14 Friday Aug 2026
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
Asclepius PAC, campaign finance, medicine, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PACs, Patients First PAC
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C264366 08/14/2026 Asclepius PAC Missouri State Medical Assn 113 Madison Street Jefferson City MO 65101 8/14/2026 $750,000.00
C264365 08/14/2026 Patients First PAC Missouri State Medical Assn 113 Madison Street Jefferson City MO 65101 8/14/2026 $750,000.00
[emphasis added]
Strong medicine.
14 Friday Aug 2026
Posted in Uncategorized
August in Missouri. Hot. Damn hot. Humid. And, in Sedalia, two weeks of the Missouri State Fair.
The Missouri Democratic Party hosts a tent staffed by volunteers from various county parties for the duration of the fair. The tent is staffed from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (depending on the heat).
Today fairgoers stopped by for conversations, others waved and thanked the volunteers for being there. A few passersby scowled, though by appearance they didn’t seem to be billionaires. One libertarian stopped by for conversation to the usual effect.
There are food choices:
“Worry Free.” Heh.
Funnel cake:
At one point a helicopter flew over the fairgrounds. Later, from the parking lot:
The passing crowd was fairly robust early in the morning. By noon, with the increasing heat, it thinned out considerably.
Only “…Mad dogs and Englishmen, go out in the midday sun…”
13 Thursday Aug 2026
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
Jordan Herrera, Mike McCaffree, Mike Walbom, missouri, Missouri State Fair, parade, Rene Vance, Taigan Plummer
Missouri Democrats presented several entries in the parade at the opening of the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia this evening.
The heat index was over 100. There was a good sized crowd. Their response to the Democratic Party entries was friendly and supportive. There were no observable MAGA hats at this year’s parade.
Rene Vance, the Democratic Party candidate in the 52nd Legislative District.
Mike McCaffree, the Democratic Party candidate in the 28th Senate District.
Mike Walbom, the Democratic Party candidate in the 57th Legislative District.
Jordan Herrera, the Democratic Party candidate in the 4th Congressional District.
Taigan Plummer, the Democratic Party candidate in the 54th Legislative District.
At the parade line up:
“Hard Working Rural Democrat”
A republican entry:
Forced birthers:
“No Exit”
On the parade route:
Libertarians.
11 Tuesday Aug 2026
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C253517 08/11/2026 Will of the People Missouri Voter Project – State PAC 347 Hazel Ave Webster Groves MO 63119 8/10/2026 $125,000.00
C253517 08/11/2026 Will of the People Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action 2725 Clifton Ave St Louis MO 63139 8/10/2026 $500,000.00
C253517 08/11/2026 Will of the People Missouri Workers Power 438 N Skinker Blvd St Louis MO 63130 8/10/2026 $200,000.00
C253517 08/11/2026 Will of the People Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Action 4526 Paseo Blvd Kansas City MO 64110 8/10/2026 $175,000.00
[emphasis added]
You think organizing and field is in someone’s future?
10 Monday Aug 2026
Posted in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House, Town Hall
Tags
54th Legislative District, candidate, General Assembly, missouri, Taigan Plummer, town hall, Warrensburg
Taigan Plummer, the Democratic Party candidate in the 54th Legislative district [2026 file photo].
Taigan Plummer (D) will be hosting a public town hall at the Trails Regional Library branch in Warrensburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21st.
10 Monday Aug 2026
Posted in Eric Schmitt, Healthcare, Josh Hawley, US Senate
07 Friday Aug 2026
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
54th Legislative District, Amendment 4, Amendment 5, Brandon Phelps, Johnson County, missouri, Taigan Plummer, voter engagement
Taigan Plummer, the Democratic Party candidate in the 54th Legislative District, hasn’t been waiting to engage with people in the district. Listening to legislative district voters this morning at a local coffee shop:
Taigan Plummer (D).
On Tuesday:
Unofficial Results
as of 8/7/2026 3:31:55 PM
State of Missouri – Primary Election, August 04, 2026Office/Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
State Representative – District 54 8 of 8 Precincts Reported
Joe Plemons Republican 680 16.437%
Brandon Phelps Republican 3,457 83.563%
Party Total: 4,137Taigan Rayne Plummer Democratic 2,010 100.000%
Party Total: 2,010Total Votes: 6,147
[emphasis added]
Interestingly:
State of Missouri – State of Missouri – Primary Election, August 04, 2026
Unofficial Results
as of 8/5/2026 6:45:40 AM[….]
Johnson County
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 10 of 10 Precincts Reported
YES 2,237 22.580%
NO 7,670 77.420%
Total Votes: 9,907Constitutional Amendment No. 5 10 of 10 Precincts Reported
YES 1,687 17.030%
NO 8,219 82.970%
Total Votes: 9,906
[emphasis added]
The right wingnut controlled Missouri General Assembly’s out-of-state dark money funded anti-Democratic constitutional amendments failed miserably in Johnson County, the 54th Legislative District, and across the entire state.
Amendment 4 (HJR 3) would have placed restrictive requirements on initiative petitions.
Amendment 5 (HJR 173) would have repealed the state income tax, providing right wingnut welfare for millionaires and billionaires while increasing the regressive tax burden on working Missourians.
Brandon Phelps (r) [2025 file photo].
Brandon Phelps (r), the rubber-stamp incumbent in the district, voted to place both amendments on the ballot. Last Tuesday the voters in the district and across the state disagreed – vehemently. Maybe he should have listened.
06 Thursday Aug 2026
Posted in Uncategorized
05 Wednesday Aug 2026
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
abortion, Abortion ban, Amendment 3, campaign finance, General Assembly, HJR 73, Michael Bloomberg, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Stop the Ban
It never ends.
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the coalition opposing the right wingnut controlled Missouri General Assembly’s Amendment 3 (HJR 73) on the November ballot which would effectively ban abortion in Missouri:
C253512 08/04/2026 Stop the Ban Ross Boucher 486 SANCHEZ ST S San Francisco CA 94114 Retired 8/3/2026 $50,000.00
C253512 08/04/2026 Stop the Ban Health Forward Foundation 2300 Main St, Suite 304 Kansas City MO 64108 8/3/2026 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
Today:
C253512 08/05/2026 Stop the Ban Michael R Bloomberg P.O Box 1510 New York NY 10150 Bloomberg Inc 8/3/2026 $1,250,000.00
[emphasis added]
Yes, that Michael R. Bloomberg.
[….]
Supported/Opposed Ballot Measure
Measure Election Date Subject Political Subdivision Support/Oppose
Amendment 3 11/3/2026 House Joint Resolution No. 73 Statewide Oppose
[….]
“Girls just wanna have fundamental rights”
No on Amendment 3 in November.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: once again, so they get it (May 27, 2026)
Choice in Missouri (June 18, 2026)
05 Wednesday Aug 2026
Tags
Amendment 4, Amendment 5, August primary, ballot initiatives, campaign finance, class warfare, election, General Assembly, HJR 173, HJR 3, income tax repeal, Losers, Mike Kehoe, missouri, NEA, PAC, Primary, regressive taxation, right wingnut welfare, right wingnuts, shift the tax burden, welfare for billionaires and millionaires
A king’s ransom…
All that out-of-state dark money gone to waste. Heh.
Amendment 4 (HJR 3) would have placed restrictive requirements on initiative petitions.
Amendment 5 (HJR 173) would have repealed the state income tax, providing right wingnut welfare for millionaires and billionaires while increasing the regressive tax burden on working Missourians.
The results:
State of Missouri – State of Missouri – Primary Election, August 04, 2026
Unofficial Results
as of 8/5/2026 6:45:40 AM[….]
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 3235 of 3235 Precincts Reported
YES 275,040 19.677%
NO 1,122,748 80.323%
Total Votes: 1,397,788Constitutional Amendment No. 5 3235 of 3235 Precincts Reported
YES 233,309 16.684%
NO 1,165,085 83.316%
Total Votes: 1,398,394
[emphasis added]
Results in select counties:
Boone
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 54 of 54 Precincts Reported
YES 7,042 15.285%
NO 39,028 84.715%
Total Votes: 46,070Constitutional Amendment No. 5 54 of 54 Precincts Reported
YES 6,292 13.662%
NO 39,763 86.338%
Total Votes: 46,055
[emphasis added]
Cass
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 48 of 48 Precincts Reported
YES 5,914 23.761%
NO 18,976 76.239%
Total Votes: 24,890Constitutional Amendment No. 5 48 of 48 Precincts Reported
YES 5,437 21.862%
NO 19,433 78.138%
Total Votes: 24,870
[emphasis added]
Clay
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 82 of 82 Precincts Reported
YES 10,517 17.872%
NO 48,330 82.128%
Total Votes: 58,847Constitutional Amendment No. 5 82 of 82 Precincts Reported
YES 10,686 18.174%
NO 48,112 81.826%
Total Votes: 58,798
[emphasis added]
De Kalb
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 7 of 7 Precincts Reported
YES 452 20.527%
NO 1,750 79.473%
Total Votes: 2,202Constitutional Amendment No. 5 7 of 7 Precincts Reported
YES 315 14.292%
NO 1,889 85.708%
Total Votes: 2,204
[emphasis added]
Greene
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 85 of 85 Precincts Reported
YES 12,418 19.364%
NO 51,710 80.636%
Total Votes: 64,128Constitutional Amendment No. 5 85 of 85 Precincts Reported
YES 10,241 15.969%
NO 53,890 84.031%
Total Votes: 64,131
[emphasis added]
Henry
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 10 of 10 Precincts Reported
YES 1,179 20.731%
NO 4,508 79.269%
Total Votes: 5,687Constitutional Amendment No. 5 10 of 10 Precincts Reported
YES 932 16.337%
NO 4,773 83.663%
Total Votes: 5,705
Johnson
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 10 of 10 Precincts Reported
YES 2,237 22.580%
NO 7,670 77.420%
Total Votes: 9,907Constitutional Amendment No. 5 10 of 10 Precincts Reported
YES 1,687 17.030%
NO 8,219 82.970%
Total Votes: 9,906
[emphasis added]
Moniteau
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 11 of 11 Precincts Reported
YES 853 21.788%
NO 3,062 78.212%
Total Votes: 3,915Constitutional Amendment No. 5 11 of 11 Precincts Reported
YES 583 14.865%
NO 3,339 85.135%
Total Votes: 3,922
[emphasis added]
Kansas City
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 73 of 73 Precincts Reported
YES 5,681 9.703%
NO 52,867 90.297%
Total Votes: 58,548Constitutional Amendment No. 5 73 of 73 Precincts Reported
YES 6,454 11.022%
NO 52,101 88.978%
Total Votes: 58,555
[emphasis added]
St Louis City
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 184 of 184 Precincts Reported
YES 5,561 9.046%
NO 55,912 90.954%
Total Votes: 61,473Constitutional Amendment No. 5 184 of 184 Precincts Reported
YES 6,355 10.327%
NO 55,181 89.673%
Total Votes: 61,536
[emphasis added]
You get the picture.
Governor Mike Kehoe (r):
Amendment 5 August Primary Election Results
August 4, 2026Throughout this conversation on eliminating the state income tax, we made the case that Missouri should think boldly about its future, challenge the status quo, and pursue policies that make our state more competitive.
While Amendment 5 did not earn the support it needed, I believe our work is far from over.
I remain committed to working with the General Assembly in the years ahead on ways to continue cutting taxes, growing our state’s economy, and pursuing conservative policies that help Missouri families keep more of what they earn.
Give it a rest, loser.
Mike Kehoe (r) [2025 file photo].
