Great Lakes Wire

The campaign committee of Republican Party candidate Daniel Victor Lauwers, the Committee to Elect Dan Lauwers for Senate, paid $2,000 to Senate Republican Campaign Committee on July 19.

According to quarterly campaign statements filed with Michigan’s Secretary of State, the following reason was given for the expenditure: 'direct caucus contribution'.

The committee has spent about $36,662 total since the beginning of the year, 63.7 percent of which has gone to Senate Republican Campaign Committee.

The following table lists the 58 payments the committee has made this year.

Rank	Payee	Reason	Amount	Date
1	Senate Republican Campaign Committee	Direct caucus contribution	$18,000	2019-02-28
2	Senate Republican Campaign Committee	Direct caucus contribution	$3,350	2019-04-17
3	Senate Republican Campaign Committee	Direct caucus contribution	$2,000	2019-07-19
4	Bicycle Street Inn	Business travel-lodging	$1,877	2019-06-12
5	10th Congressional District GOP	Direct politcal party contribution	$800	2019-05-30
6	St. Clair County Republicans	Direct political party contribution	$740	2019-03-04
7	The Yale Expositor	Newspaper ad	$630	2019-07-02
8	Morton's Fine Catering	Food for event	$626	2019-02-13
9	View News Paper	Newspaper ad	$504	2019-05-06
10	Sams Club	Parade supplies/candy	$494	2019-07-18
11	Insty Prints	In house printing	$441	2019-06-05
12	Sams Club	Office supplies	$418	2019-01-14
13	Amazon	Parade supplies	$395	2019-07-01
14	Jill Larder	Wages	$350	2019-04-17
15	Josh Skrzpczak	Wages	$300	2019-04-17
16	Mitchell's Fish Market	Food for meeting	$281	2019-01-09
17	Children's Trust Fund	Charitable donation	$250	2019-05-01
18	Sams Club	Office supplies	$244	2019-05-13
19	Amazon	Office supplies	$242	2019-01-07
20	Kroger	Office supplies	$228	2019-04-08
21	Squarespace	URL web hosting fee	$216	2019-03-04
22	Liberty Lane	Consitituent meeting expense	$211	2019-02-15
23	Michigan FFA Alumni	Tiects to event	$210	2019-03-23
24	Harsens Island Schoolhouse Grill	Food for meeting	$209	2019-05-13
25	Mary Ann Duffy	Wages	$200	2019-04-17
25	BW Pregnancy Care Center	Tickets to event	$200	2019-01-02
27	Little Camilles	Food for meeting	$197	2019-02-08
28	USPS	Posage	$188	2019-06-04
29	State of Michigan-Capitol Facilitie	Flags for constituents	$180	2019-02-07
30	Sunoco	Gas cards for official business travel	$175	2019-05-03
30	Ken's Kitchen	Food for consistuent meeting	$175	2019-02-08
32	Sams Club	Office supplies	$155	2019-04-12
33	Office Max	Office supplies	$140	2019-01-07
34	USPS	Postage	$137	2019-07-11
34	The Peppermill	Food for meeting	$137	2019-02-15
36	Insty Prints	In house printing	$134	2019-02-01
37	Meijer	Office suplies	$110	2019-02-13
38	Michigrain	Office supplies	$107	2019-02-25
39	Yale Chamber of Commerce	Parade fee	$100	2019-07-02
39	Right to Life Education Fund	Donation	$100	2019-03-21
39	BW Pregnancy Care Center	Tickets to event	$100	2019-03-14
39	Yale VFW	Charitable donation	$100	2019-02-16
39	Governor's Room-Karoub	Room rental	$100	2019-02-13
44	The Apparatus Room	Food for meeting	$98	2019-01-22
45	Dorsey House	Food for meeting	$80	2019-04-27
46	Insty Prints	In house printing	$74	2019-02-15
47	Grand Traverse Pie Co.	Food for meeting	$73	2019-03-06
48	USPS	Postage	$70	2019-01-31
49	Speedway	Gas card	$60	2019-05-07
49	St. Clair Right to Life	Tickets to event	$60	2019-03-21
49	Chef Shell's	Food for meeting	$60	2019-02-11
52	Meat BBQ	Food for meeting	$57	2019-06-01
53	USPS	Postage	$55	2019-04-09
54	Speedway	Gas for official business meeting	$52	2019-02-15
55	Bake and Cake	Food for meeting	$50	2019-04-10
56	State of Michigan-Capitol Facilitie	Flag for constituent	$45	2019-06-05
57	Kroger	Office supplies	$44	2019-06-25
58	Grand Traverse Pie Co.	Food for meeting	$30	2019-01-24