Walker insists campaign can pay off debts

As of the end of last month, the campaign had spent $6.4 million, with more unpaid bills still showing up. His communications director was making $18,000 a month and Walker’s political director was being paid $22,000 monthly, according to records filed with the Federal Elections Commission. Walker reported $161,000 in debts, but there are still ongoing costs yet to be paid.

The governor’s office and former campaign spokesman Tom Evenson did not answer the Washington Examiner’s questions about Walker’s October quarterly report, and Matthew Walker did not respond to requests for comment. He dropped out of the race on September 21, unable to sustain financially a candidacy that had soared early.

Walker also said Wednesday he would not run for president again as a sitting governor, saying it’s too hard to do both. It won’t be easy to catch the attention of contributors at a time when other GOP presidential candidates are still fundraising furiously and U.S. Sen.

The Republican governor spent more than 86 percent of what he took in between July and September. Marco Rubio brought in $6 million. Walker raised half as much as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and a third as much as retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Ted Cruz reported hauling in $12.2 million. Additionally, the campaign engaged dozens of consultants and vendors who were collectively paid more than $800,000.

“Governor Walker is grateful to the tens of thousands of supporters who believed in his conservative vision and became a part of his effort”, his campaign committee said in a statement.

Other outstanding debts include $54,400 owed for facility rental and catering services to the Union League Club, a swanky social club in New York City, and $44,200 owed for “event staging” to MMA Events LLC in Maryland.

Walker paid his campaign manager Rick Wiley almost $52,000 for three months of work, which equates to about $208,000 a year.