Former Rep. Carl Bearden, now the lobbyist for retired billionaire Rex Sinquefield, continued to spread the cash for his new employer, according to documents posted this morning on the Missouri Ethics Commission website.
Bearden spent $4,325.30 on state legislators, nearly all of it during a two-day period, apparently at a pair of St. Louis Cardinals home games against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The documents indicate on Sept. 18 Bearden paid for $178, combined meals, beverage, and entertainment, for each of the following: representatives Tom Dempsey,R-St. Charles, Rodney Hubbard, D. St. Louis, Talibdin El-Amin, D.St. Louis, Allen Icet, R-Wildwood, Scott Muschany, R. St. Louis, Steven Tilley, R-Perryville, and senators Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, and Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis.
The following day, the Sinquefield lobbyist paid for $100 in entertainment and $69.71 for meals and beverage for representatives Charles Portwood, R-Ballwin, Ted Hoskins, D-Berkeley, Walt Bivins, R-St. Louis, Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis, Rachel Storch, D-St. Louis, Rick Stream,R-Kirkwood, and Gina Walsh, D-St. Louis.
Sinquefield's lobbyist also paid for tickets and meals for several family members and staff.
Sinquefield, head of the Show-Me Institute, is gearing for a major assault on behalf of educational vouchers, or the euphemistic "school choice" agenda during the 2008 legislative session.
I think thats good news. Rex seems to have the right ideas so he needs to get as many people on board as possible. Our schools need him, my son's school needs him!
ReplyDeleteCarl Junction apparently needs Rex too. They told the state they were deliverying an inadequate education.
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