Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says he’ll raise enough money to pay off the debt from the presidential campaign he ended in September.
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On the Republican side, Ben Carson’s campaign said it had raised $20 million in the quarter, while Jeb Bush brought in more than $13 million. He dropped out of the race on September 21.
According to an analysis by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Walker campaign paid 15 staffers at a rate exceeding a $100,000 annual salary, and it paid another 15 staffers at a rate equivalent to $50,000-$90,000 per year.
In the first half of the year, Our American Revival raised $6.2 million and spent $5.1 million.
Walker raised $7.4 million in the most recent reporting period, which is more than other Republican candidates who have stayed in the race, including businesswoman Carly Fiorina, who raised $6.8 million; Florida Sen. For a candidate who bragged on the campaign trail about finding deals at Kohl’s department store and packing sack lunches to save money, the reports show that the campaign spent lavishly even as fundraising dollars began to disappear.
Walker spokesman Tom Evenson confirmed that Matt and Alex were employees of the campaign, but offered on other comment. Bernie Sanders collected $26 million. “While the outcome is obviously not what we had hoped for, the fact that 92 percent of the contributions Governor Walker received were for $100 or less reflects strong grassroots support for his vision of taking the power out of Washington and returning it to the people”.
Walker’s administration said last week that $67,000 in security costs remained unpaid. But sources familiar with the campaign’s situation said it will take many months to pay off the debt and described it as a “campaign nightmare”.
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The approximately $161,000 still owed by the campaign includes $10,500 owed to the Waukesha County Expo Center, where Walker’s campaign kickoff event was held in July.
