Donations near $100,000 mark in 157th District

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Campaign contributions to candidates for the 157th District seat in the House of Representatives had neared the $100,000 mark with less than two weeks to go before Election Day.

Through July 25, the four Republicans and one Democrat vying for the seat had collected nearly $96,000 combined from donors. Counting loans some candidates made to their campaigns, total receipts for the candidates had topped $107,000.

Far more money had been given to 157th District candidates than to those vying for any other House seat in Southeast Missouri.

Almost 85 percent of the money from contributors, excluding loans, went to Republicans. Donna Lichtenegger of Jackson, Mo., a long-time party activist, has raised the most money throughout the campaign, $38,763.24.

However, from July 1 through July 25, the period covered by the most recent campaign disclosure report submitted Monday to the Missouri Ethics Commission, Scott Lipke of Jackson, an assistant Cape Girardeau County prosecutor, brought in the most cash, $3,760. That total included nine donations for the $300 limit for a House race. He spent $4,807.79 and had $8,978.94 on hand.

Lichtenegger raised $2,235 during the latest reporting cycle, with four maximum donations. After spending $12,498.61, she had $10,912.26 in the bank.

Cape Girardeau County Farm Bureau president Tom Sachse of Friedheim, Mo., collected just $120 and, after spending $2,486.66, had $3,065.22 remaining.

Gerald Adams, a member of the Jackson school board, raised $425, spent $116 and was left with $1,365.90.

Meanwhile, Democrat Chuck Miller of Oriole, Mo., continued to build a formidable war chest in preparation for his campaign against the Republican nominee. Miller, unopposed in Tuesday's primary election, raised $4,152, spent $3,594.41 and had $13,839.47 in the bank.

Four donors, all special interest groups, gave Miller the limit. His most notable contributor was State Treasurer Nancy Farmer, who gave $200. Miller's son, also named Chuck Miller, is Farmer's chief of staff.

Libertarian Timothy Doubledee of Jackson, who will face Miller and the Republican winner on Nov. 5, filed a statement that he intended to neither raise nor spend more than $500.

The newly redrawn 157th District represents parts of Cape Girardeau and Perry counties. Incumbent state Rep. David Schwab, R-Jackson, is leaving the House due to term limits.

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WHO GAVE WHAT TO WHOM

Itemized contributions to candidates for state representative in the 157th District for the reporting period of July 1 through July 25. Listed are donor, city of residence and amount:

Chuck Miller, D-Oriole

Larry Miller, Jackson, $100; Jim and Glenda Heiden, Burfordville, $30; CHIPP Political Fund, St. Louis, $300; Lisa Drum, Jackson, $30; Faye Farrow, Jackson, $25; Kathleen Wolz, Cape Girardeau, $60; Missouri UAW PAC, Hazelwood, $300; Brooks Moore, Whitewater, $60; Alan Farrow, Jackson, $25; Carol Weinrich, Jackson, $90; Dorothy McLain, Cape Girardeau, $50; Judy Beussink, Jackson, $15; Lois Boston, Cape Girardeau, $15; Jerry and Phyllis Oliver, Jackson, $35; Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau, $15; David Beussink, Jackson, $15; Tom Boston, Cape Girardeau, $15; Rodney Miller, Jackson, $30; Norman Robert, Cape Girardeau, $15; Keith Stephens, Jackson, $15; Marybelle Mueller, Jackson, $15; Jerry Reynolds, Cape Girardeau, $15; Matthew Edwards, Fenton, $50; Mildred Watkins, Cape Girardeau, $50; Ami Rau, Jackson, $75; Cris Edwards, Jackson, $60; G. Kirk Williams, Jackson, $75; Nancy Farmer, St. Louis, $200; Darrell Hartke, St. Louis, $100; Thomas Meyer, Cape Girardeau, $75; Jeanne Pruitt, Cape Girardeau, $100; Alan and Christy Benton, Cape Girardeau, $45; Roger Moore, Delta, $50; Joy Benton, Cape Girardeau, $15; Anne Marshall, Sikeston, $15; Jean Graham, Jackson, $45; John and Ann Quade, Jackson, $60; Tim Benton, Cape Girardeau, $15; Dan Marshall, Sikeston, $15; Ronald Trigg, Perryville, $30; Doris Langston, Cape Girardeau, $15; John Crites, Jackson, $50; Ted Lanpher, Advance, $30; Susan Hester, Chaffee, $100; Margle Crites, Jackson, $15; Jean Seabaugh, Jackson, $40; Roy Gunter, Benton, $15; Betty Hoffmeister, Jackson, $15; Irene Francis, Jackson, $15; Vicky Lane, Jackson, $15; Lora and Johnathan Wright, Perryville, $100; Sheet Metal Workers, St. Louis, $300; IBEW, West Frankfort, Ill., $300; Larry Thomason, Jefferson City, $200; Thomas and Betty Ross, Cape Girardeau, $30; Nelda Ruth Hinton, Jackson, $15; James Bowers, Cape Girardeau, $30; Dillman Putz, Cape Girardeau, $25; James and Betty Palmer, Cape Girardeau, $30; Benny Ray Hinton, Jackson, $15; Joe Perez, Jackson, $30; Shirley Patterson, Cape Girardeau, $30; Virginia Fenimore, Cape Girardeau, $30; Penny Terrell, Sikeston, $15.

Scott Lipke, R-Jackson

Audrey Humes, Jackson, $50; Quail Creek Development Co., Jackson, $300; Earl Kamp, Jackson, $25; Paul Scholl, Jackson, $25; Lois Burgess, Cape Girardeau, $25; Ashley Dix, Cape Girardeau, $100; Carl Hendrickson, St. Louis, $100; Rodney and Pam Pensel, Jackson, $50; Indasia LLC, Jackson, $300; Tom and Ruth Dickerson, Jackson, $25; Johnson & Stark LLC, Cape Girardeau, $100; Stephen Wilson, Cape Girardeau, $300; Midwest Veterinary Associates Inc., Jackson, $300; David Butter, Cape Girardeau, $300; Phyllis McClanahan, Cape Girardeau, $10; Albert Lowes, Jackson, $200; Old Barvarian Sausage, Sikeston, $300; Nita Blackman, Sikeston, $300; Peggy T. Fisher, Jackson, $300; Joe Gambill, Cape Girardeau, $50; Thomas E. Brockett, Jackson, $300; Heartland Family Physicians Clinic, Jackson, $300.

Donna Lichtenegger, R-Jackson

William Bahn, Cape Girardeau, $25; Bill Riley Construction Inc., Jackson, $200; Missouri Dental Hygienists PAC, Higginsville, $125; Heather Lemon, Vail, Colo., $300; Dorene Grebing, Frohna, $10; Jim and Eileen Lamouria, Millersville, $25; Jefferson Bank, Jefferson City, $150; Harold and Donna Westhues, Jefferson City, $150; Peter and Patricia Raven, St. Louis, $100; James and Gail Lichtenegger, Jackson, $25; Sam B. Cook, Jefferson City, $300; Randall and Patricia Stahly, Cape Girardeau, $25; Scott and Tyronza Pringle, Cape Girardeau, $50; Shanon and Jennifer Kirchoff, Cape Girardeau, $100; Floyd and Dorothy Lichtenegger, Jackson, $20; Tom Sowers Inc., Rolla, $300; Nelson C. Grummy Jr., St. Louis, $300; Martha A. Vandivort, Cape Girardeau, $25; Patsy and Gary Kaiser, Cape Girardeau, $5.

Gerald Adams, R-Jackson

Stephen and Margaret Wilson, Jackson, $50; Dennis and Sharon Ulrich, Waverly, Tenn., $250; Eugene and Norma Lauck, Perryville, $25; Carl Kirchdoefer, Cape Girardeau, $100.

Tom Sachse, R-Friedheim

No itemized donations reported.

Source: Finance disclosure reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission