Breaking down Walker's campaign spending [View all]

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Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign has spent more than $20 million since he took office in 2011. Here’s a breakdown of where the money went.
• TV advertising: $7,762,580.09
• Direct mailing: $6,181,840.49
• Solicitation for donations: $1,699,113.01
• General consulting fees: $1,219,992.15
• Radio advertising: $660,324.40
• Administrative expenses: $527,616.42
• Legal compliance/administrative fees: $342,909.44
• Miscellaneous printing (bumper stickers, buttons, T-shirts): $329,814.32
• Mailing lists: $325,192.68

The Gannett Wisconsin Media review found the campaign paid the most to these consultants:

• Doner Fundraising, Austin, Texas: $343,939

Doner Fundraising is a “full-service fundraising and event services company that partners with issue-based nonprofits, coalitions, corporations, and professional associations and candidates,” according to a description posted on the Website of the State Policy Network, an umbrella group of think tanks. A call to the firm’s founder, Kate Doner, was not returned.

• Mary Stitt, Port Washington: $155,788

Stitt, according to a Walker 2009 campaign press release, was the lead fundraiser for his campaign, as well as the lead fundraiser for eight statewide Republican campaigns for governor and U.S. Senate, and every Republican presidential campaign since 1996.

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