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Joe Hadsall: Nixon keeps fund-raising lead in governor’s race n Tom Flanigan, R-Carthage, is the sole candidate running to replace Rep. Steve Hunter for District 127 state representative. He raised $1,650, spent $1,558 and has a war chest of $5,425. Donors who made the maximum donation of $325 include the Freeman Physicians Group, Joplin-based Laborer’s Local Union No. 319 and the St. Louis-based Home Building Industry PAC. Flanigan donated $50 to Jasper County Eastern District Commissioner Jim Honey and reimbursed himself $401 for a Republican state convention and campaign school. He also spent $904 for campaign materials.
n Steve Hunter, R-Joplin, has a war chest of $10,414 in his race for the Carl Junction R-1 Board of Education, which will occur in April 2009. Hunter, who term-limits out of the House this year, reported no contributions and $2,154 in spending. His largest expenditure was $307 which bought a gift card for an intern. n Speaker-elect Ron Richard, R-Joplin, raised $12,600 and spent $18,934. He has a war chest of $152,510. Donations of $4,700 came from four different campaign committees of other candidates. His expenses include $6,475 in contributions to other campaign committees, including $1,350 to Hulshof, $650 to Sen. Gary Nodler and $1,300 to Sen. Mike Gibbons, who is running for attorney general. He also reimbursed himself $3,646 in travel expenses. n Rep. Marilyn Ruestman, R-Joplin, raised $2,725 and spent $10,682.38. She has a war chest of $72,274. She received $1,300 from four of Sinquefield-funded committees and $325 from Hunter (who disclosed the donation in the previous period’s report). Of her expenses, $8,985 was donated, including $100 to Gibbons, $500 to Hulshof, $500 to Rita Hunter, who is running for re-election to the office of Jasper County public administrator, $100 to Honey and $325 to Newton County Sheriff Ken Copeland, who is running for re-election. She made even larger donations to the legislative committees for the districts represented by Emery ($1,225), Steve Hunter ($3,100) and herself ($1,525). n Rep. Bryan Stevenson, R-Webb City, raised $11,075 and spent $10,117.03. He has a war chest of $4,361. Stevenson again raked in a haul from Sinquefield — $7,475 from 23 of his PACs. He donated $1,350 to Gibbons, $650 to Rita Hunter and $50 to Hulshof. n Rep. Kevin Wilson, raised $1,700 and spent $4,579. He has a war chest of $27,404. He reported contributions of $325 from the Freeman Physicians Group and from the Missouri State Teachers Association. Wilson in this year’s legislative session sponsored a bill dealing with collective bargaining supported by the MSTA. He donated $1,350 to Hulshof and $500 to Gibbons. n Sen. Jack Goodman, Mount Vernon, raised $7,275 and spent $13,647. He has a war chest of $52,996. He reported $2,900 of his spending went to the legislative committee for his senatorial district. He also contributed $325 to Richard, $2,000 to the Majority Fund and $100 to Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin. n Nodler, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, raised $13,443 and spent $17,336. He has a war chest of $101,627. His largest contribution was $1,000 from the Downstream Casino Resort, the new casino that opened last month in Ottawa County, Okla. He made donations of $1,350 to Hulshof, $100 to Honey, $100 to Copeland, $675 to the legislative committee that represents his district and $175 to the committee that represents Richard’s district. 
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