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PITTSBURG —
Money talks, so the adage says. But who listens?
Campaign finance numbers for state elections were released this week, and the numbers show who is outspending whom, as well as where the money comes from for the local candidates.
For the purposes of this breakdown, we will break down each race, and stick primarily with PAC donations, prominent local leaders and major contributors. The period listed in this data is from January 1, 2012, to July 26.
State Senate District 13
Incumbent Republican Bob Marshall is facing Jacob LaTurner in the Republican primary for state senate, and each of them have raised quite a bit of money from deep pockets.
Marshall began the most recent period with about $28,000 in cash, then added to his war chest with $48,280 in campaign contributions from more 123 sources. He has spent about $47,620 on campaign expenditures during the period.
Marshall’s sources of funding, like LaTurner’s, are indicative of his political stance in the Republican party. Marshall received $1,000 each from the Senate Republican Leadership, the Kansas Traditional Republican Majority PAC, and the Kansas Jobs PAC. Each of those three groups are helping to fund moderate Republicans in the primaries against conservative Republican challengers.
Marshall is supported by contributions from the Higher Ed Fund of Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce PAC, Kansas Medical Society PAC, the Kansas Health Care Association PAC, the Kansas Insurance Agents PAC, the KTLA/Civil Justice PAC, the Kansas Independent Pharmacy PAC, the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers PAC, Uniserv Southeast PAC (teachers’ union related), the Wine and Spirits Wholesale Association PAC and the Security Benefit Life Insurance PAC. Other contributors include more than $2,700 from individuals associated with Watco and $600 from liquor-related organizations.
As for LaTurner, his contributors reflect his conservative Republican stance. LaTurner began the campaign with $92.72 in cash, but has raised a little more than $28,000 from 55 sources and spent about $17,000.
LaTurner received $500 from American Freedom, a PAC fueled by U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp; $1,000 from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce; $1,000 from Koch Industries. The vice chairman of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is Ivan Crossland Jr. Not counting the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, those associated with the Crosslands also put their money behind LaTurner, to the tune of $5,500. LaTurner has also received PAC donations from PMCA Gas PAC and the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association PAC. In an interesting sidenote, listed as a self-employed actor is Preston Lacy, who appeared in the “Jackass” movies and donated $100 to the campaign.
Money talks, so the adage says. But who listens?
Campaign finance numbers for state elections were released this week, and the numbers show who is outspending whom, as well as where the money comes from for the local candidates.
For the purposes of this breakdown, we will break down each race, and stick primarily with PAC donations, prominent local leaders and major contributors. The period listed in this data is from January 1, 2012, to July 26.
State Senate District 13
Incumbent Republican Bob Marshall is facing Jacob LaTurner in the Republican primary for state senate, and each of them have raised quite a bit of money from deep pockets.
Marshall began the most recent period with about $28,000 in cash, then added to his war chest with $48,280 in campaign contributions from more 123 sources. He has spent about $47,620 on campaign expenditures during the period.
Marshall’s sources of funding, like LaTurner’s, are indicative of his political stance in the Republican party. Marshall received $1,000 each from the Senate Republican Leadership, the Kansas Traditional Republican Majority PAC, and the Kansas Jobs PAC. Each of those three groups are helping to fund moderate Republicans in the primaries against conservative Republican challengers.
Marshall is supported by contributions from the Higher Ed Fund of Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce PAC, Kansas Medical Society PAC, the Kansas Health Care Association PAC, the Kansas Insurance Agents PAC, the KTLA/Civil Justice PAC, the Kansas Independent Pharmacy PAC, the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers PAC, Uniserv Southeast PAC (teachers’ union related), the Wine and Spirits Wholesale Association PAC and the Security Benefit Life Insurance PAC. Other contributors include more than $2,700 from individuals associated with Watco and $600 from liquor-related organizations.
As for LaTurner, his contributors reflect his conservative Republican stance. LaTurner began the campaign with $92.72 in cash, but has raised a little more than $28,000 from 55 sources and spent about $17,000.
LaTurner received $500 from American Freedom, a PAC fueled by U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp; $1,000 from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce; $1,000 from Koch Industries. The vice chairman of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is Ivan Crossland Jr. Not counting the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, those associated with the Crosslands also put their money behind LaTurner, to the tune of $5,500. LaTurner has also received PAC donations from PMCA Gas PAC and the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association PAC. In an interesting sidenote, listed as a self-employed actor is Preston Lacy, who appeared in the “Jackass” movies and donated $100 to the campaign.
The primary winner will go on to face Democrat Gene Garman, who has filed an affidavit saying he plans to neither receive nor spend any more than $500 in the campaign.
State House District 2
Republican Jeff Locke and Democrat Bob Grant are no strangers to each other, having faced off for the District 2 seat before.
Grant, however, has the advantage of incumbency and his campaign finance returns show he started off the campaign with about $27,400 cash on hand. During this cycle, he has received about $6,000 in contributions from 26 sources and spent roughly $7,330.
Grant has received about $1,800 combined from PACs, including the Higher Education Fund of Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce PAC, the Sunflower Dairy PAC, the Kansas Realtors PAC, Uniserv Southeast PAC (teachers’ union), Kansas Insurance Agents PAC and the Kansas Insurance PAC and the Security Benefit LIfe Insurance PAC.
Locke, on the other hand, has started practically from scratch, receiving about $1,030 in contributions from 6 sources. Locke received $250 from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce PAC, notably. The other sources were largely local contributors.
State House District 3
Rep. Terry Calloway, R-Pittsburg, announced he would not seek re-election in the coming election. But he has put his support behind Michelle Hucke against Democrat Julie Menghini, who held the seat before Calloway.
Hucke started at ground zero, but has raised close to $7,000 from 23 sources for the campaign and spent about $1,900. Her PAC contributors include $500 from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce PAC and $250 from the Kansas Insurance Agents PAC. Hucke has loaned her campaign $1,287.22, according to campaign finance records.
Her opponent in the general election, Menghini, also began close to ground zero, but has raised about $11,000 from 79 sources and spent about $1,000 so far.
PAC contributors include the Heavy Construction Association PAC, Uniserv Southeast PAC (teachers’) and the KTLA/Civil Justice PAC for a total of $1,050.
