Verified Statements
Oddly, out-of-state PACs have different reporting requirements than in-state PACs, which allow them to “hide” their participation in Kansas politics. These reports are not online, and can only be reviewed at the Secretary of State’s Office in Topeka.
Our weak state laws allow out-of-state groups to file “Verified Statements” that are not published online at present. Verified Statements only show political money raised specifically for use in Kansas, and political money spent in Kansas. Funds raised for use in other states, and funds spent in other states, are usually not listed.
The following is the first complete list of over 100 groups filing Verified Statements in the last election cycle (2007-2008):
- Aetna Inc. Political Action Committee, Hartford, CT
- AFSCME-PEOPLE, Washington, DC
- Allstate Insurance Company Political Action Committee, Northbrook, IL
- American Federation of Teachers Committee on Political Education, Washington, DC
- American Insurance Association State Corporate PAC, Washington, DC
- Aquila PAC, Kansas City, MO
- Asbestos Workers Local 27 Political Account, Independence, MO
- Ash Grove Cement PAC, Overland Park, KS
- Associated Builders & Contracts Heart of America PAC, Jefferson City, MO
- AT&T Mobility LLC Employee PAC, San Antonio, TX
- AtmosEnergyCorporation PAC, Dallas, Tx
- BP Corporation North America Inc. PAC, Warrenville, IL
- Bank of America Corporation State and Federal PAC, Wilmington, DE
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen PAC Fund, Cleveland, OH
- Builders’ Association PAC, Kansas City, MO
- Carpenters for Sound Legislation, Jefferson City, MO
- Carpenters District Council of Kansas City & Vicinity Political Fund, Kansas City, MO
- Carpenters Local 27-L, Oak Grove, MO
- Separate (sic) Segregated Fund Carpenters Local Union No. 61, Kansas City, MO
- Carpenters Local 110 PAC Fund, St. Jospeh, MO
- Carpenters Local 311 PAC Fund, Joplin, MO
- Carpenters Local Union #777 Seperate (sic) Segregated Fund, Harrisonville, MO
- Carpenters Local No. 945 PAC, Jefferson City, MO
- Carpenters Local #978 PAC, Springfield, MO
- Carpenters Local 1329 PAC, Independence, MO
- Carpenters Local 1904, Parkville, MO
- Carpenters Local Union 1925 Political Fund, Columbia, MO
- Centene Corporation PAC (CentenePAC), Clayton, MO
- Cerner Corporation PAC, Kansas City, MO
- Citizens for Responsible Government, Kansas City, MO
- Commerce Bancshares, Inc., PAC, Kansas City, MO
- Communications Workers of America COPE PCC, Washington, DC
- Daniel Burton & Wayne A Heider, Harrisonville, MO
- Deere & Company PAC (AKA John Deere PAC), Washington, DC
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Kansas City, MO
- Drive – Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education, Washington, DC
- Eli Lilly and Company PAC, Indianapolis, IN
- EMBARQ Corporation Emplyees’ PAC, Overland Park, KS
- EMILY’s List, Washington, DC
- Empire District Electric Company PAC, Joplin, MO
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company PAC, St. Louis, MO
- Ford Motor Company Civic Action Fund, Dearborn, MI
- Free Academic Inquiry and Research Committee: Federal PAC, Topeka, KS
- Frontier Oil Corporation, Houston, TX
- Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, Washington, DC
- General Motors Corporation PAC (GM PAC), Washington, DC
- Greater Kansas City Building & Construction Council PAC, Independence, MO
- HDR, Inc. PAC, Detroit, MI
- HNTB Holdings Ltd PAC, Kansas City, MO
- HSBC North America PAC (H-PAC), Washington, DC
- Heart PAC, Wichita, KS
- Heavy Constructors Association Local PAC, Kansas City, MO
- Heavy Construction Laborers Local Union No. 663, Kansas City, MO
- IBEW Local Union 124 Voluntary PAC, Kansas City, MO
- ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc. PAC (ING US PAC), Windsor, CT
- International Association of Fire Fighters FIREPAC PAC Non-Federal, Washington, DC
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance Fund, Kansas City, KS
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers – COPE, Washington, DC
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee, Washington, DC
- Iron Workers Local Union No. 10 PAC, Kansas City, MO
- KC-SCI PAC, Harrisonville, MO
- KCS Rail PAC, Kansas City, MO
- KCP&L Power PAC – Kansas, Kansas City, MO
- Kansas City Building & Construction Trades Council / AFL-CIO, Independence, MO
- Kansas Republican Victory Fund: Federal PAC, Topeka, KS
- Laborers Local Union No. 264 PAC, Kansas City, MO
- Lafarge Cement PAC, Herndon, VA
- Learjet Inc. PAC, Wichita, KS
- Local 41 Political Action Fund, Kansas City, MO
- Local 95 Voluntary Political Fund, Joplin, MO
- Local Union 53, IBEW Voluntary Political Fund, Kansas City, MO
- MAXIMUS, Inc. PAC, Reston, VA
- Midwest Region Laborers’ Political League, Springfield, IL
- Millwright #1529 PAC, Kansas City, MO
- MO Drive Fund, Springfield, MO
- New Jersey Film PAC, Trenton, NJ
- New Jersey Right to Life Federal PAC, Piscataway, NJ
- NRA Political Victory Fund, Fairfax, VA
- ONEOK INC. Employee PAC, Tulsa, OK
- Operating Engineers Local 101 PAC, Kansas City, MO
- PCI Political Account, No city specified [2600 South River Road, Cook County?]
- Pfizer Inc PAC, New York, NY
- Pipefitters’ Local Union 533, Kansas City, MO
- Plumbers Local Union No. 8 PAC, Kansas City, MO
- Rardin for Kansas Committee, Kansas City, MO
- Restore America PAC, Inc (A Federal PAC), Topeka, KS
- Roche Inc. Good Government Fund, Nutley, NJ
- Roofers Local #20 PAC, Raytown, MO
- SSL Political Action Committee, New York, NY
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Political Education and Action Fund, Washington, DC
- SEIU MO State Council PAC, St. Louis, MO
- Sheet Metal Workers’ Local #2 Political Action League, Kansas City, MO
- Tallgrass Committee, Kansas City, MO
- Teamsters Local Union 541 Political Action Fund, Kansas City, MO
- United Association Political Action Committee, Washington, DC
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America 1904, Parkville, MO
- United Steelworkers Local 241, El Dorado, KS [report was there was nothing to report]
- United Steelworkers District #11 Non-Federal 527 Account, Minneapolis, MN
- United Transportation Political Action Committee (UTU PAC), Cleveland, OH
- USBancorp Political Participation Program, Minneapolis, MN
- USINCPAC Leadership Forum, Chantilly, VA
- Wells Fargo & Company Employee PAC, Minneapolis, MN
- Wyeth Good Government Fund, Madison, NJ
- YRC Worldwide Inc. PAC, Overland Park, KS
Note:
- The two groups in bold above are mistakes, since these were Kansas groups, not Missouri groups. Unknown groups incorrectly filled out the reports. Instead of giving its name, the group incorrectly identified the recipient of the contribution. This page will eventually be updated with the correct information from other information on the form.
- Some Kansas-based Federal PACs are required to file Verified Statements for reasons that are not understood.
- Some groups file these reports in error.
- Only the last four years of Verified Statements can be reviewed at the Secretary of State’s office. Older statements are stored at the Kansas State Historical Society.
A partial summary of the contributions from these groups, which was computed before the Jan 2009 reports, showed the above groups contributed over $500,000 to Kansas politics.
The largest known contribution was reported in a one-page report. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Political Education and Action Fund, Washington, DC, gave $125,000 to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ Blue Stem Fund PAC.
Now that this list has been formed, a breakdown of the receipts and expenditures by these groups will be computed. That will take some time and be the subject a future article.
Related:
- Over $500,000 missing from online PAC reports in Kansas, Kansas Meadowlark, Dec 4, 2008.
- “Missing” PAC reports? Why are out-of-state PACs allowed to hide their reports?, Kansas Meadowlark, Jul 5, 2008.
- Weak Kansas Laws Allow “Heavy” Missouri Group to Hide Their Political Involvement in Kansas Politics, Kansas Meadowlark, March 21, 2007.
