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Labor is the Top Contributor to Past Arnold, Jefferson County Elections

In 2010, candidates received no more than $12,150 from a single donor group.

Michael de los Reyes, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
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A glimpse of the 2010 election donations may provide some insight to this year's state and presidental elections.

In the 2010 Missouri House and Senate elections, about $266,000 went to four candidates in Arnold.

Incumbent Ryan McKenna, D-Senate District 22, won against Republican challenger Greg Zotta. McKenna had about $195,000 that year against Zottta's $425, says website for the non-profit organization Follow the Money.

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For House District 101, Incumbent Democrat Timothy Meadows defeated Republican Charles Huey. Meadows had about $68,000 while Huey had about $2,400.

A closer look at the economic sectors showed that Labor, as defined by Follow the Money website, gave about $64,000 in the election; General Business donated about $25,000; the Industrial and Real Estate Sectors offered $21,700; Health contributed $21,125; and Energy and Natural Resources submitted $21,050 to the election.

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A further examination of the data revealed that candidates recieved at most $12,150 came from a single union, business or self-identified donor group.

Following Data Tables are from the Followthemoney.org website.

Contributor Total Percent of Total Sector LABORERS LOCAL 110 $8,000 3.00 Labor SUPPORTERS OF HEALTH RESEARCH & TREATMENTS $6,500 2.44 Ideology/Single Issue MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC PARTY $5,620 2.11 Party GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $5,500 2.06 General Business EASTERN MISSOURI LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL $5,100 1.91 Labor JEFFERSON COUNTIANS FOR A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY $5,000 1.88 Party SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS ANGELIDES & BERNARD $5,000 1.88 Lawyers & Lobbyists SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS ANGELIDES & BARNERD $5,000 1.88 Lawyers & Lobbyists ANHEUSER-BUSCH $5,000 1.88 General Business MISSOURI HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION $4,500 1.69 Health AMERISTAR CASINOS $3,800 1.43 General Business BNSF RAILWAY $3,700 1.39 Energy & Natural Resources TEAMSTERS LOCAL 541 $3,500 1.31 Labor AMEREN $2,825 1.06 Energy & Natural Resources TEAMSTERS LOCAL 688 $2,725 1.02 Labor TEAMSTERS LOCAL 41 $2,500 0.94 Labor CONSUMER LENDING ALLIANCE $2,500 0.94 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate LABORERS LOCAL 660 $2,500 0.94 Labor AT&T $2,450 0.92 Communications & Electronics INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS $2,400 0.90 Labor

TABLE 1: Top 20 Contributors Into District

Contributor Total Percent of Total Sector FRIENDS OF RYAN MCKENNA $12,150 8.57 Candidate Contributions CMTE TO ELECT JEFF ROORDA $10,165 7.17 Candidate Contributions JEFFERSON COUNTIANS FOR A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY $8,300 5.86 Party FRIENDS FOR RYAN MCKENNA $5,000 3.53 Candidate Contributions DOBBS TIRE & AUTO CENTERS $4,000 2.82 Transportation WAGNER, KOZENY $2,000 1.41 Uncoded BRICKER, ANDREW $1,800 1.27 Uncoded MEDART INC $1,800 1.27 Uncoded 102ND LDDC $1,750 1.24 Uncoded DOBBS TIRE & AUTO CENTER $1,500 1.06 Transportation GOOD, DERRICK $1,390 0.98 Lawyers & Lobbyists JEFFERSON COUNTY LABOR CLUB $1,125 0.79 Labor SCHROEDER, LINDA $1,100 0.78 Uncoded CEDAR RIDGE MANOR $1,000 0.71 Uncoded PHAR $1,000 0.71 Uncoded MARLER, MARTY $1,000 0.71 Uncoded THOMAS INDUSTRIAL COATINGS INC $1,000 0.71 Uncoded REDEMPTIONS $1,000 0.71 Uncoded FESTUS MANOR $1,000 0.71 Uncoded SCHROEDER, LINDA $1,000 0.71 Uncoded

TABLE 2: Top 20 Contributors From District

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