While Republican Chris Koster is trying to run from his party label, he certainly isn’t running from his right-wing Republican cronies.

Archconservative Rex Sinquefield has never shied away from his right-wing agenda. He vehemently opposes the minimum wage and wants to undermine public education by pushing voucher schemes.

And he’s proven he’ll do anything to advance his agenda, including circumventing campaign finance laws to bankroll politicians and buy elections.

That’s turned out to be a good thing for Republican Chris Koster who is apparently selling his candidacy to the highest bidder

Roughly 78 out of Koster’s 303 donations in the last quarter came from the Sinquefield PACs. In all, Koster took nearly $100,000 from the PACs, with all of the funds emanating from Sinquefield.

There’s no question where Koster’s loyalties lie.

Sinquefield Said He Pours Money Into Campaigns of Like-Minded Politicians. Sinquefield acknowledges that he’s willing to pour millions of dollars into the campaigns of like minded politicians. He added that he’d contribute to campaigns only “as long as it advances this agenda.” “If it doesn’t,” Sinquefield said with a smile, “I won’t.” [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/15/07]

Sinquefield Disappointed by Passage of Minimum Wage in Missouri. “Among Sinquefield’s disappointments was last year’s overwhelming statewide vote in favor of Proposition B, which increased Missouri’s minimum wage to $6.50 an hour, up from $5.15,” wrote the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in April 2007. Sinquefield said that when it comes to a minimum wage, “some things have common sense appeal, but they’re just wrong.” [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/15/07; Kansas City Star, 10/11/06]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Headline: “Deep Pockets Are Shaping Local Politics…Rex Sinquefield Bankrolls Research And Politicians Who Embrace His Pet Political Causes.” [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/15/07]

Sinquefield Favors Vouchers And Has Vowed To Push Issue Again in 2008. In May 2007, Sinqufield voiced his continued support for vouchers, and vowed to convince legislators to pass the tax credit bill in 2008. A poll conducted by Sinquefield’s Show-Me Institute led Sinquefield to add that lawmakers should rethink opposition to legislative proposals such as open enrollment and tuition scholarships. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5/7/07; Columbia Daily Tribune, 5/7/07]

Sinquefield Contributed $100,000 to Pro-Voucher Group “All Children Matter.” “Sinquefield gave $100,000 to All Children Matter, a school choice group that gave more than $300,000 to pro-voucher legislators during last year’s election cycle,” wrote the Columbia Daily Tribune in May 2007. “All Children Matter gave more than $25,000 to the campaign of Rep. Ed Robb, R-Columbia. Robb this year sponsored tuition tax credit legislation.” [Columbia Daily Tribune, 5/7/07]

Sinquefield: “With Respect to Taxes and School Choice, My Two Biggest Issues, Governor Blunt And I Seem To Share Precisely The Same Vision.” In 2007 Sinqufield contributed $100,000 to Governor Blunt’s re-election campaign, saying that he made such a large donation because, “With respect to taxes and school choice, my two biggest issues, Governor Blunt and I seem to share precisely the same vision.” [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/17/07]

Sinquefield Teamed Up With State Republican Party To Ask Court To Let Candidates Keep Large Donation Checks. In 2007, Sinquefield and the Missouri Republican Party were among those who filed documents that asked the Missouri Supreme Court to allow candidates to keep over-limit donations they collected from January 1st, when the repeal went into effect, until July 19, when the court restored the donation limits. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sinquefield contended that refunds would be unfair to donors who sought to give hefty early support to favored candidates. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 8/4/07]

2004: Sinquefield Gave $40,000 to Conservative Club for Growth. In 2004, Sinquefield gave $40,000 to the Club for Growth, a conservative Washington group that, at the time, was trying to unseat Republican Senator Arlen Specter in a GOP primary. [Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/18/04]

Sinquefield Won’t Even Headquarter His Company in Missouri. Despite proclaiming his love for Missouri, Sinquefield moved his corporate headquarters from California to Texas to avoid having employees pay personal income tax. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/18/06]