Term-limited Rep. Bryan Stevenson, R-Webb City, only received one gift from a lobbyist in October, but it was enough to place him at the top of the list for Joplin-area representatives in October, according to documents posted Dec. 1 on the Missouri Ethics Commission website.
Stevenson received travel and lodging worth $310.11 from lobbyist William Gamble, the documents indicate, with $155.06 of that paid for by the Missouri Beverage Association and the other $155.05 paid for by Missouri Railroad Association.
The documents show that Stevenson solicited the gift. Stevenson has received $1,070.17 in gifts for the first 10 months of 2010.
The only other legislator to accept a gift is the only one who will remain the General Assembly come next month. Speaker of the House Ron Richard, R-Joplin, soon to be the 32nd District senator, accepted three gifts, $35 dinner from James Farrell, James E. Farrell and Associates; a $15 lunch from Dan Ross, Missouri Municipal League, and basketball tickets worth $151 from John Kristan Jones, Sprint Nextel. If you add in the $35 meal Farrell bought for Richard's wife, Patty, and Richard's total comes to $236. Richard has picked up $2,770.88 in gifts through October, the most of any Joplin-area representative. That figure does not include numerous meals and gifts provided to the speaker's wife.
The other four legislators, Tom Flanigan, R-Carthage, and three who are term-limited, Rep. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, Rep. Marilyn Ruestman, R-Joplin; and Rep. Kevin Wilson, R-Neosho, did not accept any gifts in October.
Their total for 2010: Emery $402.14, Ruestman, $1,505.19, Flanigan $1,020.77, and Wilson, $426.11.
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