Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Oscar-winning "Footloose" screenwriter contributes $5,000 to Kander campaign

Dean Pitchford, an Oscar-winning songwriter and screenwriter contributed $5,000 to Democrat Jason Kander's secretary of state campaign Monday, according to a 48-hour report filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

Pitchford won his Oscar for writing "Fame," the title song from the movie of the same name. He also was the screenwriter for the Kevin Bacon film "Footloose."

1 comment:

Mo Rage said...

Excellet to hear.

Maybe one day soon we'll get more ethics legislation and so, better ethics and less bribes, out of our state legislators in Jeff City. We need the campaign contribution limits put back in place badly.