Tag: State Representative

Nexus PAC Update. Money to Bosley Charity Intrigue.

Man with giant green money bag
Screenshot of Nexus PAC contribution to Communities First
Screenshot of 2025 nonprofit filingat Missouri Secretary of State for Communities First
Screenshot of landing page for Citizens for LaKeySha Bosley campaign account registration at Missouri Ethics Commission

January 2026 campaign finance reports are trickling in to Missouri Ethics Commission and there’s an update to Sinquefields Donate to Nexus PAC. Again.

The January report for Nexus PAC shows two contributions to St. Louis City accounts and eight to campaigns elsewhere in Missouri as well as Illinois and South Carolina.

Nexus PAC is the legal money laundry for Nexus Group lobbyists. The PAC is run by attorney Matthew McBride, who serves on many St. Louis City economic development boards that authorize corporate welfare.

Screenshot of landing page for Citizens for Brandon Bosley campaign account at Missouri Ethics Commission
Screenshot of some 2018 campaign finance expenditures using address of 1428 Salisbury

St. Louis City State Rep Nick Kimble received $500 from Nexus PAC and there was a peculiar $1,000 contribution to Communities First at 1428 Salisbury.

It’s peculiar because the $1,000 was reported given to Communities First as a campaign contribution, not a charitable donation.

The organization is registered as a nonprofit with Missouri Secretaary of State. It is not registered as a political action committee with Missouri Ethics Commission.

Communities First is a Bosley Family charity. Their website does not have any information on its Board and Staff page.

But we know from corporation records and internet searches that Lucinda Frazier is registered agent and heads the nonprofit. She is 14th Ward (and before redistricting, longtime 3rd Ward) Democratic Committeewoman and Chief Deputy Recorder for St. Louis City Recorder Michael Butler, who also serves on the Board for Communities First.

Frazier is also widow of former Alder Freeman Bosley Sr and matriarch of the Bosley political family, mother to State Rep LaKeySha Bosley, a.k.a. LaKeySha Frazier-Bosley, and former Alder Brandon Bosley.

Both LaKeySha Bosley and Brandon Bosley use the 1428 Salisbury address for their campaign committees.

LaKeySha Bosley also uses it for her address on her campaign account and works with Communities First, possibly as an employee either currently or previously.

As a state legislator, she also worked for Recorder Butler at Open Concept, his now shuttered all you can drink for one price bar.

1428 Salisbury has also been used as an address for former 3rd Ward and Bosley Family related campaign workers on MEC Reports.

In 2023, I wrote about some of Brandon Bosley’s campaign finance problems here.

In December 2025, the Missouri Ethics Commission fined Brandon Bosley nearly $50,000 for campaign finance violations.

MAGA v. Extra Super MAGA in SWMo

Now that Former Guy has picked his running mate, you’ll be seeing even more Missouri Republican candidates promoting their Christian Nationalist (gift article) credentials.

In the 128th District, Polk and southern Hickory Counties, cattle country, home and birthplace to Governor Mike Parson, one Republican got a head start as a Christian Nationalist candidate. Derral Reynolds has campaign yard signs and a YouTube commercial using the Christian symbol of a cross. The commercial also misspells foreign.

The Bolivar retiree wants voters to “Invest in the future of you and your family’s security by sending strong Christian Conservative values to Jefferson City… Take Missouri Back for us” per his campaign website. “Take Back America” is a popular theme for the Former Guy campaign. MAGA Republicans run Missouri, hold every statewide office, have a majority in both chambers of Legislature. For Missouri Republicans, this election season is a battle between MAGA and Extra Super MAGA.

The scariest statement on Reynold’s website: “It is time for the good Christian people of this country to step up and set things right. We need America to be “One Nation Under God” again.”

Per Press Release, Reynolds campaign talks about “illegal immigration” and “school choice.” “Illegal immigration – it affects your wallet, costing Missourians over $446 million last year. They bring drugs, sex trafficking and crime into our cities, violence and gangs to our schools.” “School choice will hold public schools accountable. Derral wants to move public money to pay for your kid’s private school. There are many problems in our schools he will address.”

Reynolds has loaned himself a total of $7,842.23 so far and not reported any monetary contributions. He and his family appear to be running his campaign. He’ll come in third is my guess.

The four-man GOP primary for 128th District comes down to the Battle of Mayors.

Chris Warwick, current Bolivar Mayor and electrical biz owner, has the usual MAGA agenda: “Upholding the Constitution, Supporting Family Farms & Businesses, Increasing Parents’ Rights in Education, Advancing the Pro-Life Cause, Promoting Local Control.” Local control is a bit of a joke when it comes to Missouri GOP. No MAGA Republican wants St. Louis and Kansas City to have local control.

Warwick raised $6,279.70, mostly local contributions, since converting his mayoral committee to Missouri House race. Pro-charter schools Quality Schools Coalition donated $2000 to his campaign.

Per Press Release, Warwick hired Jeff Roe’s Axiom Strategies. His campaign finance reports do not show any money paid to them to date.

The leading candidate is probably Dr. John Best, cardiologist, former Bolivar mayor. He loaned his campaign $50,000, donated another $5,225, has $42,464.21 on hand.

Best does not have a campaign website. He has a Facebook page but I don’t use Facebook and don’t encourage others to use it either. This press release provides no insight on where he stands on issues.

Best did a mailing to Hickory County voters for a meet and greet event last month at Pomme de Ritas, a bar with food at Pomme de Terre Lake. His campaign finance report lists an expense of $448.38 to Pomme de Ritas for “advertising.” A MAGA neighbor attended as was impressed by Best’s opposition to “illegal immigrants.”

In 2017 and 2018 (paywall) Best was the subject of sexual harassment complaints.

Victory Enterprises is running Best’s campaign. Protect the Harvest is another of their clients. That’s one of millionaire (half a billion) Forrest Lucas‘s pet projects. Lucas is the largest landowner in Hickory County, home to Lucas Cattle Company. He was under consideration for Interior Secretary during Former Guy’s term and responsible for two pardons by Former Guy in 2018. His wife said the quiet part out loud about minority populations in 2014.

Bill Yarberry, a Fair Play cattleman, is a perennial candidate for state representative and state senator who has loaned his campaign $3,300 and not received any contributions. He came in third place in 2022 in a three candidate GOP primary for Senate 28th District in which incumbent State Senator Sandy Crawford, the only Republican Senator with a primary challenger, held the seat with 63.7%. I don’t see a website for him but here’s a candidate bio from his 2016 campaign.

Yes. There’s a Democrat- Rich Horton, Brighton. He was Democratic Party nominee for 128th District in 2018 and 2022. He sold his electric service shop in Springfield last year. Horton donated $500 to his campaign and has $209.73 on hand. He has no website.

St. Louis City War Chests Update

Updated 1/14/2023. Includes municipal and county citywide offices, Board of Alders, State Senators, State Representatives. Does not include School Board.

#1 $458,051.44 on hand, $1,112.99 debt: City Collector of Revenue Gregg F.X. Daly

#2 $337,460.92 on hand, $0 debt: former Mayor Lyda Krewson

#3 $85,200.13 on hand, $0 debt: City Mayor Tishaura Jones + $105.239.35 on hand, $0 debt: 314 Forward PAC affiliated with Jones

#4 $168,641.65 on hand, $0 debt: former State Senator Joe Keaveny

#5 $137,451.18 on hand, $0 debt: City Comptroller Darlene Green

#6 $98,263.29 on hand, $0 debt: City Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

#7 $65,542.77 on hand, $32,500 debt: State Rep. Steve Butz

#8 $63,683.94 on hand, $0 debt: State Rep. Donna Baringer

#9 $48,254.47 on hand, $1,291 debt: State Senator Karla May

#10 $35,967.89 on hand, $0 debt: 13th Ward Alder Anne Schweitzer (New 1st Ward Alder candidate)

#11 $32,626.48 on hand, $0 debt: State Rep. Peter Meredith

#12 $31,787.12 on hand, $0 debt: 16th Ward Alder Tom Oldenburg (New 2nd Ward Alder candidate)

#13 $31,070.27 on hand, $0 debt: State Rep. Rasheen Aldridge (New 14th Ward Alder candidate)

#14 $20,584.46 on hand, $0 debt: 7th Ward Alder Jack Coater (former Board President candidate) + $5,266.34 on hand, $0 debt: Jack PAC affiliated with Jack Coatar

#15 $24,014.17 on hand, $0 debt: City Treasurer Adam Layne

#16 $21,745.06 on hand, $0 debt: the late 12th Ward Alder Larry Arnowitz (no reports for two years)

#17 $21,257 on hand, $24,978.41 debt: 1st Ward Alder Sharon Tyus

#18 $20,657.21 on hand, $0 debt: former 28th Ward Alder Heather Navarro

#19 $19,560.85 on hand, $0 debt: 10th Ward Alder Joe Vollmer (New 5th Ward Alder candidate)

#20 $15,569.88 on hand, $0 debt: State Rep. Kimberly Ann Collins

#21 $13,566.65 on hand, $540.39 debt: 23rd Ward Alder Joe Vaccaro (New 4th Ward Alder candidate)

#22 $13,504.89 on hand, $0 debt on hand, $0 debt: former 17th Ward Alder Joe Roddy

#23 $13,440 on hand, $0 debt: 19th Ward Alder Marlene Davis

#24 $11,711.43 on hand, $20,000 debt: accused rapist State Rep. Steven Roberts

#25 $11,376.876 on hand, $0 debt: State Rep. LaKeySha Bosley

#26 $10,988.18 on hand, $23,000 debt: Board President Megan Green + $938.37 on hand, $0 debt: Progress PAC affiliated with Green

#27 $8,668.92 on hand, $1,831.33 debt: City License Collector Mavis Thompson

#28 $8,586.50 on hand, $0 debt: 9th Ward Alder Dan Guenther

#29 $8,400.82 on hand, $0 debt: 20th Ward Alder Cara Spencer (New 8th Ward Alder candidate)

#30 $6,934.07 on hand, $0 debt: former 6th Ward Alder candidate Debra Carnahan (she still has running for 6th Ward Alder in 2023 on her MEC account)

#31 $5,953.72 on hand, $0 debt: City Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler

#32 $5,857.89 on hand, $0 debt: 24th Ward Alder Bret Narayan (New 4th Ward Alder candidate)

#33 $4,574 on hand, $150.76 debt: former 11th Ward Alder Sarah Martin

#34 $4,002.21 on hand, $0 debt: 27th Ward Alder Pam Boyd (New 13th Ward Alder candidate)

#35 $3,448.49 on hand, $7952.66 debt: 26th Ward Alder Shameem Clark-Hubbard (New 10th Ward Alder candidate)

#36 $3,483.09 on hand, $0 debt: 25th Ward Alder Shane Cohn (New 3rd Ward Alder candidate)

#37 $2,515.84 on hand, $5,108 debt: 1st Ward Alder Bill Stephens (ran for State Rep. 2022)

#38 $2,474.33 on hand, $5,800 debt: 6th Ward Alder Christine Ingrassia

#39 2,326.65 on hand, $1,000 debt: 5th Ward Alder James Page (New 14th Ward Alder candidate)

#40 $1,908 on hand, $0 debt: 8th Ward Alder Annie Rice

#41 $1,799.37 on hand, $2,000 debt: 22nd Ward Alder Norma Walker (New 13th Ward Alder candidate)

#42 $1,478.79 on hand, $0 debt: 11th Ward Alder Jimmy Lappe

#43 $229.53 on hand, $0 debt: 21st Ward Alder Laura Keys (New 11th Ward Alder candidate) + $1,248.58 on hand, $0 debt: 21st Ward Organization PAC affiliated with Keys (this committee is filed with MEC as a candidate PAC, not a ward PAC)

#44 $1,346.88 on hand, $86.72 on hand: 17th Ward Alder Tina Pihl (New 9th Ward Alder candidate)

#45 $1,271.18 on hand, $55,025.69 debt: State Rep. Del Taylor

#46 $1,077 on hand, $0 debt: 4th Ward Alder Dwinderlin Evans

#47 $980.75 on hand, $0 debt: 1st Ward Democratic Committeewoman Yolanda Brown (New 12th Ward Alder candidate)

#48 $316.76 on hand, $830.15 dent: 28th Ward Alder Michael Gras (New 9th Ward Alder candidate)

#49 $100 on hand, $0 debt: 3rd Ward Alder Brandon Bosley (New 14th Ward Alder candidate)

#50 $100 on hand, $0 debt: 2nd Ward Alder Lisa Middlebrook (New 13th Ward Alder candidate)

#51 $42.57 on hand, $0 debt: 18th Ward Alder Jesse Todd

#52 $0 on hand, $0 debt: City Sheriff Vernon Betts (does not maintain a campaign committee between elections)