Special interests contribute $74,000 to Ron Richard in September

Casinos, payday loan companies, lobbyists, pharmaceutical companies- you name the special interest and there is a good chance it contributed to Sen. Ron Richard, R-Joplin, in September.

Richard's October campaign report, filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission, shows he received $74,350 in September, spent $91,045.20 and still has $377,730.17 in the bank.

Richard's biggest expenditure,  $55,000, came from a pair of contributions to the Missouri Senate Campaign Committee.

The following political action committees contributed at least $1,000 to Richard's campaign in September:

Johnson & Johnson $1,000
T-Mobile $1,000
Missourians for Excellence in Government $5,500
Isle of Capri Casino $2,500
Phillips 66 $1,000
Missouri Consumer Lenders $1,000
Hy-Vee $1,000
Credit Union PAC $1,500
HCA Missouri Good Government Fund $2,500
Ameren $5,000
Missouri Petroleum Marketers $1,000
Missouri Health Care Association $2,500
Missouri Medical PAC $4,000
Astelle Pharm U.S. $1,000
Missouri CPA PAC $3,000
Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association $1,000
Penman & Winton (lobbying firm) $1,000
Penn National Gaming $1,500
Doe Run Company $1,500
Altria $1,500
Charter $2,500
Cerner Corporation $2,500
BNSF Railway $2,500
Advance America $1,000
Pinnacle Entertainment $1,500
University of Missouri Flagship Council $1,000
Right Choice Managed Care $5,000
Real PAC $1,000
Circle B Enterprises $5,000
Leggett & Platt $4,000
David and Laura Hall, Hallmark Cards, $2,000
NLPA Legislative Fund $1,000