State Rep. Chantelle Nickson-Clark had a lucrative Fourth of July weekend, with her political action committee getting a hefty check from a labor union.
On Friday, the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council kicked in $50,000 to Nickson-Clark’s committee.
The union’s contribution was the third substantial contribution that Nickson-Clark’s campaign has received in the last six weeks.
The Quality Schools Coalition has twice mailed $10,000 contributions to Nickson-Clark’s committee — first on May 28, and then again on June 17.
The carpenters’ union and the school coalition are the only three contributions listed for Nickson-Clark’s committee with the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Nickson-Clark, elected in 2022 to her first term in the Missouri House, represents an area in north ºüÀêÊÓƵ County. She is now locked in a Democratic primary contest with incumbent state Sen. Angela Mosley, D-Florissant.
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The financial picture of Nickson-Clark’s personal finances, however, are less robust.
Nickson-Clark and her fiance, Antonio Jones, were on the losing end of a civil lawsuit in November.
Jones, 50, has been indicted by federal authorities in October for six counts of money laundering in 2021, involving more than $650,000, federal court records indicate.
A ºüÀêÊÓƵ County judge ruled on Nov. 28 —  after they failed several times to appear in court — that the couple owed $14,430 for failing to pay rent on leased property for the A&C Happy Hour Wine & Spirits, 3425 North Highway 67 in Florissant.
At the same time, the court also levied a judgment of $14,769 against the business, which is owned solely by Nickson-Clark, according to state records.
Jones was, however, listed on the lease agreement, court records indicate.
Federal authorities claim that Jones and 33 other people charged last year are connected with an organized crime ring that has been involved in weapons violations; pandemic loan and bank fraud; and the distribution of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Jones has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is free on his own recognizance.
Last week, Nickson-Clark has acknowledged the charges against Jones, saying the events and allegations occurred before she and Jones were together.
Campaign finance reports filed by Nickson-Clark show that her campaign paid Jones a total of $6,100 in a 16-month period beginning in August 2022, more than a year after the alleged money laundering incidents.
The liquor store and another of Nickson-Clark’s businesses, Socially Hers Chateaux Wine Garden in the Old Jamestown area, also are subjects of another lawsuit.
On June 24, The Bank of Houston filed a writ of replevin, a legal procedure that aims to recover property from a defendant. Lawyers for the bank declined to comment.
Nickson-Clark declined Monday to comment about the business lawsuits.