Scheurich nears $12,000 in contributions in Joplin R-8 Board race

With the addition of another $1,425 in contributions in her 8-day-before-election report, Joplin R-8 Board of Education candidate Veronica Gatz Scheurich has raised $11,790 during her campaign.

The amount was slightly more than the $11,706.90 her fellow board candidate Mike Landis has received in contributions during his campaign.

Both candidates have received a considerable amount of their money from people who were involved with the Joplin Progress Committee, a group of leading citizens who formed a decade ago in an effort to make sure that only the "right" people were elected to the Joplin R-8 Board of Education and Joplin City Council.

Many of the same people provided most of the funding for Landis, during his unsuccessful attempt to unseat Jasper County Presiding Commissioner John Bartosh in 2018.

That approach, with all of the advertising and signs boosting their name recognition, has led both Scheurich and Landis to avoid candidate forums.

Scheurich appears to be looking at a final advertising blitz, since she still had $8,223.48 in the bank at the end of the reporting period. In the four and a half weeks since the previous report, she spent $500, with $400 going toward signs. The other $100 was the return of a contribution she received from current board member Rylee Hartwell.

Scheurich received the following contributions during the reporting period:

Anne Curchin, Crossland Construction, $100

Pamela George, Springfield, retired, $75

Martha Duke, Joplin, retired, $50

Theresa Adams, Joplin, retired, $200

Dee Kanakis, Joplin, retired, $100

Ryan Stanley, Edward Jones (former Joplin mayor), $250

Barbara Hicklin, Joplin, retired, $100

Logan Stanley, Edward Jones, $250

Claude Jardon, Joplin, retired, $50

Dana Snodgrass, business owner, Joplin, $250

During the 40 days before election report, Scheurich received $10,365 in contributions and spent $3,066.52.

Those contributing to Scheurich's campaign according to the report included:

Dorothy Willcoxon, Joplin, retired $200

Robert W. Renger, DDS, Joplin, $500

James Secker, Joplin, Arvest Wealth Management, $100

Rylee Hartwell Committee, Joplin, $100

Andrew Perigo, Joplin, Mid-Missouri Bank, $100

David Weaver, Joplin, Pittsburg State University, $100

Ron Richard, Joplin, business owner $100

Ashley Cupp, Joplin, Webb City Schools, $100

Kimberly Woodard, Joplin, business owner, $200

William Dierks, Joplin, retired, $200

Sue Scheurich, Joplin, retired, $250

Alexander Curchin, Joplin, Crossland Construction, $250

Elizabeth Scheurich, Joplin, realtor, $250

Bennie Crossland, Joplin, Crossland Construction, $300

Karen Lieurance, Joplin, retired, $400

Ronald Gatz, Joplin, retired, $500

Systole Holding Company, LLC, Joplin, $1,000

Deel and Winkler Family Office, LLC, Joplin, $1,000

Sara Newman, Joplin, retired, $250

Maridan Kassab, Joplin, retired, $250

Stacey Salmon, Joplin, retired, $500

Henry Robertson, Joplin, retired, $350

Reed Miller, Webb City, BBC Electric, $250

Scott Brothers, Webb City, business owner, $200

Clevenger Financial LLC, Joplin, $125

Sharrock Dermott, Joplin, attorney, $100

Tyson Hagale, Joplin, Leggett & Platt, $250

Melanie Stanley, Webb City, retired, $150

Sharon Beshore, Joplin, retired, $300

Michael Joseph, Joplin, physician, $100

Kimberley Satterlee, Joplin, retired, $600

Alyson Miller, Joplin, retired, $100

Leigh Frogge, Joplin, retired, $200

Lynda Banwart, Joplin, Mercy, $300

Jon Dermott, Joplin, retired, $50

James Evans, Joplin, retired, $100

In addition to Scheurich and Landis the other candidates are incumbents Jeff Koch and Derek Gander, Matthew Robertson, Marda Schroeder, Frank Thompson, Michelle Steverson and Nathan Keizer.

The nine are running for three three-year terms.