS GOP Chat

In the Politico piece you linked, there is a direct Missouri connection: Hendrix was a communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach until Thursday. He also said in the chat that, despite political differences, he’s drawn to Missouri’s Young Republican organization because “Missouri doesn’t like f--s.”  Why would Hendrix think this?

New Committees

LockeSmith PAC was formed.  It’s in support of Rep. Scott Miller.  See the filing here.

Lobbyist Registrations

Douglas Mann added Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Action.

$5K+ Contributions

Ameren Missouri Political Action Committee - $9,315 from Ameren FEDPAC.

American Dream PAC - $6,000 from Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, VA).

Missouri Realtors PAC Inc - $6,100 from Cynthia Fox.

Missouri Realtors PAC Inc – $6,700 from Will Clark.

Missouri Realtors PAC Inc - $5,200 from Jeremy Schneider.

Northland Values PAC (pro-Wes Rogers) - $10,000 from BG Law.

Marion County Republican Central Committee - $6,534 from Riggs for Missouri.

Birthdays

Happy birthdays to Rita Heard Days, and Antonio French.

MOScout Schedule

No MOScout editions this weekend.