Michael Gibbons
Come On In, The Water's Warm
Submitted by .Sean on May 12, 2011 - 3:14pm
Dave Drebes says lobbyist and former GOP legislator from Kirkwood Michael Gibbons "will look at running" for Congress in the new Second Congressional District against Ann Wagner, Ed Martin and Jane Cunningham.
Gibbons was also the Republican candidate for Attorney General in 2008, losing to Chris Koster.
Swift Boater Keeping Blunt-Connected Committee Afloat
Submitted by .Sean on September 30, 2009 - 12:37pm
Randy Turner flagged an interesting pair of hefty campaign donations yesterday:
Read More »Texas home builder Robert Perry, who bankrolled the Swift Veterans for Truth campaign that gunned down John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, is meddling in Missouri politics again.
A 48-hour report filed today [link] with the Missouri Ethics Commission, shows Perry and his wife Doylene donated $100,000 to the Seventh District Congressional District Committee.
On March 3, 2008, the Perry contributed $100,000 to the Missouri Republican Party which funneled the money through various district committees and eventually into the successful re-election campaign of Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, and the unsuccessful campaign of attorney general candidate Michael Gibbons.
