By Tony Brockmeyer
Citizens For Responsible Community, a political action committee started by Raymond Stone and Carl Maus, has become very active in St. Charles County politics. Financed by large influxes of cash from St. Louis and St. Charles millionaires, they have supported candidates to political office who supported the special interests of their millionaire benefactors. They have also opposed candidates who were against the millionaires receiving special treatment for their special interests.
Not only does CFRC donate money to political campaigns, they were responsible for soft money spent in the campaigns. Soft money in CFRC’s hands is money spent to fool the public and to degrade a particular candidate and sway the public’s opinion to electing the candidate of their choice. This is done by distorting facts and telling half-truths in an attempt to destroy a candidate or any supporters of candidates who may reveal their secret agenda. Without large influxes of cash from special interests committees such as CFRC could not exist.
Candidates supported by Citizens for Responsible Community have included;
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt
St. Charles Mayor Patti York $3832.39
St. Charles Councilmen Bob Kneemiller, Mike Weller $1598.75 and Dan Gould
St. Charles Council candidates Rod Herrmann $1676.75 and Tom Kuypers $1591.78
St. Peters Mayor Shawn Brown $15,746.49
St. Charles County Councilman Joe Brazil $9072.00
St. Charles County Councilman Doug Funderburk $12,230.80
Candidate for County Council Richard Baum $5,457.22 (unsuccessful)
O’Fallon Mayor Donna Morrow $18,213.29 (Successful)
State Representative Sally Faith
O’Fallon Aldermen Lyn Schipper $2770.12, Bob Patek $2770.12, Jeff Kuehn $2770.12
Candidate for O’Fallon Alderman Terry Busken $4,382.43 (Successful)
Candidate for O’Fallon Alderman Randy Hudson, 4,415.16 (Successful)
Candidate for O’Fallon Alderman Jimmy Mitchell $4,435.65 (Successful)
Other candidates supported financially by Citizens for Responsible Community include;
Douglas Hug
J. Brad Smith
Mary Chrismer
Amy Schipper
Barbara Flagg
Les Mironuck
Bernie McCan
Roland Wetzel
James Bennett
Friends of Jeff Smith (St. Louis)
Citizens for Mitchell
Friends of Dave Hinman
Friends of Donna Morrow
Friends of Randy Hudson
Citizens for Busken
