The Dem’s May FEC Report is out, and there are a few items on it worth reporting.
South Dakota Democrats are still quite dependent on the National party, receiving over $7000 in financial transfusion to prop it up. They also have some cash donated from the Teamster’s DRIVE Pac.
And then there’s the money going out in salaries, which I find the most interesting for a party that has yet to announce it has anointed the long overdue ED yet:
Interim ED Zach Nistler – $100, $172, $1462.12, $1462.13
Ryan Rolfs – $100, $172, $1462.12, $1462.13Savanna Beckman – $397.10, $240.11
Johnathan Chapman – $1321.25
Michael Dupiz – $156.99
Lucy George-Cooper (a.k.a. Weiland Staffer, Rumored to be Paula Hawks’ Campaign person) – $1321.25
Alexander Mader – $418.81
Emily Meier – $277.00
It remains to be seen what these people are doing, but they’re firmly latched on to the SDDP, helping to drain it from $59,113 cash on hand down to $31,681 – a drop of nearly $28K
Who is Paula Hawk?
Salary is for petition circulators. Will not see it in July report.
I’ve circulated petitions for things before, and no one had to pay me to do it. If the cause is justified enough, people will gladly volunteer to get signatures. If a person is paid to get signatures, I won’t sign the petition regardless of what it’s for.
So the dems have staff? The GOP doesn’t have an ED right now or staff.
The intermittentness of the GOP Staff has been a frustration of mine for several years. Hire some good young people and let them develop. Between Noem, Thune and Rounds I would think the GOP would have 3 or 4 full-time staff.