Legislators latch onto Cardinals World Series, playoff tickets

John Bardgett is certainly one remarkable lobbyist.

In all of the years I have been poring over lobbyists' disclosure records, I cannot recall Bardgett ever charging a meal to any of his clients- it is always charged to his firm, Bardgett and Associates.

So even though Bardgett is a lobbyist for the St. Louis Cardinals, his disclosure form shows all of the free World Series and playoff tickets he doled out to legislators were all credited to his lobbying firm, to the tune of $5,473.99.

And plenty of legislators were eager to grab the freebies.



Those receiving $275 World Series tickets on Oct. 28 included the following:

Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City
Rep. Penny Hubbard, D-St. Louis
Rep. John Diehl, R-Town and Country
Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County

On Oct 27, again for $275 tickets

Diehl
Dempsey
Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau

Oct. 26

Rep, Rick Stream, R-Kirkwood $215
Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles $185
Rupp's wife Carissa $185
Sen. Gary Romine, R-Farmington $275
Rep. Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff $275
Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff $275
Rep. Shelley Keeney, R-Marble Hill, $310
Sen. Dan Brown, R-Rolla, $275

Oct. 18 playoff tickets

Rep. Paul Wieand, R-Imperial $78
Rep. Dave Schotz, R-Sullivan, $174
Romine $174
Sen. Mike Parson, R-Bolivar $174
Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis $174
Sen. Ryan McKenna, D-Crystal City $174
Libla $174
Diehl $174

Oct. 9 playoff tickets, all $41.50

Rep. Anne Zerr, R-St. Charles
Sen. Gina Walsh, D-St. Louis County
Romine
Libla
Rep. Mike Leara, R-St. Louis
Hubbard
Rep. Stephen Webber, D-Columbia
Rep. Genise Montecillo, D-St. Louis
Rep. Marsha Haefner, R-St. Louis
Dempsey