Republican Bean pulls fund-raising surprise in Bootheel race

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Over a five-week period, Republican Otto Bean Jr. raised nearly $23,500 in his bid for the 163rd District seat in the House of Representatives.

Bean's fund-raising success in such a short time span is almost unheard of for a state representative candidate, especially considering that Dunklin County, which is at the district's heart, hasn't sent a Republican to the House in at least 74 years.

From July 26 through Aug. 31, the period covered by the latest campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission, Bean collected $23,495. Prior to this reporting cycle, Bean had raised just $4,348 since filing for election in March.

Bean, of Holcomb, spent $3,938.94 during the most recent period and was left with $22,393.24 on hand -- nearly three times the amount reported by his opponent in the Nov. 5 election.

Democrat Brent Robinson of Kennett had $7,636.18 in the bank as of Aug. 31.

He raised $4,823 and spent $4,132.16 during the latest reporting period.

Six donors gave Robinson $300, the maximum individual contribution for a House race. Among them were House Speaker Pro Tem Mark Abel, D-Festus, and a St. Louis electrical worker's union.

Bean had 41 donations for the maximum. Top-dollar contributors of note included Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau; state Sen. Bill Foster, R-Poplar Bluff; House Minority Floor Leader Catherine Hanaway, R-Warson Woods; and Lloyd Smith of Sikeston, manager of Republican Jim Talent's U.S. Senate campaign and former chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau.

In addition to most of Dunklin County, the 163rd District also includes parts of Butler and Stoddard counties.

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WHO GAVE WHAT TO WHOM

Itemized contributions to candidates for state representative in the 163rd District for the reporting period of July 26 through Aug. 31. Listed are donor, city of residence and amount:OTTO BEAN JR., R-HOLCOMB

Enterprise Rent-A-Car PAC, St. Louis, $200; Bill Foster for Senate, Poplar Bluff, $300; Citizens for Hanaway, St. Louis, $300; Missourians for Kinder Leadership PAC, Cape Girardeau, $300; Sam Powell, Malden, $250; Jan Powell, Malden, $250; Michael and Julia Keathley, Dexter, $100; Don and Elsie Rasco, Parma, $100; Walker and Jana Culp, Malden, $100; Bob and Yvonne Keathley, Bernie, $100; Clinton Futrell, Malden, $100; Michael and Betty Keene, Clarkton, $100; Buddy and Mary Hill, Campbell, $100; Steve Wallace, Malden, $300; Bradshaw Funeral Home Inc., Malden, $300; Ben and Betty Bradshaw, Malden, $200; Kenneth and Alma Coffey, Sikeston, $150; William D. Turner, Malden, $100; Fleeta Rodewald, Qulin, $100; David and Carolyn Blakemore, Campbell, $300; H & R Block, Poplar Bluff, $100; Charles and Eva Gennip, Malden, $100; Michael and Charlotte Mills, Bernie, $150; Lewis and Martha Rone, Portageville, $400; Allen Brewer, Senath, $99; Keith Mitchell, Kennett, $200; Thomas and Shelly Fisher, Portageville, $200; Delbert Depriest, Steele, $50; R. Townsend Sparks, Kennett, $100; Randy and Paula Caldwell, Kennett, $100; Dolph Riggs, Kennett, $300; Joe Prance, home not listed, $300; Mark and Carol Pelts, Kennett, $300; Richard Edgington, Kennett, $100; Elton and Eleanor Dalton, Senath, $100; Joe Droke, Senath, $100; Wendell Crow, Kennett, $50; Larry and Lora Emmons, Holcomb, $200; Debra Holifield, Senath, $100; Jeff and Julie Lack, Kennett, $100; Jerry and Jean Wright, Kennett, $100; David and Karen Diffine, Kennett, $100; Charley and Charolyn Hilburn, Kennett, $200; Jim and Shelia Reynolds, Kennett, $100; Steve and Coleen Pu, Kennett, $100; Combs Farming Co., Kennett, $300; Joe and Jan McDaniel, Kennett, $100; Marianne Dalton, Kennett, $200; Louie Mansfield, Caruthersville, $200; Charles Baker Brown, Kennett, $100; Donald and Myra Rone, $300; John and Michelle McMullan, Kennett, $100; Darren Harris, Kennett, $300; Jack and Wanda McDaniel, Kennett, $200; David Dalton, Kennett, $100; Russ and Becky Hoggard, Kennett, $300; Joe and Beverly Stillman, Kennett, $100; Marilyn Ferrell, Charleston, $300; Robert and Laura Pierce, Caruthersville, $300; Shawn Young, Portageville, $99; Caleb and Brenda Davis, Braggadocio, $200; Gerald Malin, Campbell, $200; Jim and Flo Colhouer, Kennett, $100; Tite and Virginia Williams, Kennett, $300; Glen Richardson, Kennett, $100; Eric Petersen, Wardell, $100; George Paul Harris, Senath, $100; Cameron Petersen, Wardell, $50; Jeff and Tina Bazzell, Kennett, $100; Gerald Duncan, Kennett, $300; Charles Earnest, Kennett, $300; Don and Mary Ellen Alford, Kennett, $100; Boyd Robinett, Kennett, $100; Charolyn Miles, Kennett, $100; Mary Wright, Holcomb, $300; Joe Blakemore, Holcomb, $100; Tom and Pat Scales, Kennett, $100; David and Amy Williams, Kennett, $300; John Wilder, Kennett, $100; John and Beverly Braswell, Kennett, $100; Steve Martin, Portageville, $300; Jane Marshall, Kennett, $50; Duane and Sue Michie, Hayti, $100; Tom Green, Vanduser, $300; Polly and Benny McAtee, Kennett, $100; Joel and Kristen Brown, Kennett, $100; Jack Astrachan, Kennett, $50; Margot Astrachan, Kennett, $50; Glen Owen Petersen, Wardell, $200; Alan Gubin, Caruthersville, $100; Mike and Jobeth Brooks, Kennett, $99; Scott and Margaret Andrews, Kennett, $300; Wayne Southern, Steele, $100; Clyde Southern, Steele, $100; Charles Parker, Senath, $100; Joe Pelts, Kennett, $300; Jerry and Eky Combs, Kennett, $300; Jerry and Polly Clark, Kennett, $100; Glen Brogden, Kennett, $100; Charles T. Brown, Kennett, $100; Bob Bradley, Kennett, $100; Henry Deeter, Kennett, $300; Grover Shannon, Kennett, $300; Monte and Cyril Owen, Kennett, $100; Jimmy and Nora Johnson, Kennett, $100; Winfred and Debbie Wilkins, Gideon, $300; Nancy Faulkner, Kennett, $100; John and Arda McMullan, Kennett, $50; Tim and Kristen McPherson, Kennett, $200; Jonathan Wilson and Jane Romines, Kennett, $300; Harry and Joan Bazzell, Kennett, $100; Missouri Association of Insurance Agents, Jefferson City, $300; Berley and Letha Beck, Kennett, $300; Lloyd Smith, Sikeston, $300; Bean & Bean Inc, Holcomb, $299; Dale Leduick, home not listed, $300; David Cannon, Kennett, $300; Elliot Rafferty, home not listed, $99; Joe Blakemore, Holcomb, $50; J.T. Moody, home not listed, $50; Russell and Sandy Patterson, Memphis, Tenn., $300; Edward and Sandra Delisle, Kennett, $100; Delta Agricultural Trust, Kennett, $300; Piggott Tractor Co., Piggott, Ark., $200; Keith and Melanie Steward, Kennett, $200; Joe Williams, Malden, $100; Mike and Kathryn Sheldon-Mungle, Kennett, $250; Jason Bean, Holcomb, $300; Metal Container Corp., St. Louis, $300; Bond and Betty Rouse, Hornersville, $300; Patricia Riggs, Kennett, $100; Deanna Davis, Kennett, $300; Steve Wallace, Malden, $300; Bean Farms, Holcomb, $299; Rhodes Properties, Cape Girardeau, $100.BRENT ROBINSON, D-KENNETT

Missouri Council of School Administrators PAC, Jefferson City, $150; Missouri School Alliance PAC, Jefferson City, $250; Abel for Speaker, Crystal City, $300; Electrical Workers Voluntary Political Fund, St. Louis, $300; Brady Robinson, Kennett, $300; Nicholas F. Robinson, Kennett, $300; Ada Robinson, Kennett, $300; Bill Ransdall for State Representative, Waynesville, $250; H. Max Hilfirer, Malden, $200; Shirla Howard, Dexter, $200; Pat Hoskins, Steele, $150; Christine Beall, Campbell, $200; Dunklin County Democratic Women, Kennett, $200; J.B. Robertson, Kennett, $100.

SOURCE: Finance disclosure reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission