Additional campaign expenditures reported by pair of PACs ahead of April 7 election

Two political action committees promoting a 3% lodging tax to fund a downtown convention and events center have made new expenditures in their campaigns.

Friends of SGF, a PAC formed this year to promote the tax, has spent an additional $10,107 since its required report filed eight days before the election, and Committee for the Future, the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce PAC, has spent $2,813 in additional funds.

The Missouri Ethics Commission requires committees to file late expenditure reports for those expenditures of $250 or more made within 12 days before an election. Late reports must be made within 24 hours of the expenditure.

The Friends of SGF funds went to Iowa-based Objective Strategies for multimedia message services, $1,017, and for mailer printing and postage, $9,090.

Friends of SGF also reported itemized contributions since the eight-day-before-election report, with $2,500 from the Southern Missouri Professional Firefighters PAC Local 152, and another $500 from Springfield Fire Department Division Fire Chief Eric Latimer. Another $200 came from Jessica Olson, owner of Maxon Fine Jewelry.

Committee for the Future reported $2,812 in digital billboard ads paid to Atlanta-based Lamar Companies.

No new contributions were reported by Committee for the Future.

In the eight-day-before-election report, Friends of SGF reported having spent $25,642 since it was established Feb. 24, and Committee for the Future reported a total expenditure of $44,186 at that time.

No additional activity was reported for the Springfield Central Labor Council Committee on Political Education PAC, which spent $9,767 at the last reporting deadline.