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United States News Title: Gov. Scott Walker raises $13M for recall Gov. Scott Walker raises $13M for recall By MACKENZIE WEINGER | 5/1/12 6:42 AM EDT Updated: 5/1/12 8:05 AM EDT Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker raked in more than $13 million in just over three months as he faces an upcoming recall election to drive him from office, his campaign announced on Monday. The Republican governor raised the millions from 125,926 contributions between Jan. 17 and April 23, according to his campaign finance report. His main Democratic challengers — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and former Dane County executive Kathleen Falk — brought in far less than Walker in the Jan. 1 through April 23 reporting period. Barrett said he raised $831,508, including $750,000 he brought in during the first 25 days of his campaign. His campaign has $475,500 cash on hand. Falk, meanwhile, announced she has raised $977,059 since she entered the race in January. The two Democrats are running in the May 8 primary, along with state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout and secretary of state Doug La Follette, for the chance to face off against Walker in the recall general election set for June 5. Walker spokesperson Ciara Matthews said in a statement, “We continue to see strong grass-roots support for Gov. Walker, his bold reforms, and his plans for moving Wisconsin forward.” The campaign pointed out that 96,292 of its contributions since January were $50 or less. Walker has raised more than $25 million since January 2011 and has more than $4.8 million cash on hand. Barrett’s campaign noted that 87 percent of the mayor’s donors are based in Wisconsin, and 90 percent of contributions were $100 or less. He also had half a million in the bank from his mayoral campaign. Barrett said in a statement he is “honored and proud to have the support of so people at the grass-roots level who share my commitment to ending the political turmoil caused by Scott Walker’s ideological civil war.” Falk, who has $118,000 cash on hand, slammed Walker on his fundraising numbers and emphasized her “big tent of grass-roots support.” “While Wisconsin loses more jobs than any other state, Gov. Walker has spent his time trying to save his own job,” Falk said in a statement. “He raised $13 million from across the country because he’s delivered an extreme agenda that isn’t our Wisconsin values, and I’m proud to stand with the nearly one million people who have signed a recall petition to remove him from office.” Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who is also facing a recall election in June, raised more than $540,000 from Jan. 18 to April 23. Her campaign noted that 84 percent of her contributions came directly from Wisconsin donors and more than 89 percent of the campaign’s donations were $100 or less. The Republican lieutenant governor has more than $424,000 cash on hand.
Poster Comment: “While Wisconsin loses more jobs than any other state, Gov. Walker has spent his time trying to save his own job,” Falk said in a statement. ------ And Falk conveniently forgets to mention how many jobs were lost under the Leftard governor before Walker, over 150,000!!!!
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