# Missouri Ethics Commission The Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC) is the **state agency responsible for administering and enforcing Missouri's campaign-finance, lobbying, and conflict-of-interest laws.** In **February 2020** it fined **[[Eric Greitens]]**'s 2016 gubernatorial campaign **$178,000** for campaign-finance violations, while **dismissing** the specific charges alleging that the campaign used the dark-money nonprofit **[[A New Missouri]]** to circumvent disclosure law. > [!note] Stub > Minimal page created to anchor wikilinks. Expand with the Commission's structure, enforcement powers, and other notable rulings.