$1 million dollars given to possible lieutenant governor candidate

Intro:	A wealthy political activist contributed one million dollars to Beverly Randles' exploratory committee. Michael Lindquist has more from the state Capitol.
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Wrap: Billionaire Rex Sinquefield, contributed one million dollars to Beverly Randles, a possible Republican candidate for lieutenant governor and chairwoman of Club for Growth, a Sinquefield funded organization.

Todd Abrajano is a Sinquefield associate, now serving as a spokesperson on Randles' exploratory committee and says Randles will use the money to help her make a decision to run for lieutenant governor.

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Description: "She will travel across the state, we'll probably do some polling, all of that stuff costs money and so the donations the campaign, or exploratory committee receives between now and whenever she decides whether or not she will run will concern those purposes."

Republican Peter Kinder is the incumbent lieutenant governor and has made no formal announcement about running in the election.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.

Intro:	Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill slams a one million dollar payment made by a billionaire to a possible Republican lieutenant governor candidate.
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Wrap: Retired financier and billionaire, Rex Sinquefield, paid one million dollars to a political beginner, Beverly Randles, a leader in one of Sinquefeld's organizations in order to help her decide if she wants to run as the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor.

Senator Claire McCaskill says in a statement that she wants Missourians to ask themselves if they want a government completely owned by one wealthy man.

Todd Abrajano, a Sinquefield associate now serving as a spokesperson on Randles' exploratory committee says her comments are - quote - the height of hypocracy.

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Description: "She has continued over and over again to make large donations and so if Claire McCaskill wants to limit donations in the state of Missouri, she should start by eliminating her own."

The Republican incumbent lieutenant governor Peter Kinder has not announced if he will run again.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.

Intro:	Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill slams a payment made by a billionaire to one of his funded organization's leaders to be a possible Republican lieutenant governor candidate.
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Wrap: A retired financier and billionaire Rex Sinquefield contributed one million dollars to Beverly Randles, a chairwoman for one organization funded by Sinquefield, to be a possible Republican candidate for lieutenant governor.

Senator Claire McCaskill said in a statement that she wants Missourians to ask themselves if they want a government completely owned by one wealthy man.

Todd Abrajano, a Sinquefield associate now serving as a spokesperson for Beverly Randles, says McCaskill's comments are - quote - the height of hypocracy.

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Description: "Over the course of the last few years, Senator McCaskill has contributed, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, over $800,000 to Democrats here in the state of Missouri. And so for her to make the claim that people who are contributing large dollars to candidates, it's just hypocritical."

The Republican incumbent lieutenant governor Peter Kinder has not announced if he will run again.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.