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Earl F. Glynn
Overland Park
KansasMeadowlark@gmail.com
www.KansasMeadowlark.com 1
Kansas Political Money:
Sebelius, Tiller, ProKanDo, …
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“Catholic” Sebelius
Sebelius 1989
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http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2004/12-19a.htm
“Catholic” Sebelius
Sebelius denied
any connection to
Tiller’s ProKanDo
PAC
“I am not pro-abortion …
I am a practicing Catholic …
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“Catholic” Sebelius
Gov. Sebelius at Kansans for Faithful Citizenship Conference, Sept 23, 2006:
“My Catholic faith teaches me that all life is sacred,
and personally I believe abortion is wrong.” 7
“Catholic” Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius’ 59th Birthday Party
Planned Parenthood Fundraiser
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http://kansascitycatholic.blogspot.com/2007/05/governor-sebelius-arrives-to-be-honored.html May 15, 2007
“Catholic” Sebelius
“Since becoming archbishop, I have met with Governor Sebelius several times over
many months to discuss with her the grave spiritual and moral consequences of her
public actions by which she has cooperated in the procurement of abortions
performed in Kansas …”
“I reissue my request of the faithful of the archdiocese to pray for Governor Sebelius”
http://www.theleaven.com/columnists/archbishop_naumann.htm
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http://kansasmeadowlark.com/2008/05/09/sebelius-veto-prompts-pastoral-action/
Kansas Political Money:
Sebelius, Tiller, ProKanDo, …
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Sebelius-Tiller
Tiller’s Governor
$15,450
http://www.accesskansas.org/srv-campaignfinance/
http://www.dr-tiller.com/tillers-governor.htm
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Sebelius-Tiller
Tiller’s Governor
The Bluestem Fund Political Action Committee (PAC)
$23,000
http://www.dr-tiller.com/tillers-governor.htm 12
Sebelius-Tiller
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http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2006/10-03/2006.htm
Sebelius-Tiller
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Sebelius-Tiller
Also see:
PeopleAreWatching.com
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ProKanDo PAC:
Dr. Tiller’s Political Action Committee
Focus
• 2002 Phill Kline
• 2004 Kansas Senate
• 2006 Phill Kline
• 2008 Kansas Senate, ZLW Store
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ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2002
Summary
•Tried to defeat Phill Kline for A.G. in
August Primary
• Raised money to elect Kathleen Sebelius
Governor … or “bait and switch”?
• “Backdoor Cash” to defeat Phill Kline in
November General Election
• Tiller or clinic gave $255,000 to ProKanDo,
$25,000 to Kansas Democratic Party,
$13,000 to Sebelius’ PAC, $6,000 to KDL PAC18
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2002
August Primary
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ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2002
$41,000?
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Bait and switch? ProKanDo mostly spent money on AG race aginst Kline.
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2002
ProKanDo 2002
Media blitz from ads bought
by Kansans for Democratic Leadership
$153K $153K $150K
Tiller ProKanDo KDL Compass Media
11/1 11/4 prepaid
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http://www.dr-tiller.com/backdoorcash.htm
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2002
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/jul/31/backdoor_cash_boosted/
ProKanDo 2004
Summary
•Tiller/Clinic gave $228,000 to ProKanDo;
$35,000 to Kansas Democrats
• Money funneled to Kansas Democrats used
mostly for State Senate races
• Used “sister” Committees for stealth help in
Senate races
• Payoff in 2008 when veto override failed by
two votes!
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ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2004
PAC Party
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2004 focus was on Kansas Senate races
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2004
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2004 focus was on Kansas Senate races
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2004 “Sister” Committee:
“SDC PAC”
Letter to Editor
SDC PAC is from Wamego!
Party Committee
not a “PAC”
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http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2004/11-27b.htm
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2004 “Sister” PAC:
Kansans for a Moderate Government
http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2004/08-11.htm
http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2004/10-30.htm 28
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2006
Summary
• ProKanDo PAC raised and spent more money than
any other Kansas PAC, but wasn’t listed in the
“Top 20 PACs” in Kansas in 2006
• Related non-profit “Kansans for Consumer Privacy
Protection” sent “Snoop Dog” fliers in AG contest
• “Errors and Omissions” in PAC reports ignored
by Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission
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ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2006
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ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2006
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http://kansasmeadowlark.com/2007/08-20a.htm
ProKanDo PAC
What’s Misleading?
KS Gov’t Ethics Commission’s “Top 20 PAC” List
“The ProKanDo PAC raised and
spent more political money than
any other Kansas PAC, but wasn't
listed in the top 20 PACs in
Kansas in 2006? “
Kansas Meadowlark, Aug 20, 2007
2005-2006
ProKanDo PAC
EXPENDITURES
$651,200 monetary
$163,260 in-kind
$814,460 TOTAL
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#?? $2,700 to candidates
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2006
According to the Kansas Governmental Ethics
“Top 20” PAC List, ProKanDo dropped out
of the Top 20 in 2006. Did that really happen?
http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2006/SnoopDogs/index.htm
Original article published Oct 29, 2006
How can the Kansans for Consumer Privacy Protection "non-profit" legally give
$34,000 to the ProKanDo PAC?
http://kansasmeadowlark.com/2007/08-20b.htm
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How can related PAC and non-profit legally share a campaign theme?
Non-Profit
Non-Profit “Kansans for Consumer Privacy
Protection” and “Snoop Dogs” in AG Contest
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ProKanDo PAC
Former
Exec Director
Kansas
Democratic
party
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IRS 8872: 527 PAC report.
ProKanDo PAC
“How the names of political contributors of over $52,000 were hidden on the
ProKanDo PAC Reports”, Kansas Meadowlark, Aug 20, 2007. 41
ProKanDo PAC
Errors and Omissions:
ProKanDo PAC
“Contributions” by Hudson Bay Company of Illinois
(from Minnesota) to ProKanDo PAC in 2005-2006 Cycle
Report Date
1/10/06 7/24/06 10/30/06 1/10/07 TOTAL
Number 11 7 4 1 23
Amount $15,464 $19,891 $8,153 $9,000 $52,508
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ProKanDo PAC
Errors and Omissions:
ProKanDo PAC
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ProKanDo PAC
November 2008
KS Gov’t Ethics Commission Civil Fine Hearing
ProKanDo 2006
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Wichita Business Journal, “2007 Book of Lists,” Nov 16, 2007
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2007
“since … 2002, we have made a
significant impact on the political
landscape of Kansas …
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ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2007
“In 2008, we will be
focusing our energies on
state-level candidates.
It is a proven fact … that
when we drive up voter
turnout for progressive
candidates at the state
level, we push up the
number of voters that
will go to the pro-choice
candidate for president
and congress.”
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ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2008
$146,000
PAC
Party
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Like in 2004, ProKanDo focuses on Senate Races
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2008
Jan 2009 Report
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ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2008
Jan 2009 Report
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ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2008
Jan 2009 Report
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ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2008
Zoller Lutz Weinberger
JUST THE FACTS
Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - Thursday, May 29, 2008
Zoller Lutz Weinbarger LLC, Julie Burkhart, 555 N. Woodlawn, #215, Wichita, KS 67208.
Senate 10
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ZLW is ProKanDo’s “Campaign Store”
ProKanDo PAC
ProKanDo 2008
Zoller Lutz Weinberger
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Others: DeVries, Senate 16; Bishop, Senate 30; Keiter, House 93; KDP (Senate 10,
Kansas Political Money:
Sebelius, Tiller, ProKanDo, …
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2006
Other 2006 Kansas Political Money
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2006
Sebelius,
ProKanDo
Contributors
http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2007/12-10/index.htm 58
2006 What’s Missing?
Wichita Voters for Truth PAC
• George Tiller
• ProKanDo PAC
• John Carmichael
(Sebelius appointee; Senate denied)
• Cheryl Carmichael
• Coleen Kelly Johnston
• Dan Monnat
(Tiller Attorney; Sebelius appointee)
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http://www.sedgwickcountydemocrats.com/newsletter/Democratic%20Voice--Spring%202008.pdf
2006
“Gov. Sebelius spends $42,809 on last-minute “non express advocacy voter contact,” Kansas 60
Meadowlark, Jan 14, 2009
2006
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http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2007/09-09/index.htm
2008
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Notable
http://kansasmeadowlark.com/2009/01/08/
sebelius-picks-obama-donor-for-kansas-supreme-court/ 63
Questions?
Earl F. Glynn
www.KansasMeadowlark.com
KansasMeadowlark@gmail.com
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