MOScout Daily Update: Jones’ TV Ad - Bailey’s A3 PAC - HRCC’s Hits on Dems - Nurrenbern Shakes Fist at SBOE - Bunten to Cigna and more…
Senate 34: Jones Starts TV
Rep. Mike Jones, running in Senate 34, has started TV. See the ad here. It mentions property taxes four times!
Mike Jones was just your average dad, Air Force veteran, and small business owner. Then he got his property tax bill and Mike decided it was time for a change. Times are hard so Jones is running for state senate to cut property taxes and bring down the cost of living. Mike Jones is running to serve Missouri just like he served our country. “Property taxes are way too high. Cutting them will be my top priority.” Ticked off about your property taxes? Vote Mike Jones for state Senate.
And
Money is flowing into Jones’ PAC, Beverly PAC. Over $250,000 since September 23…
· 9/23 - Rex Sinquefield - $50,000.
· 9/23 - Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Missouri-Kansas Area PAC - $50,000.
· 10/13 - MCR PAC (Rayner) - $50,000.
· 10/14 - Great Northwest PAC (Rusty Black) - $25,000.
· 10/14 - Conservative Leadership for Southeast Missouri (Bean) - $20,000.
· 9/23 - NextGen North PAC - $15,000.
· 9/23 - PENN Entertainment Inc. - $10,000.
· 9/23 - MCR PAC (Rayner) - $10,000.
· 10/14 - Brad PAC (Hudson) - $10,000.
· 9/23 - Bootheel Values PAC (Burger) - $6,000.
· 10/14 - MOCS Action (Charter Schools) - $7,500.
What It Means
Republicans are shoring up this seat which everyone assumed was safe at the beginning of the cycle.
HRCC Throws Punches
Citizens for a Better Government, a committee of the House Republican Campaign Committee, is launching some hard-hitting ads as it tries to defend their supermajority…
· House 12 - “Deadbeat Tracey Steele can’t run his own life. Why would we let him run ours?” as an ad flashes an allegation involving county property taxes.
· House 101 – “Paul Lentz lives on his family’s trust, but he hasn’t earned ours.”
· House 106 - “Prices are going through the roof, and Jewel Kelly’s plan will have them crashing down on you!”
· House 133 – “Jefferson City needs courage. Katelyn Zach doesn’t have it.”
Vote Yes on Amendment 3 Formed
A new campaign committee was formed to help pass Amendment 3. See the filing for Vote Yes on Amendment 3 here. Former Attorney General Andrew Bailey is the treasurer.
It joins the main campaign vehicle, Her Health, Her Future PAC. Claudia Kehoe is the treasurer of that committee.
· We’ll see how much of Bailey’s old PAC, Liberty and Justice PAC, he contributes to this campaign. Liberty and Justice PAC has $555,000 cash on-hand.
No on Prop A Ad
Here’s the ad from no on Prop A. I saw this one on TV last night while I was watching the Brewers game. This is the referendum vote on the redistricting map. It features Kathy Dusenbury…
They say all politics is local. As a former mayor of Parkville, I can tell you they’re right. That’s why I’m so upset about Proposition A. Prop A is a bunch of DC politicians rigging up congressional maps in Missouri. Politicians shouldn’t pick their voters. That’s a power grab. And no matter what party’s in control, it’s wrong. I’m a lifelong conservative and registered Republican, and I’m voting no on Proposition A.
Beers & Budget: Nurrenbern Speaks
Dropping this morning is the latest episode of Andy Foley and Erin Schrimpf’s Beers & Budget.
They interview Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, who says: “The longer that I’ve been part of this [budget] process, I become more and more fiscally conservative.”
The episode was recorded during Veto Session when the State Board of Education announced it had decided not to ask for any increase in the foundation formula.
Nurrenbern was clearly outraged that the SBOE wouldn’t be trying to advocate as hard as possible for education funding. “Erin, I'm going to make this as simple as I possibly can. Today, we heard the State Board of Education say that they are proposing that we do not meet the statutory requirement to fund education for our kids… if we're not investing in our kids, I don't know what the hell we are doing as lawmakers.”
Hanaway Fundy
Sen. David Gregory and Joe Patterson (MFR PAC) reportedly raised about $50,000 for Attorney General Catherine Hanaway at a recent fundraiser at Gregory’s home.
The 60-ish attendees were not the usual folks. Many were young donors representing businesses and operators in Missouri’s regulated cannabis industry. Several praised Hanaway’s aggressive enforcement efforts against illegal intoxicating hemp products, an issue of particular importance to the state’s licensed marijuana businesses.
Bunten to Cigna
The Cigna Group has tapped Missouri native Brian Bunten to serve as vice president and head of state government affairs, where he will direct state government affairs strategy nationwide.
· Bunten joins The Cigna Group after nearly 10 years in leadership positions with UnitedHealth Group. He previously served as general counsel for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representing Missouri employers on major legislative and liability issues, and earlier served as general counsel to former Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder.
Congratulations
To Blenda Dos Santos and Alex Vivas on their engagement. Blenda works for Holly Rehder and Axe Advocacy, and Alex lobbies for the Highway Patrol.
Help Wanted
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Lobbyist Registrations
Steven Tilley, Thomas Robbins, Caleb Rowden, and Christopher Schoeman added Aviation by Karpel.
$5K+ Contributions
Stop the Ban - $1,000,000 from The Fairness Project (Washington, DC).
Stop the Ban - $1,000,000 from American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (New York, NY)
Her Health, Her Future PAC - $100,000 from G.J. Grewe Brokerage and Development.
Missouri Alliance PAC (pro-JP) - $50,000 from Heavy Constructors Association.
Missouri Alliance PAC - $10,000 from SNK REAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC.
Missouri Alliance PAC - $10,000 from GOPAC ELECTION FUND.
KERI PAC (pro-Ingle) - $25,000 from Missouri Gaming PAC.
KERI PAC - $10,000 from Missouri NEA PAC.
Beverly PAC (pro-Mike Jones) - $25,000 from Great Northwest PAC.
Beverly PAC - $20,000 from Conservative Leadership for Southeast Missouri.
Beverly PAC - $10,000 from Brad PAC.
Beverly PAC - $7,500 from MOCS Action.
PRAIRIEFIREPAC (pro-Quentin Wilson) - $10,000 from Faith Christina Kienstra.
Best Start for Kids STL - $25,000 from Maxine Clark.
Best Start for Kids STL - $10,000 from Community Change (Washington, DC).
Association of MO Electric Cooperatives (AMEC PAC) - $10,000 from Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.
Main Street Employers PAC - $14,000 from Allegis Redwood Maxim Public Affairs LLC.
Treatment Now PAC - $15,000 from Assisted Recovery Centers.
Integrity First PAC - $10,000 from J&J Ventures Gaming of Missouri LLC (Effingham, IL).
Birthdays
Happy birthdays to Chrissy Sommer, Dean Morgan, and Lane Koch.