MOScout Daily Update: Referendum Group Sues Hoskins - Clark Enters Senate 4 Scrum - Thelemaque Takes Reins of Lobbyist Group and more…
Quick Friday update…
First in MOScout: Another Redistricting Lawsuit
The latest lawsuit in the redistricting battle isn’t about the legislation, but rather Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ slow-walk to allow the referendum process to get started. See the lawsuit here.
The plaintiffs, People Not Politicians, are organizing to collect signatures for a referendum. They have to turn in signatures before the redistricting legislation goes into effect. That creates a 90-day clock. Hoskins says he has to wait for Governor Mike Kehoe to sign the bill, which he hasn’t yet.
From the lawsuit: Plaintiffs seek an injunction barring Defendant from rejecting Plaintiffs’ referendum sample sheets on the basis that the Governor has not signed House Bill 1.
· Their lawyer is… of course… Chuck Hatfield.
Meanwhile
MOIndy reports on the competing claims about the new map, and the brewing legal battles there. Hatfield is the attorney of one of those suits as well.
Breaking… Clark in Senate 4
It looks like we’ll be getting a fourth candidate in Senate 4. Attorney Chris Clark formed a candidate committee yesterday. See the filing here.
He would be joining Reps. LaKeySha Bosley and Steve Butz, and former Rep. Gina Mitten. The current incumbent, Sen. Karla May, is termed-limited.
Clark is an attorney with Thompson Coburn. From his bio: Before joining Thompson Coburn, he served as a judicial law clerk for Hon. M. Douglas Harpool in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. He also served as assistant circuit attorney in the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office, where he represented Missouri in prosecutions for crimes ranging from misdemeanors to homicides. His work has provided significant courtroom and analytical experience, spanning an array of legal issues.
Thelemaque Takes Reins of Lobbyist Group
Missouri Society of Governmental Consultants elected their 2025-2026 officers at its September annual membership meeting. See the announcement here.
Henrio Thelemaque, Thelemaque Group was elected to serve as President of MSGC.
Elected to serve as officers on the MSGC Board were:
· Vice President, Susan Henderson Moore, Polsinelli PC, Jefferson City, MO
· Secretary/Treasurer, Randy Scherr, RJ Scherr & Associates, Jefferson City, MO
Clayton Harbison for Congress
Clayton Harbison, son of Rep. Tony Harbison, is running for Congress as a Democrat against Jason Smith.
One photo appears to show him sitting at his father’s desk at the State Capitol…
Koenig Announces
Press release: Local Businessman and longtime public servant Andrew Koenig announced today that he is running for St. Louis County Council District 3. Koenig, a proven fighter for working-class Missouri families, enters the race with a strong record of delivering results, not rhetoric...
Koenig is a lifelong resident of Missouri and a small business owner who understands the struggles families and job creators face. He and his wife, Brooke, are raising their five children – Jeremiah, Isaac, Gideon, Lily, and Levi – in West St. Louis County, where they are active members of Southgate Church.
New Committees
Poultry Federation Missouri PAC was formed.
Lobbyist Registrations
Amy Blunt added Constellation Energy Generation LLC, and Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC.
Maddie McMillian Green deleted all her clients.
$5K+ Contributions
Tony PAC (pro-Luetkemeyer) - $10,000 from Anheuser Busch Companies.
Missouri Right to Life PAC - $7,772 from Nicholas Irmen.
Shamrock PAC - $40,000 from Health Systems Inc.
Citizens for State Parks Soil and Water - $50,000 from Missouri Soybean Association.
Birthdays
Happy birthday to Rachel Bringer, and Michael McGhee.
Saturday: Trish Gunby.
Sunday: Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, Joe Driskill, Vinnie Clubb, and Roman LeBlanc.
MOScout Schedule
No MOScout this weekend. See y’all Monday.