Special interests give $113,850 to Sen. Ron Richard

It is highly unlikely that Sen. Ron Richard, R-Joplin, will have any opposition when he runs for a second term this year, but if he does, he has the money to handle it.

Richard's quarterly disclosure statement, filed Monday with the Missouri Ethics Commission, shows $428,698.98 in the bank, with $113,850 coming in the last three months of 2013.

Richard's contributors are a who's who list of special interests, both in and outside of Missouri. Those giving $1,000 or more are listed below:

Mark Gardner, Gardner Capital, Springfield, $1,000
Wal-Mart PAC, Bentonville, Ark. $2,500
Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, $2,50
Kansas City Power and Light, $1,000
Union Pacific Railroad, $1,000
Supermarket Merchandising & Supply, St. Louis, $1,000
UPS PAC, $1,000
Missouri Association of Municipal Utilities, $2,500
Advance America, $3,100
Pyramid Home Health Services, Cape Girardeau, $5,000
QC Holdings, Overland Park, Kan., $1,000
John Bardgett & Associates, Chesterfield, $1,000
Cheyenne International, Grover, N. C., $5,000
Bank of America State and Federal PAC $1,000
Southwestern Bell/AT&T, $2,500
Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Kansas City, $2,500
Smithfield Foods, $1,000
Comcast, Philadelphia, PA, $2,000
Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, $2,000
Turner Warner Cable Shared Service Center, Charlotte, N. C., $1,000
Charter, St. Louis, $1,500
Missouri State Chiropractors Association, $1,000
DAP & Associates, St. Louis, $1,000
Centurytel, Inc., $1,500
Strategic Capitol Consulting, Chesterfield, $1,000
U. S. RAS Association of Illinois, $1,000
SWH Investments, St. Louis, $1,500
Luxco- Spirited Brands, St. Louis, $1,000
RightChoice Managed Care, Cincinnati, Ohio, $2,500
Missouri Leadership Committee, Farmington, $2,500
Fred Weber, Inc., Maryland Heights, $2,500
Express Scripts, St. Louis, $2,500
Humana Insurance, St. Louis, $1,000
L. B. Eckelkamp Jr., Washington, MO $2,500
Missouri Health Care Association, $2,500
Laclede PAC, $1,500
COLE, St. Louis, $1,000
Centene Management, St. Louis, $1,500
Ameren PAC, Jefferson City, $2,750
Missouri Insurance Coalition PAC, $1,000
Missouri American Water Employees PAC, $2,500
McEagle Pool Account, O'Fallon, $1,000
Enterprise Holdings, St. Louis, $2,000
Robert and Colleen Millstone, St. Louis, $1,000
John Tracy, Dot Foods president, Des Peres, $1,000
David Spence, Alpha Packaging, St. Louis, $1,000
Michael DeCola, Mississippi Lime CEO, Clayton, $1,000
UniGroup, Fenton, $1,000
ANR Pipeline Company, Houston, Texas, $1,000
Rock Tenn, Norcross, GA, $1,000
Eli Lilly Co. Indianapolis, $1,000
Altria Client Services, Richmond, VA., $2,000
Monsanto, St. Louis, $2,500
United Health Group, Minneapolis, $2,500
HealthPAC, Jefferson City, $10,000