Lt. governor's race nears $3 million fund-raising mark

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau's political duo of Democrat Bekki Cook and Republican Peter Kinder combined have raised nearly $3 million in their rival bids to become lieutenant governor.

As of Thursday, Kinder was sitting on nearly $199,067 in his campaign account, according to financial disclosure reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission. Meanwhile, Cook had nearly depleted her war chest, even after making a $200,000 personal loan to her campaign. Cook was left with just $17,815 in the bank.

Counting collections for both the party primary and general elections, Kinder, the president pro tem of the Missouri Senate, had raised $1.35 million. During the reporting period covering the first three weeks of October, Kinder collected $232,540 in cash and in-kind contributions.

During the course of her campaign, Cook had raised $1.51 million. Including the loan, she took in $480,573 during the last reporting period.

Looking at just money Cook received from donors, 53.3 percent of her collections came from Democratic Party sources or special interest groups. Various wings of the party provided her $118,877. Interest groups, almost exclusively unions, added $30,525.

Only 29.3 percent of Kinder's money in the last period came from the Republican Party or special interests. GOP organizations contributed $48,344, while interest groups, primarily those representing businesses, chipped in $19,700.

Kinder is the assistant to the chairman of Rust Communications, which owns the Southeast Missourian.

Also on the Nov. 2 ballot for lieutenant governor are Bruce Hillis of Dexter, the Constitution Party candidate, and Libertarian Mike Ferguson of Belton. Neither has actively raised money.

WHO GAVE WHAT TO WHOM

Individual contributors who gave the maximum donation of $1,200 to candidates for lieutenant governor Oct. 1 through Oct. 21. Listed are donor and city of residence:

BEKKI COOK

Anheuser-Busch of New York, St. Louis; Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., St. Louis; Baltgem Development Corp., St. Louis; Barget Development Corp., St. Louis; Richard Baron, St. Louis; Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson Obetz, Leawood, Kan.; Carpenters Local 1329, Independence; Carpenters Local 945, Jefferson City; Carpenters Local 978, Springfield; Clay for Congress, St. Louis; Licia Clifton-James, Kansas City; James Corbett, Springfield; Howard Dean, Burlington, Vt.; Delmar Properties, St. Louis; Electrical Workers No. 1, St. Louis; Audrey Fleming, Ballwin; Frank Fleming, Ballwin; Steve Garner, Springfield; Samuel Gill, Dexter; Mark Grimm, Kirkwood; Harrahs Operating Co. Inc., Memphis, Tenn.; Robert Hartle, Jackson; Charles Hennemeyer, Topanga, Calif.; Hong Hennemeyer, Topanga, Calif.; Holcim, Bloomsdale; Sharon Hopkins, Marble Hill; Hosmer & Wise, Springfield; International Association of Firefighters Local 73, St. Louis; Iron Workers International Union, Washington, D.C.; Sylvester James Jr., Kansas City; Bernard Michael Korte, St. Louis; William McBride, St. Charles; H. William McIntosh, Parkville; Metal Container Corp., St. Louis; Millwrights Local 1, Kansas City; Missouri Conference of Electrical Workers, Kansas City; Susan Montee, St. Joseph; Mark Moreland, St. Louis; MOSFA, Jefferson City; Gretchen Myers, Kirkwood; Natural Bridge Development, Creve Coeur; John Norton, Kansas City; Operating Engineers Local 148, Maryville, Ill.; Overton Group Inc., Kansas City; Padberg & Corrigan, St. Louis; Pajiia Realty, St. Louis; Professional Firefighters, St. Louis; Anita Robb, Kansas City; Robert Meyers, Bridgeton; Helen Schroeder, Ballwin; Wilfred Schroeder, Ballwin; Sea World Inc., not listed; Soskin Cape Toyota, Cape Girardeau; Kevin Spaeth, Cape Girardeau; St. Louis Labor Council, St. Louis; Robert Sterner, Fulton; Stinson, Morrison, Hecker, Jefferson City; Taxpayers in Support of Public Education, Lee's Summit; Teamsters Joint Council 13, St. Louis; Teamsters Local 245, Springfield; Teamsters Local 600, St. Louis; Teamsters Local 688, St. Louis; Benson Law Firm, Kirksville; McIntosh Law Firm, Kansas City; Steven White, Independence; White Alexander & Graham, not listed.

PETER KINDER

Clive Samuels & Associates, Princeton, N.J.; James Lincoln & Associates, Sikeston; Unicare Life & Health, Westlake Village, Calif.; Todd Akin for Congress, St. Louis; Anne Albrecht, St. Louis; Douglas Albrecht, St. Louis; Kathleen Baalmann, St. Louis; Coalition for a Better Tomorrow, Springfield; CNS Corp., Kansas City; Cunningham Campaign Committee, Chesterfield; Silver Dollar City, Branson; First Commercial Bank, Gideon; Rural Telecom, Jefferson Committee; Gravois Bluffs, St. Louis; Committee to Elect Jared Novelly, St. Louis; Sandra Elliott, Lee's Summit; Howard Elliott Jr., St. Louis; Dorinda Emerson, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; James Emerson, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Frank Emmendorfer, Cape Girardeau; MHA, Jefferson City; Sam Fox, St. Louis; General Motors, Detroit, Mich.; Gideon Care Center, Gideon; Gravois Bluffs, St. Louis; Lynn Griswold, St. Louis; Peggy Griswold, Lake Ozark; Richard Groner, Jefferson City; Robert Hartle, Jackson; Health Link, Westlake Village, Calif.; Peter Herschend, Branson; Holcim, Dundee, Mich.; Humana Insurance, Green Bay, Wis.; CNS Travel & Incentives Corp., Kansas City; Unicare Health Insurance, Westlake Villiage, Calif.; Campaign & Issue Management, Carbondale, Ill.; Jetton for Speaker, Marble Hill; Elizabeth Kampeter, Jefferson City; Richard Kampeter, Jefferson City; Ameristar Casino, Kansas City; Laclede, St. Louis; David Law, Cape Girardeau; Laura Law, Cape Girardeau; Truman Lemons, Cape Girardeau; Healthy Alliance Life Insurance, Westlake Village, Calif.; MHO, Westlake Village, Calif.; MOSFA, Jefferson City; TJW Management, Florissant; Marcus McCarty, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Elizabeth McDonnell, St. Louis; James McDonnell III, St. Louis; Research Medical Staff, Kansas City; David Melton, Smithville; Lynd Mische, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Monsanto, St. Louis; NIS, Kansas City; KC Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City; Billy Ogborn, Cape Girardeau; NRA Political Victory, Fairfax, Va.; Rhonda Rackers, Crescent, Minn.; Enterprise Rent-A-Car, St. Louis; Columbia Federated Republican Women, Columbia; Emerson's Responsible Government Fund, St. Louis; Friends of Rod Jetton, Jefferson City; Beverly Rust, Cape Girardeau; Jim Rust, Cape Girardeau; MHA Southeast, Jefferson City; Todd Schnuck, St. Louis; Schnuck Markets, St. Louis; Charles Sharpe, St. Louis; Laurie Sharpe, Kansas City; Andrew Taylor, St. Louis; Barbara Taylor, St. Louis; Thunderline, Hampstead, N.H.; Unicare, Westlake Village, Calif.; United Van Lines, Fenton; Mark Vogt, Clinton, Mo.; Nathan Walker, Jefferson City; S. Alan Weber, Olathe, Kan.; Sally Weber, Olathe, Kan.; Western Forge Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo.; Herbert Williams, Santa Rosa, Calif.; Richard Wright, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Jerome Zimmer, Cape Girardeau.

SOURCE: Missouri Ethics Commission