By federal law, a super PAC can accept unlimited amounts of money, but it cannot donate that cash directly to a\u00a0federal campaign or political party. A super PAC like “SEALS for Truth,” for example, would be breaking federal law if it contributed directly to a presidential or congressional campaign. But donating to a state campaign like Greitens’? It turns out there’s no law against that. From the Post-Dispatch<\/em>:<\/p>\nA Federal Elections Commission spokeswoman confirmed that\u2026 as a super PAC, \u201cSEALs for Truth\u201d would be barred from giving any money directly to a congressional or presidential campaign \u2014 but that the FEC has no jurisdiction if it sends that money to a Missouri state-level candidate. Missouri election officials have said previously that they have no way to restrict money donated from federal PACs to state candidates, as long as it\u2019s disclosed publicly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Candidates to be named later<\/strong><\/p>\nThere\u2019s also a lot of PAC money slushing around out there that is designated, in general, for various candidates for Missouri\u2019s State Senate. One example from this month is the $250,000 to the Eastern Missouri Senate PAC ponied up by Joplin, Missouri\u2019 building-products mogul David Humphreys. He gave another $250K to the Central Missouri Senate Republican PAC.<\/p>\n
:Even the way-down-ticket campaigns are sloshing around\u00a0in money<\/strong><\/p>\nAs just one example, Caleb Rowden, who is running for Missouri State Senate in the 19th district, received $250,000 from the Republican State Senate Committee on Sept. 1, 2016. The same group gave him $100,000 on June 30th.<\/p>\n
How is Missouri different from “normal” states?<\/strong><\/p>\nJust\u00a0for fun, compare the above numbers to the average limits in other states, via this chart, compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures. [For a complete rundown on specific limits in all 50 states, go to this spot on the \u00a0NCSL<\/a>\u00a0website.].<\/p>\nAverage Contribution Limits<\/h2>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| <\/th> | Governor<\/th> | State Senate<\/th> | State House <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
\n\n\t| National Median<\/td> | $3,800<\/td> | $1,000<\/td> | $1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n\t| National Average<\/td> | $5,619<\/td> | $2,507.69<\/td> | $2,375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n\t| Highest Limit<\/td> | $50,000 [New York]<\/td> | $12,532 [Ohio]<\/td> | $12,532 [Ohio]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n\t| Lowest Limit<\/td> | $500 [Alaska}<\/td> | $170 [Montana]<\/td> | $170 [Montana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You get the idea. Missouri candidates\u2014especially the ones on whom big-money folks are placing big bets\u2014are awash in money in ways that their counterparts in other states can only dream of.<\/p>\n .The candidates and the kingmakers are happy about this. As for the rest of us\u2026this unrestricted campaign money thing has been in effect since 2008, and we don\u2019t think it\u2019s pretty. We are now in the Citizens-United era, when billionaires like the Koch brothers, Sheldon Adelson, and Missouri\u2019s own David Humphreys and Rex Sinquefield are shoveling ever-increasing amounts of money into campaigns as a way of exerting their own political-economic agendas.<\/p>\n But maybe there is hope. Missouri\u2019s Secretary of State Jason Kander [who is seeking contributions, himself, in his quest to oust Missouri\u2019s Senator Roy Blunt\u2014but who is subject to Federal contribution rules, not those in Missouri] recently approved a ballot initiative for the November 8, 2016\u00a0election. We\u2019ll be voting on a measure that would establish contribution limits and require more disclosure of campaign contributions.<\/p>\n I\u2019m voting yes. And I\u2019m not<\/u> taking donations to influence that decision.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Missouri is one of only 12 US states that impose no limits on campaign contributions for in-state offices. 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<\/a>Missouri is one of only 12 US states <\/a>that impose no limits on campaign contributions <\/a>for in-state offices. [In Missouri, we don’t limit gifts from lobbyists, either. But that\u2019s a different story<\/a>.]<\/p>\n