MOSS TOPS SPENDING FOR 1994 ELECTIONS

JACKSON -- Allen Moss spent $66,390 in his unsuccessful attempt to win an associate circuit judgeship in Cape Girardeau County this year.

The expenditures, outlined in the campaign finance disclosure report on file with the county clerk's office for 30 days after the election, also includes money Moss spent to narrowly defeat Jeff Dix for the Republican nomination in August.

Pete Statler won the Division IV judicial post Nov. 8 by spending less than half the amount Moss did. Reports show that Statler spent $25,293 in his campaign.

Statler was not opposed in the Democratic primary, however.

In two other judicial races settled in November, Democrat John Grimm outspent Benjamin F. Lewis by more than $23,000 in his effort to win a full term as circuit judge in the 32nd district, and Republican Gary Kamp far outspent Gary Robbins to win the Division III associate circuit judgeship.

Statler and Moss were running for the post of retiring Democrat Marybelle Mueller, Grimm was running for a six-year term in the job he was appointed to last December after A.J. Seier resigned, and Kamp and Robbins were running for the judgeship vacated by Lewis to challenge Grimm.

Moss' final campaign report showed that he still had nearly $1,000 on hand, but he had $25,133 in personal loans made to the campaign. In addition, Moss and his wife Kathryn reported total contributions of $32,946 to the effort.

In the final 10 days of the campaign, Moss loaned another $5,633 and donated another $4,550 in cash and an in-kind contribution of $1,286.

Moss also received a contribution of $1,760 from his parents, Allen and Nellie Moss Sr. of Cairo, during the final reporting period. He also received $300 from Dr. and Mrs. Matt Coleman, $250 from Nip Kelley Equipment, $250 from PAVCO, and $100 from Tom Mogelnicki.

Statler and his wife Judy were also big contributors to their campaign. They donated $11,000 to the effort, and in closing out the campaign account, wrote off another $8,769 worth of loans that had been made earlier.

During the final reporting period, Moss spent $9,253 and Statler $11,464.

In the circuit judge's race, which also included Bollinger and Perry Counties, Grimm listed expenditures of $52,237, including $16,271 spent since the last reporting period closed 10 days before the election.

Lewis showed total expenditures of $29,945, including $9,921 spent since the last report.

Lewis, who has an account balance of $562, also has a debt of $13,000 from personal loans he made. Larger contributors on the final report included $200 from Joe Rice and $100 each from J.F. Hirsch, J. Blaylock, G. Hirsch, Kevin Spaeth and John Tlapek.

Grimm's account shows a balance of $428 and outstanding loans of $5,000 that he made to the campaign.

Larger Grimm contributions since the last report included: $1,000 each from Nip Kelley Equipment Co., Kelley Transportation, Shirley Fuller of Sikeston, and Richardson-Wynette Motors of Malden; $500 each from Albert Lowes of Cape, David Ruyle of Santa Fe, N.M., Hunter and Hunter of New Madrid, and Lowes and Drusch of Cape Girardeau; $400 from Martin Hecht of Cape; $350 from John Tlapek of Cape; $300 each from HML of Troy, Inc. of Dexter, Mike Maddox of Clarkton, and Perry Oaks Health Care of Perryville; and $250 from Mark Grimm of St. Louis and Don Dickerson of Cape Girardeau.

Grimm also received $100 each from Sandra Moore of Whitewater, Don Thomasson of Cape Girardeau, and the Holden for Treasurer Committee.

In the Division III race, Kamp spent $22,993 and closed out his account, forgiving about $11,500 in loans he made to the effort. In the final reporting period, Kamp spent $8,242, including $6000 he loaned the campaign.

Larger contributions he received included $250 from Dr. Richard Kies, an in-kind contribution during the campaign of $219 from Bluff City Beer, and $125 from Chris Weiss.

Robbins spent $15,353, including $4,190 since the last report was due.

He also forgave $4,679 worth of loans and received $1,000 from his parents, Bob and Gloria Robbins of Crocker.