The king of gift recipients, Rep. Steve Hunter, R-Joplin, is closing in on the coveted $3,000 mark, according to Missouri Ethics Commission documents.
After his September disclosure form figures are added in, Hunter, who leads all Missouri representatives in the amount of gifts he has taken from lobbyists, now has a total of $2,782.67, and he still has three months to go.
Hunter added $240.80 to his total last month, according to the documents. He accepted $210 for entertainment from University of Missouri lobbyist Stephen Knorr on Sept. 3, $29.80 from Armstrong Teasdale's Sherry Doctorian on Sept. 12 for meals, food, and beverage, and $11 from Mark Johnston, Blue Cross Blue Shield lobbyist for the same reason on the same day.
Since the 2005 legislative session ended, Hunter has received $557.72 in gifts from lobbyists.
Amounts accepted by other legislators in September included:
Ron Richard, R-Joplin- Richard accepted $29.80 in meals, food and beverage from Ms. Doctorian on Sept. 12. He has a total of $1,686.14, one of the top 10 in the House and has received $463.93 in gifts since the legislative session concluded.
Marilyn Ruestman, R-Joplin- Ms. Ruestman received $100 classified as "other" from Patrick Keenan Bly of Southwestern Bell on Sept. 30. That is the only gift she has received since the end of the session. Her total for 2005 is $792.94.
Bryan Stevenson, R-Webb City- Stevenson had the same $29.80 for meals, food and beverage from Ms. Doctorian on Sept. 12. He has had $141.05 since the session ended and $1,512.56, one of the top 20 representatives, overall.
Kevin Wilson, R-Neosho- Wilson reported no gifts in September. He has had $28 in gifts since the session ended, and $223.11 overall.
Ed Emery, R-Lamar- Emery did not report any gifts for September. His total since the legislative session ended is $46.27 and he has received $557.72 in gifts overall.
Statistics for State Senator Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, can be found on yesterday's Turner Report.
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