Hartzler, Hensley report campaign contributions

Thursday, August 30, 2012

By James R. Campbell

Nevada Daily Mail

Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler's re-election campaign is heavily backed by agricultural interests, while Democratic nominee Teresa Hensley is substantially funded by attorneys, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission in Washington.

Absentee voting begins Sept. 25 before the Harrisonville candidates settle the issue in the Nov. 6 general election over the 24-county 4th Congressional District, which includes Vernon County.

Hartzler, whose family owns a regional farm equipment manufacturing company, reported $1,062,602 in contributions, $606,636 from individuals and $416,034 from political action committees, against $494,846 in expenditures and $590,119 in cash on hand July 18.

Hensley, the Cass County prosecutor, told the FEC on the same day that she had accepted $369,303 from individuals and $122,050 from PACs for a total of $492,054. She had spent $169,115 and had $322,939 cash on hand.

Hartzler's contributions from individuals include $10,000 from Rob and Susan Barrett of Nevada; $10,000 each, Greg Hoberock, Washington, Mo., a mechanical and installation contractor; David Hopkins, appraiser, Harrisonville; Greg Horton, CEO of Integrity Home Care, Springfield; and Jerry Hall, Jack Henry & Associates data processing, and Patricia Hall, Monett; $5,750, Ronnie Ditzfeld, Sedalia trucking company president; and $5,000 each, Scott Buerge, Nevada; Sara Hargis, Ozarks Coca-Cola & Dr Pepper vice president, Springfield; and James Hebenstreit, president of Bartlett & Co. grain merchandising and feed manufacturing, and Marilyn Hebenstreit, Mission Hills, Kan.

Giving Hartzler $4,750 was Ronald Birkey, a Danville, Ill., farm store owner; $2,500 each, Carol Bohl, Harrisonville; Randy Brown, Diamond; and Lebanon attorney Darrell Deputy; $2,400, Dr. Sid Belshe, Lohman; and $2,000, Jonathan Dolan, Missouri Health Care Association executive, Jefferson City.

Elected in 2010, the Republican's PAC money includes $18,000 from the Action Committee for Rural Electrification in Fairfax, Va.; $10,000, Employees of Northrop Grumman aircraft manufacturer, Los Angeles; $7,500 each, Honeywell International engineering and aerospace company, Washington, D.C.; and Dealers Election Action Committee for auto dealers, McLean, Va.; $7,000, Boeing Co., Arlington, Va.; $5,500, Lockheed Martin Employees aircraft manufacturer, Arlington; and $5,000 each, Every Republican Is Crucial PAC, Richmond, Va.; Express Scripts, St. Louis; Exxon-Mobile Corp., Irving, Texas; Eagle Forum, Alton, Ill.; Family Research Council and Farm Credit PAC, Washington; Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas City; and American Crystal Sugar PAC, Moorhead, Minn.

Other contributions for Hartzler are $4,500 from Altria Group tobacco and wine companies in Washington; $4,000, AMEREN power and energy holding company, Washington; $3,500 each, Husch-Blackwell attorneys, Kansas City; and BNSF Railpac, Fort Worth, Texas; $3,000 each, KCP&L Power, Kansas City; Koch Industries and American Bankers Association, Washington; and American Soybean Association, St. Louis; $2,000 each, John Deere PAC, Moline, Ill; American Sugarbeet Growers, Washington; Egg PAC, Alpharetta, Ga.; and Arch Coal, St. Louis; and $1,000 each, Austin Scott for Congress, Tifton, Ga.; and Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Kansas City.

Hensley's individual contributions include $10,000 from Lake Winnebago attorneys Randall and Karen Cain; $5,000 each, Harrisonville attorney Scott Friedrich; and Kay Lee Beal of Belton; $4,298, Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO officials Patrick and Stacey Dujakovich, in-kind food services; $2,500, Kansas City attorneys Louis Accurso and Stephen Bough; $2,000 each, Harrisonville attorney Chris Benjamin; and Smithville attorney William Allinder; $1,873, Lee's Summit attorney John B. Boyd; $1,850, California, Mo., paralegal Taunia Adams; and $1,500 each, Kansas City attorneys Christopher Gahagan and George Hanson; Springfield attorney Steven Garner; Independence attorneys Gene Graham and Michael Albano; Raymore attorney Annette Griggs; Liberty attorney Gregory Harrison; and Brenda Gray, Leawood.

Donating $1,000 each to Hensley were Thomas Carnahan, president of Wind Rose Partners Middle Eastern business facilitation firm, St. Louis; Columbia attorney Walter Bley Jr.; Lake Tapawingo attorney Daniel Brown; Raymore farming company owner Rolanda Dale; Washington, D.C., attorney James Davidson; Janelle Biernbaum, Raymore; Kansas City attorneys Gregory Abella and Chris Abele; Independence attorneys John Allinder and Theodore Barnes; Harrisonville attorneys Kevin Anderson and Jane Carter; Overland Park attorney Bruce Baty; Matthew Anthony, chairman of VML digital marketing and advertising, Kansas City; and $650, Kansas City attorney Elizabeth Baker.

Hensley's PAC money, all from Washington unless otherwise indicated, includes $12,000 from the International Union of Operating Engineers; $10,000 each, Service Employees' International Union; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Carpenters' Legislative Improvement Committee; and Midwest Region Laborers' Political League, Springfield, Ill.; $6,000, Heavy Constructors' Association, Kansas City; and $5,000 each, United Auto Workers, Detroit; United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters; Sheet Metal Workers' International; Machinists' Union; Communication Workers of America; International Association of Firefighters; International Brotherhood of Teamsters; United Food and Commercial Workers; and United Steel Workers, Pittsburgh.

The Democrat's other contributions are $2,500 each, Tri-State Maxed Out Women's PAC; International Union of Painters and Allied Trades; and American Association of Justice; $2,000 each, Sly James for Mayor of Kansas City; and the National Education Association; $1,000 each, Arch Leadership, St. Louis; Ironworkers' Political Action League; Nancy Pelosi for Congress; We the People, Jenkintown, Pa.; and Women's Campaign Forum; and $900, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

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