Missouri Amendment 3 campaign spending reaches millions

Significant campaign spending is underway in Missouri regarding Amendment 3, a ballot measure that seeks to reinstate an abortion ban and prohibit gender transition treatments for minors in the state constitution.

According to filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission, the group ‘Stop The Ban’, which opposes the amendment, has raised $19.8 million this election cycle and has $9.8 million remaining. Major contributors to this effort include the Fairness Project ($8.3 million), the ACLU Foundation ($2.8 million), Lynn Schusterman ($3 million), and Michael Bloomberg ($1.25 million).

On the side supporting the amendment, the ‘Her Health, Her Future PAC’, led by Missouri First Lady Claudia Kehoe, has raised $2.9 million this cycle. Additionally, America Next, Inc. reported a $1,000,000 contribution in support of voting ‘Yes’ on Amendment 3.