State Rep. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, outraised all candidates in fundraising during the second quarter - from April 1-June 30 - for this year's Aug. 7 primary and Nov. 6 general elections.
Missouri's term limits prohibit Bernskoetter from seeking another two-year term in the House, so he's running for the 6th District state Senate seat that had been held by Mike Kehoe, until Kehoe was named lieutenant governor a month ago.
Kehoe was also term limited, and could not have run for re-election to the Senate.
Term limits mean three Mid-Missouri legislative districts have open seats, and those three races alone have attracted a total of 15 candidates.
Bernskoetter and Libertarian Steven Walsh have no primary opponents in the state Senate race - they will face the winner of a three-way Democratic primary which features Bryan Struebig, of Eldon; Nicole Thompson, of Jefferson City; and Mollie Freebairn, of Jefferson City.
The 6th Senate District covers Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Miller, Maries, Osage and Gasconade counties.
Five Republicans and a Democrat seek to succeed Bernskoetter in the 59th House District, which includes the eastern portion of Jefferson City, most of rural Cole County and a portion of northern Miller County.
Linda Greeson, D-Eldon, in November will face the winner of the GOP's Aug. 7 primary contest, which has Karen Leydens, of Jefferson City; Rudy Veit, of Wardsville; Kendra Lane, of Jefferson City; Randy Dinwiddie, of Olean; and Rik Combs, of Lohman, facing each other.
State Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, also can't run again for the House 60th District seat, which covers most of Jefferson City.
Three Republicans and two Democrats filed to succeed him, with the winners of the two primaries facing each other in November.
The Republicans are Jane Beetem, Pat Rowe Kerr and Dave Griffith.
The Democrats are Kevin Nelson and Sara Michael.
6th District Missouri Senate
Based on the campaign finance reports due to the Missouri Ethics Commission by 5 p.m. Monday, Bernskoetter raised $32,180 during the second quarter, spent $12,485.41 and had $165,488.07 cash-on-hand at the end of the month.
His largest donation during the quarter was $2,600 from the group Missouri First, of Jefferson City.
Bernskoetter also received two $1,700 donations, from the PT PAC (political action committee) and the MO Association of Nurse Anesthistists PAC, both from Jefferson City.
He collected six $1,000 donations, from the Home Building Industry PAC, St. Louis; Alliance for Progress LLC, Jefferson City; Richard Kampeter, of Jefferson City; Mo Truck PAC, Eldon; MO Medical PAC, Jefferson City; and Michael Oaks, of Jefferson City.
Bernskoetter also received eight $500 contributions, including one from Kehoe and another from Kehoe's brother, John Kehoe, both of Jefferson City; a $400 donation; two $300 contributions; 10 $250 donations; five $200 contributions; one $150 gift; five $125 donations; and 89 contributions of $100 each.
Wilson filed an "exemption" with the Ethics Commission, meaning he plans to neither receive nor spend more than $500 so he doesn't have to file a campaign finance report.
Among the Democrats:
Struebig raised $1,940, spent $587.62 and had $1,824.88 cash on hand on July 1.
His biggest contributors were Peggy Cochran, of Rocky Mount, $750; the Lake Federation of Democratic Women, Camdenton, $600; and Elke Boyd, of Columbia, $200.
Thompson raised $50 during the quarter, spent $1.003.04 and had $71.88 cash on hand.
Freebairn received $150, spent $104.07 and had $45.93 cash on hand at the end of the quarter.
59th Missouri House District
Veit led all donations in this race in the second quarter, raising $13,527.15, spending $31,286.89 and ending the three-month period with $9,713.11.
His biggest contribution came from himself, for $9,500.
Patrick C. Dubbert, of Jefferson City, donated $500; Russ Swanigan, of Jefferson City, $275; and Terry Allen, of Jefferson City, $250.
He received six donations of $200 each, one gift for $150 and nine $100 contributions.
Combs collected $11,392.69, spent $7,465.55, has a $1,000 loan and $3,258.80.
His biggest contributions came from Lynn Shively, of Jefferson City, $500; Tom and Becky Stokes, of Jefferson City, $372; Mary Broughton, of Jefferson City, $324; and the Jefferson Bank PAC, Jefferson City, $250.
He also received four $200 donations; one gift for $125 and another for $120; and nine $100 contributions.
Leydens collected $4,594, spent $20,653.29, had an outstanding loan balance of $14,250 and had $2,213.82 cash on hand.
Her biggest contributors included Bridge Properties LLC, Jefferson City, $500; Midwest Title & Escrow LLC, Jefferson City, $375; and Don and Dianna Fowler, of Jefferson City, $300.
Leydens also received single gifts of $205, $200, $150, $140 and $105; and nine $100 donations.
Lane received a $200 donation from Renee Jackson, of Jefferson City, spent $198.25 and had $76.75 on hand at the end of June.
Dinwiddie filed an exemption, saying he'll neither receive nor spend more than $500.
Democrat Greeson raised $2,740, spent $1,135.13 and had $2,269.87 cash on hand on July 1.
Her biggest donations during the quarter were $300 from Arleta Godwin, of Montrose; and $200 each from Jim Kreider, of Springfield, and the Cole County Democrat Central Committee, Jefferson City.
Greeson also collected five $100 donations during the quarter.
60th Missouri House District
Pat Rowe Kerr has become her own largest donor.
Kerr's committee, Friends to Elect Pat Rowe Kerr, had $17,536 on hand June 30, the last day of the quarter.
Her committee had taken in $29,915 for the calendar year. It had spent $33,214 on the election.
On July 4 - during the third quarter - Kerr contributed $25,000 to her own campaign. Contributions of more than $5,000 from a single contributor must be reported within 48 hours of the contribution.
People and organizations who contributed more than $100 to her campaign during the second quarter of the year included Marsha Jones, of Mount Vernon, $500; Michelle Harper and James Deutsch, both of Jefferson City, $250 each; Gloria Vogt, of Jefferson City, $200; and James Harris, of Jefferson City, $125.
Dave Griffith's committee, Dave Griffith for State Representative, had $24,151 on hand on July 1. He had taken in $35,805 during the campaign and spent $11,653.
People and organizations who contributed more than $100 to his campaign during the second quarter of the year included the Missouri Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association and the Missouri Truck PAC, $500 each; Gerald Henning, of Joplin, $250; Will Masters, of Jefferson City, $200; and Randy Wells, of Jefferson City, and Brandon McElwain, of Holts Summit, $150 each.
Jane Beetem's committee, Beetem for State Rep, had $4,716 on hand on July 1. It had taken in $2,765 during the second quarter and spent $3,563.
Beetem made $979 in in-kind donations to herself in the second quarter.
People and organizations who contributed more than $100 to her campaign during the second quarter of the year included Rex Hardman, of Jefferson City, $420; Phillip Scaglia, of Lees Summit, $250; and Jodi Hardman, of Jefferson City, $107.20 (in-kind).
In the Democratic primary, Sara Michael's election committee - Sara Michael for Missouri - had $4,264 on hand on July 1. It had taken in $14,395 and spent $10,330. During the period, Michael loaned her campaign $1,800.
People and organizations who contributed more than $100 to her campaign during the second quarter of the year included $1,000 each from Charles Hatfield, Roger Brown and Ray Mabury, all of Jefferson City.
She received $500 donations from Ronald Holzhauser, Randall Barnes, Thomas J. Brown III, Byron Kinder, Shane Farrow and Curtis Hanrahan, all of Jefferson City, as well as from MOLLI's List and the Call & Gentry Law Group.
Micheal had a $400 in-kind donation from Amy Faith Photography, and a $300 contribution from Timothy Galbraith, of Jefferson City.
She received five $250 donations; six $200 contributions; one $150 gift and one $156.49 in-kind donation from her law firm, Carver & Michael.
Kevin Nelson's committee - Nelson for Missouri - finished the quarter with $2,014 on hand. It had taken in $1,576 and spent $2,343 during the quarter.
People and organizations who contributed more than $100 to his campaign during the second quarter of the year included Robert Nelson, of Poplar Bluff, $501; Keith Maloy, of Poplar Bluff, $300; and Robert Antweiler, of Jefferson City, $192.