A Seattle-based political direct-mail firm has hauled former St. Louis mayor Tishaura Jones into court, claiming her 2025 re-election campaign left a hefty bill on the table.
In a lawsuit filed in local court on March 4, 2026, Moxie Media alleges the Jones campaign failed to pay roughly $98,238.07 for mailers produced for that race. The company is asking the court to order payment of the remaining principal plus interest.
What Moxie alleges
According to St. Louis Magazine, Moxie Media says the campaign did not go totally dark on payments. The firm claims it received $31,837 in February 2025, $15,000 in March, and another $5,000 in April. Even so, Moxie says a large balance remained.
St. Louis Magazine also reports the company first tried to collect in March 2025 and is now seeking interest that it says has piled up since those early efforts.
Campaign filings and vendor records
Public documents show at least some of the work Moxie says it did for Jones’ bid.
Scanned reports on the Missouri Ethics Commission site include a non-committee expenditure listing a “Moxie Media Endorsement Mailer” for $8,333.16 dated April 8, 2025. The commission’s committee page for “Tishaura O. Jones for Mayor” shows the campaign committee was terminated on May 9, 2025, according to state filings.
Who is Moxie?
Moxie Media describes itself as a national direct-mail firm and lists past political clients on its website, including work for Jones. On its own site, the company bills itself as “the first female-founded political direct mail firm in the country” (Moxie Media).
Next steps
It is not yet clear whether Jones or anyone speaking for her will respond to the complaint. St. Louis Magazine reports that no one from Jones’ camp replied to messages seeking comment.
For now, the dispute sits in civil court, where it will move forward unless the parties reach a settlement or the filing is otherwise resolved.
