NAEGER LEADS MONEY RACE IN 155TH DISTRICT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Incumbent state Rep. Pat Naeger had raised nearly four times more money than challenger John Wibbenmeyer, campaign finance disclosure reports show.

Naeger, a Perryville, Mo., Republican, had raised $41,398.42 in his bid for a fourth term in the General Assembly from the 155th District, which covers Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties. It would be the last term Naeger is allowed under term limits.

Wibbenmeyer, a Ste. Genevieve, Mo., Democrat had garnered $11,216.33 so far in his first bid for elective office. Wibbenmeyer retired in May from Ste. Genevieve High School, where he was band director and taught computer courses.

The reports, filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission, cover campaign activity for the period of July 28 to Sept. 2.

Naeger had spent $25,003.39, close to five times more than Wibbenmeyer, who listed expenditures of $5,554.08.

However, Wibbenmeyer trailed more closely in term of cash on hand.

Wibbenmeyer reported $6,181.54 in the bank while Naeger had $10,301.06.

Wibbenmeyer said he isn't planning on launching any major fund-raising activities.

"It is more of a ground-based operation," Wibbenmeyer said.

Naeger, who was first elected in 1996 and currently holds the House leadership post of minority caucus secretary, had 91 itemized donations totaling $9,850 for the latest reporting period.

Eight donors gave Naeger the House campaign maximum of $275 per election: The Missouri Association of Insurance Agents of Jefferson City, the Perry County Nursing Home of Perryville, Station Casino operations in both Kansas City, Mo., and St. Charles, Mo., Mississippi Lime Co. of Ste. Genevieve, the Tilley Eye Center in Perryville, and tobacco companies Brown and Williamson of Louisville, Ky., and Lorillard of Greensboro, N.C.

Close to two-thirds of Naeger's donations -- 60 in all -- were for $100 or less.

Contributions to Naeger from sources outside of the 155th District totaled $3,565, accounting for approximately 36 percent of what he had raised.

Wibbenmeyer had just four itemized donations, which totaled $1,050. Two of those contributors -- the campaign of state Rep. Chris Liese, D-Maryland Heights, and the Ste. Genevieve County Democratic Party -- gave Wibbenmeyer the maximum. He took in another $375 in non-itemized contributions.

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WHO GAVE WHAT TO WHOM?

Contributions to candidates for state House of Representatives in the 155th District for the reporting period of July 28 through Sept. 2. Listed are donor, city and amount:

Rep. Pat Naeger, R-Perryville

Leonard Naeger, St. Louis, $100; Mary-Lee Gilster, Chester, Ill., $100; Michael Kiefer, Perryville, $100; Larry Schmidt, Perryville, $100; Harold Uding, Ste. Genevieve, $25; MU PAC, Columbia, $50; Nancy Rodderman, Ste. Genevieve, $35; River Eagle Distributors, Cape Girardeau, $235 (total of three donations); Mark Shaunessy, Ste. Genevieve, $35; Missouri Association of Insurance Agents, Jefferson City, $275; David Melchoir, Perryville, $50; Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp., Louisville, Ky., $275; H&G Marine Service, Perryville, $205; Credit Union PAC of Missouri, St. Louis, $100; Missouri Optimetric PAC, Jefferson City, $100; Chauncy Buchheit, Ste. Genevieve, $35; James Koch, St. Louis, $35; Rustic Wood Products, Perryville, $100; Heptacore Inc., Bloomsdale, $35; Ready Mix Concrete, Perryville, $160; Health PAC, Jefferson City, $200; GTE Network Services, Columbia, $75; Brian Basler, Ste. Genevieve, $35; Michael Horrell and Associates, Ste. Genevieve, $35; K&K Guttering, Perryville, $50; Commerce Bank, Kansas City, $200; Keller Motors Inc., Perryville, $180; Louis J. Naeger and Associates Inc., Festus, $180; Perry County Nursing Home, Perryville, $280; Ralph Warnecke, Perryville, $105; William Scott, Ste. Genevieve, $25; The Bank of Missouri, Perryville, $205; Lorillard Tobacco Co., Greensboro, N.C., $275; Lakenan Insurance, Ste. Genevieve, $275 (primary election), $55 (general election), Professional Rehab Providers, Perryville, $180; Dennis Lohmann, Perryville, $105; Schumer Brothers Inc., Perryville, $35; Louis Meyer, Perryville, $105; Meyer Enterprises, Perryville, $100; Kevin Lorenz, Perryville, $60; Brian Beattie, Steeleville, Ill., $60; Anthony Antonellis, Perryville, $35; Station Casino, Kansas City, $275; T.S. Building Co., Perryville, $35; Mississippi Lime Co., Ste. Genevieve, $275 (primary election), $5 (general election); Perry County Memorial Hospital, Perryville, $175; D&L Storage, Perryville, $200; Station Casino, St. Charles, $275; Gerald Buehler, Perryville, $35; R.J. Michal, Ste. Genevieve, $25; Keith Moeckel, Perryville, $105; Rodney Richardet, Perryville, $100; Lakenan Insurance, Perryville, $155 (total of two donations); Davis Farm Supplies, Perryville, $100; C.M. Brown and Associates, Perryville, $105; Missouri Pharmacy PAC, Jefferson City, $100; Missouri Community Pharmacy PAC, Jefferson City, $100; Charles Walbaum, Ste. Genevieve, $100; William Wingerter Sr., Perryville, $35; Stephen Rozier, Perryville, $50; Troy Seabaugh, Perryville, $60; Bill Bailey, Perryville, $60; Ralph Paulding, Perryville, $35; Tommy Petzoldt, Frohna, $100; Klein's Medicate, Ste. Genevieve, $180; Perryville Overhead Door Inc., $35; Ste. Genevieve Electronics, $100; Tilley Eye Center, Perryville, $275 (primary election), $5 (general election); Steiger Jewelers Inc., Ste. Genevieve, $105; Scott Elder, Perryville, $120; Dale Huber, St. Charles, $20; Byron Wilson, Perryville, $80 (total of two donations); Patrick Carron, Perryville, $35; Darrell Niswonger, Perryville, $35; Bill Kutz, Perryville, $60; K&L Sports, Perryville, $100; M-Wood and Sign Crafts, Perryville, $100; Richardet Trophey, Perryville, $100; Bluff City Beer, Cape Girardeau, $100; Kohlfeld Distributors, Jackson, $100; Fred Mueller, Ste. Genevieve, $25; Steven Tilley, Perryville, $250; Missouri Beer Wholesalers PAC, St. Louis, $100; Missouri School Alliance, Columbia, $250; 3 V, Mount Vernon, $25; Perry Oaks Manor, Perryville, $100.

John Wibbenmeyer, D-Ste. Genevieve

Citizens for Leise, Maryland Heights, $275; Ste. Genevieve County Democratic Party, $275; Donald J. Gremaud, Perryville, $250; Myra L. Gremaud, Perryville, $250.

Source: Candidate campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission