Although organizers are finished collecting signatures for recall campaigns, political groups continue to raise money in preparation for expected recall elections, which will likely take place sometime this summer.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported Monday that the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has raised approximately $394,000 since Dec. 10. In that same amount of time, the Republican Party of Wisconsin raised $243,000.
According to a Monday press release, Governor Scott Walker has raised more than $12 million in recall and general campaign funds since Jan. 1, 2011.
Communications director for Walker, Ciara Matthews, said in the press release Walker’s pro-business message resonates with people.
“These donations will allow us to fight back against this baseless recall and ensure Governor Walker can continue to lay the foundation for a more successful Wisconsin and keep government working on the side of taxpayers,” Matthews said.
Mike Tate, chair of the DPW, said at a Jan. 17 event celebrating the collection of 1.9 million signatures that campaign funding in the recall process is important.
“When we started this movement, we took a look at how much it was going to cost. It wasn’t cheap,” Tate said.
