Friday, September 26, 2008

Koster adds $87,500 to A. G. campaign

Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Koster continues to be a magnet for oversized campaign contributions.

Koster received another $87,500 in $5,000+ checks Thursday, bringing his total to $737,500 since contribution limits were deep-sixed Aug. 28.

According to two 48-hour reports filed Thursday with the Missouri Ethics Commission, Koster received $50,000 from Simmons Cooper LLC, East Alton, Ill.; $12,500 from Eastern Missouri Laborers' Educational and Benevolent Fund, Bridgeton; and $5,000 contributions from Thomas Antoniou, St. Louis; Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis; Missouri Physicians Service Corp., St. Louis; Christine Kaplan, St. Louis; and The Accurso Law Firm, Kansas City.

Koster's opponent, Republican Michael Gibbons, has raised $287,650 in $5,000+ contributions, according to Ethics Commission documents.

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