MOScout Daily Update: Polling Memo in CD-6 - Eigel Says No 2028 Gubby Run - Oil Price Relief for GOP? - Jordan for Brattin and more...
CD-6 Memo: Willett Leads Stigall
A polling memo from OnMessage says that “while a majority of voters remain undecided, Nathan Willett leads the field. More importantly, this survey shows that Stigall’s opposition to President Trump makes him unelectable in a GOP primary. Nathan Willett holds an early lead over the field with 21% of the electorate compared to second placed Stigall at 18%. The remaining candidates fail to break 5%. It’s worth noting that the majority (54%) of primary voters remain undecided.” See the memo here, based on a June 17-20 survey of 400 likely GOP Primary voters.
And
As tipped yesterday, Missouri Soybean Association endorsed Willett: “He has demonstrated a commitment to conservative principles, rural communities and the policies that allow family farms to thrive. We are proud to endorse Nathan and look forward to working with him to ensure Missouri farmers continue to have a strong voice in Washington."
CD-5: Latest Brattin Endorsement
Press release: Conservative Rick Brattin announced that he has received the endorsement of conservative Congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio’s 4th District.
“Rick Brattin is exactly the kind of conservative fighter that we need in Congress. Rick has a proven record of standing up for American values, and he has shown time and again that he won’t back down when liberty is at stake. Now, more than ever, we need leaders like Rick in Washington to take on the radical left and help keep America First,” said Congressman Jordan.
50 Years Ago Today
It’s the fiftieth anniversary of Governor Kit Bond rescinding and apologizing for the “Mormon Extermination Order” of Governor Lilburn Boggs. See the executive order here.
· From Boggs’s 1838 order: “The Mormons must be treated as enemies and must be exterminated or driven from the State if necessary for the public peace their outrages are beyond all description.”
Eigel Interview
The mighty Jason Rosenbaum interviewed former Sen. Bill Eigel, who’s in the middle of his St. Charles County Executive race. Listen to it here.
Some nuggets…
· Eigel thinks we’ll see another redistricting map.I’m going to make a prediction here on your podcast, Jason, that there will be a new drawing of the map. I don’t know for sure that it’s going to come from the impetus of the legislature doing it. I think there’s a really good chance it’s going to come because a lawsuit will be filed against the 7-1 map, which is going to be challenged because it has a district that was drawn along racial lines.
· He’s a vocal ‘no’ on data centers.“Basically, I’d be a no on that… there’s a lot of passion on this issue right now. And the reason there’s a lot of passion on this issue right now is because the current conversation about data centers is one in which it seems like they only are built in scenarios where the taxpayer gets fleeced and there is a huge burden placed on the ratepayers that may have to pay for the increased water and electrical output.”
· He shared his plan to eliminate personal property tax.“The amount that we collect for personal property tax that goes to those other entities is about $120 million a year. So my contention is that if we can find $120 million of savings in the current budget that we have at the county, that we can shift that $120 million over to the county collector in the form of an appropriation from the county council and basically pay off people’s tax burdens on their behalf… if you take $40 million from surpluses, as I see it, in the park system; if you take $25 to $30 million out of the money pits that Steve Ehlmann has got us into; and then for the remaining half-billion budget, we do a 10% cut to a half-billion-dollar budget — boom. That’s $120 million.”
· He says a 2028 gubernatorial run is not in his plans.“I have no plans to run for any office in 2028. I am not thinking about 2028. I learned a couple years ago that a lot of times… I’ll say it however you want me to say it. I am not thinking about running for any other office. I have no plans to run for any other office.”
1 Big Chart
With hostilities winding down in Iran, the oil futures market has prices back to pre-war levels. This relief at the gas pump should bring some relief to Republicans who worried that the economic environment would be a problem in some battleground legislative districts.
Condolences
To Don Rone, on the passage of his wife, Myra Rone. See the obituary here.
To Brian Schmidt, on the passage of his father, Barry Schmidt. See the obituary here.
Lobbyist Registrations
Ron Berry added Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.
Jay Reichard deleted Alibaba Group.
$5K+ Contributions
We Are Missouri - $185,000 from Midwest Region Laborers' Political League Education Fund.
Stop the Ban - $30,000 from Access MO.
Missouri Enterprise Fund (pro-Hardwick) - $10,000 from DM Law Kansas City, LLC.
Conservative Leadership for Southeast Missouri (pro-Bean) - $25,000 from Rex Sinquefield.
Conservative Leadership for Southeast Missouri - $10,000 from Flagship Council Political Action Committee Inc.
Conservative Leadership for Southeast Missouri - $10,000 from Missouri Soybean Association.
Beverly PAC (pro-Mike Jones) - $50,000 from Rex Sinquefield.
Beverly PAC - $25,000 from NEMO Leadership PAC.
PULSE PAC - $15,000 from Rex Sinquefield.
Citizens for Ken Davis - $10,000 from Kenneth D Davis.
Citizens for Ken Davis - $6,000 from Ken Davis.
21st Century St. Louis PAC - $10,000 from Schnucks Markets, Inc.
House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc - $10,000 from LOZ Missouri PAC.
House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc - $10,500 from Warwick for 128.
LOZ Missouri PAC - $10,000 from Jeffrey Dax Pollard.
Birthdays
Happy birthdays to the mighty Jason Rosenbaum, Brandon Koch, Christine Ingrassia, and
Joe Vaccaro.