Rep. Ron Richard's path to Speaker of the House-in-waiting a position he earned during a secret ballot victory over Rep. Allen Icet. R-Wildwood today has been lined with contributions from lobbyists according to Missouri Ethics Commission documents. Over the past several months. The Turner Report has detailed how Richard a Joplin Republican and the former mayor of Joplin has used his sizable campaign war chest to control himself with his fellow accommodate members through donations to their race committees and to the accommodate Republican race Committee. Ethics Commission documents from 2006 and 2007 show Richard contributed $52,000 to the accommodate Republican Campaign Committee during the two years including $25,000 on March 6. Considering that the first installment. $5,000 came on May 31. 2006 that means the $52,000 was contributed in just a little over eight months. Richard also contributed $1,000 on Aug. 24 and $21,000 in increments of $10,000. $10,000 and $1,000 on Nov. 1. As I noted in the May 30 Turner Report. Richard with new treasurer Nick Myers a Joplin CPA collected $48,000 during the first accommodate of 2007. $45,000 of which came during a January fundraiser in Jefferson City. Twenty five thousand of that total went to the accommodate race committee. Out of the $48,000 Richard reported receiving in contributions in his April disclosure report. $45,000 came from one fundraiser at a swank Jefferson City eating establishment:That amount included more than $11,000 from lobbyists bundled with money from their clients. $7,500 from seven Missouri Bankers Association regional political action committees. $2,550 from casino interests and more than $5,300 from out-of-state interests. Among the lobbyists dropping big bucks in Richard's collection plate were:Election Day Enterprises- Election Days Enterprises is the political consulting firm owned by lobbyist and former State Representative Jewell Patek. $1,275Mark Rhoads- Rhoads is the lobbyist for Harrah's Entertainment and color go across color protect. $1,000 from Rhoads. $325 from color Cross Blue Shield. $1,275 from Harrah'sPenman & Winton Consulting Group. Inc.- The lobbying tighten which represents AT*t chipped in with $500John Bardgett- The man considered by some to be Missouri's most powerful lobbyist kicked in with $1,275 while his client Missouri Cable PAC donated $2,000. The lobbying firm of Bardgett & Associates also contributed $1,275. Roy Cagle- The lobbyist and former express representative from Joplin who represents the Missouri pay Institute contributed $500. attach and Associates- Lobbyist Kathryn Harness' firm which represents Northport Health Services and the Missouri Beer Wholesalers among other clients donated $200The Giddens and Russell Group- The lobbying tighten which represents Altria gave $1,000 with Altria adding Michael Reid- Reid who represents the Missouri educate Boards Association contributed $500. Harry Gallagher- Though Gallagher's label was nowhere to be seen on the race disclosure create the lobbying powerhouse delivered three of his clients the aforementioned Missouri Insurance Coalition. R. J. Reynolds which contributed $1,000 and $500 from Competitive Enterprise Growth PAC which is the front of Texas-based beer and liquor distributor Glazer's. Out of express interests contributing to Richard in addition to R. J. Reynolds. Competitive Enterprise Growth and Harrah's were:Specialty Finance Corporation. Spartanburg. N. C.. $1,000; Keith and Cathy Burdick. Jenks. Okla.. $500. Brundage Management affiliate. San Antonio. Texas. $500; Longview Communications. Reston. Va.. $100; Community Loans of America. Atlanta. Ga.. $500; Comcast. Southfield. Mich.. $1,000. Others giving to Richard included:MBA (Missouri Bankers Association) Truman Region PAC $1,200; MBA Ozark Region PAC. $1,200; MBA Gateway Region PAC. $1,200; MBA express PAC. $1,200; MBA Mark Twain PAC. $1,200; MBA River Heritage Region PAC $1,200; MBA Capitol Region PAC. $300; arrive Trust No. 125 LLC. O'Fallon. $1,250; Dealers Interested in Government. Jefferson City. $200; The Missouri Gaming Company. Riverside. $1,275; Missouri Health compassionate Association PAC. Jefferson City. $1,275; CNS Corporation. Kansas City. $1,000; Missouri Hospital Association Southwest govern PAC. Jefferson City. $650; Missouri Podiatry PAC. Jefferson City. $200; Freeman Physicians assort. Joplin. $1,275; Gary and Suzanne Duncan. Joplin. $1,275; Elect Nodler Committee. Joplin. $500; Christopher and Barbara Doering. Chesterfield. $500; The Swan Group. Columbia. $500; Havenwood LLC. O'Fallon. $1,250; Citizens for Jay Wasson. Nixa. $1,275; Missouri plant Products PAC. Jefferson City. $300; Missouri Association of Municipal Utilities. $500; MOSFA PAC. Inc.. Jefferson City. $500; New Wave Communications. Sikeston. $100; District One Missouri Health compassionate Association. Jefferson City. $1,275; Missouri Health compassionate Association PAC. Jefferson City. $1,275; Realtors PAC of Missouri. Columbia. $1,275; domiciliate Building Industry PAC. St. Louis. $1,200; Missouri Chamber PAC. Jefferson City. $1,275; Empire District Electric affiliate. Joplin. $1,275; Suddenlink Missouri PAC. DePrees. $300; Missouri Optometric PAC. Jefferson City. $1,275; Missouri Association of Insurance Agents. Jefferson City. $1,000Since term limits will hold Richard to one two-year term as speaker speculation is that he might aspire to move into the Senate lay that ordain be vacated by Gary Nodler. R-Joplin when call limits force him out in 2010.***sight out more about the newly published Turner Report book at or order it through.
the furnish line is that the republicans have taken 6 years to make the same stupid mistakes it took Democrats 50 yrs to alter and suffer the majority. Ron Richard is a money machine and that is the ONLY cerebrate he was made speaker. Because members saw dollar signs for their campaigns. Republicans at first cared about doing a good job and putting the right populate in the alter positions ala Catherine Hanaway etc. It started to go downhill when Jetton came on as Speaker. His lack of leadership mixed with a adjust lack of higher intelligence made him think with his wallet instead of what is beat for the party and the express as a whole. Im thinking taking $30K from a sitting senator while a sitting speaker for "consulting" work is pretty dirty. And now the Republicans undergo hit rock bottom. Ron Richard is the beat choice there is. He has no leadership qualities and he has passed 1 account and that took a special session because he screwed it yup so bad. A speaker who has only passed one bill. He has no use for democrats or bipartisanship and he has no use for the press or the voters for that matter. I undergo heard stories of his referring to other female members of the accommodate in deragatory manners. Yesterday was a bad bad day for Missouri. I predict Repubs lose 2-seats in 08 and then after Richards term as speaker they ordain lose the accommodate in 2010.
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