Here are the top 100 political contributions made during the week ending Jan. 29, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
The average contribution amount that week was $263. This was lower than the previous week by 41 percent.
Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.
Data about contributions during a week are often incomplete and updated at the end of the quarter.
| Contributor | Committee | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Democracy Alliance | Excelsior PAC | Monetary | $23,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Carlos Ledezma | Committee to Elect Eileen Weir | Monetary | $5,000 | 1/25/2022 |
| Iaff Local Legislative Pac | Committee to Elect Mike Huff for Council | In-Kind | $3,500 | 1/25/2022 |
| American Legion Post 13 | Businesses for a Better Joplin | Monetary | $3,500 | 1/28/2022 |
| Scott Higgs | Committee to Elect Mike Huff for Council | Monetary | $3,000 | 1/26/2022 |
| Randy Schilling | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $2,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Lance and Sharon Beshore | Businesses for a Better Joplin | Monetary | $2,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Richard Obertino | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $1,000 | 1/28/2022 |
| Thompson Price | Pat Fribis for Mayor | Monetary | $1,000 | 1/28/2022 |
| Michael Spector | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $1,000 | 1/25/2022 |
| David Olson | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $1,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Gib Wood | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Jeffrey Bauer | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| David Kimball | Committee to Elect Laura Arnold | Monetary | $500 | 1/25/2022 |
| Laura Arnold | Committee to Elect Laura Arnold | Monetary | $500 | 1/25/2022 |
| Christopher Gibelow | Committee to Elect Allen Todd | Monetary | $500 | 1/23/2022 |
| Jacqueline Sommer | Friends of Rory Rowland | Monetary | $500 | 1/26/2022 |
| David Spehar | Committee to Elect Mike Huff for Council | Monetary | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Rodney Turner | Committee to Elect Mike Huff for Council | Monetary | $500 | 1/29/2022 |
| Tiffany Ruzicka | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| K.d. Christian | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $500 | 1/26/2022 |
| Johnson Christie | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| David Christie | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Matthew Vaupell | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Matt Pennington | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $500 | 1/25/2022 |
| Tara Smiley | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $500 | 1/25/2022 |
| Stanley Frownfelter | Committee to Elect Mike Huff for Council | Monetary | $500 | 1/29/2022 |
| Carpenters District Council of St.louis | Local Union No 777 Separate Segregated Fund | Monetary | $255.78 | 1/26/2022 |
| Nathan Droste | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $250 | 1/27/2022 |
| Bob White | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $250 | 1/29/2022 |
| Jenifer Martin | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $250 | 1/27/2022 |
| Lewis Rice Llc | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $250 | 1/27/2022 |
| John Bowman | Citizens for Fran Griffin | Monetary | $250 | 1/26/2022 |
| Mark Colombo | Pat Fribis for Mayor | Monetary | $250 | 1/28/2022 |
| Eric Mann | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $250 | 1/27/2022 |
| Phil Wilson | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $250 | 1/24/2022 |
| Randall Pratt | Citizens for Deluccie | Monetary | $250 | 1/24/2022 |
| Geoffrey H. Morrison | Wallace Ward for City Council | Monetary | $250 | 1/29/2022 |
| David and Connie Ross | Committee to Elect Eileen Weir | Monetary | $200 | 1/29/2022 |
| Fred Grogan | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $200 | 1/25/2022 |
| Annette Carter | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $200 | 1/27/2022 |
| Lisa Plager | Mike Moeller for Mayor | Monetary | $200 | 1/29/2022 |
| Paul Schifano | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $200 | 1/25/2022 |
| Jim Smith | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $200 | 1/25/2022 |
| Christopher Goellner | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $200 | 1/24/2022 |
| Jeff Haney | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $200 | 1/26/2022 |
| Mark Ringenberg | Charles Taylor for SPS | Monetary | $104.15 | 1/25/2022 |
| Gerald Mosley | David Seamon for School Board | Monetary | $100 | 1/27/2022 |
| Jon Ohmes | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $100 | 1/24/2022 |
| Charles Miller | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $100 | 1/27/2022 |
| Mike O’brien | Charles Taylor for SPS | Monetary | $100 | 1/27/2022 |
| Pouche Marty | Platte County Republican Central Committee | Monetary | $100 | 1/29/2022 |
| Pouche Fred | Platte County Republican Central Committee | Monetary | $100 | 1/28/2022 |
| Bert Schwaller | Citizens for Deluccie | Monetary | $100 | 1/26/2022 |
| Ralph Bellar | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $100 | 1/27/2022 |
| Erika Welker | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $100 | 1/24/2022 |
| Anonymous Haak | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $100 | 1/24/2022 |
| Maureen Kennedy | Committee to Elect Eileen Weir | Monetary | $100 | 1/26/2022 |
| Mary Johnson | Citizens for Deluccie | Monetary | $100 | 1/27/2022 |
| John Ellis | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $100 | 1/26/2022 |
| Penny Pitman | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $100 | 1/24/2022 |
| Barbara Altman | Wallace Ward for City Council | Monetary | $100 | 1/28/2022 |
| Michael Krejci | Platte County Republican Central Committee | Monetary | $100 | 1/28/2022 |
| Shawn Simpkins | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $100 | 1/27/2022 |
| Jennifer Dodson-weihl | Committee to Elect Laura Arnold | Monetary | $100 | 1/27/2022 |
| Steve Ehlmann | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $100 | 1/24/2022 |
| Brittany Fatoma | David Seamon for School Board | Monetary | $100 | 1/26/2022 |
| Beth Kapke | Friends of Rory Rowland | Monetary | $100 | 1/27/2022 |
| Larry Blick | Friends of Rory Rowland | Monetary | $75 | 1/25/2022 |
| Paula Nickless | Committee to Elect Ann Zimpfer | Monetary | $75 | 1/24/2022 |
| Bart Haberstroh | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $75 | 1/24/2022 |
| Al Loesel | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $60 | 1/24/2022 |
| Loretta Ross | Blue Springs Democrats | Monetary | $60 | 1/25/2022 |
| Ferba Lofton | Charles Taylor for SPS | Monetary | $52.23 | 1/29/2022 |
| Wes Zongker | Charles Taylor for SPS | Monetary | $52.23 | 1/27/2022 |
| Bruce Renner | Charles Taylor for SPS | Monetary | $52.23 | 1/27/2022 |
| Jim Hudson | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/24/2022 |
| Fred Dyer | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/24/2022 |
| Mike Thomson | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/24/2022 |
| Bruce Hesse | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/27/2022 |
| Sharon Seamon | David Seamon for School Board | Monetary | $50 | 1/27/2022 |
| Lorraine Baird | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $50 | 1/27/2022 |
| Jane Bollin | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $50 | 1/27/2022 |
| Sharlotte Worthington | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/24/2022 |
| Armand Haak | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/24/2022 |
| Nancy Garza | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/27/2022 |
| James Eberlin | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/24/2022 |
| Lucille Young | Stewart for City Council | Monetary | $50 | 1/27/2022 |
| Earl Kreder | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/27/2022 |
| Mark Leetch | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $50 | 1/27/2022 |
| Jamie Newsham | St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee | Monetary | $50 | 1/26/2022 |
| Doug Kuhlmann | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/26/2022 |
| Andrew Nicholl | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/24/2022 |
| Vern Schroeder | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/27/2022 |
| Susan Mosier | Baird for Mayor | Monetary | $50 | 1/27/2022 |
| John Morgan | Committee to Elect Mike Flandermeyer | Monetary | $50 | 1/24/2022 |
| James Guffey | St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee | Monetary | $44 | 1/26/2022 |
| John Callahan | St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee | Monetary | $44 | 1/23/2022 |
| Mark Badger | St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee | Monetary | $44 | 1/23/2022 |
| Lauren Edmondson | Charles Taylor for SPS | Monetary | $41.85 | 1/27/2022 |
