running for reelection without any opponents. Somehow, however, he has managed to go into debt, spending an extraordinary amount on his campaign.
Wilson has paid Blue Wave Political Partners $19,000 for compliance and fundraising services. He also paid $3,050 to Campaign Compliance Solutions. According to LinkedIn, it provides “compliance, accounting, financial management and operations assistance to Democratic political committees.”The incumbent assessor’s fundraising efforts appear to involve a lot of pricey catering for his donors. In March 2023, Wilson$21,794.41 on event catering at Westin Seattle.
Wilson has only spent $268.09 on lawn signs in 2023, a traditional way to get word out about a campaign. He spent $2,000 with Sermo Digital on building his new website. He spent an additional $775.00 on photography services, and $446.31 on Mailchimp, which could be used to send newsletters to supporters . Wilson also used Mailchimp for six months in 2022, when he also spent $2,715.00 on fundraising consultant Zachary Martin and nearly $1000.00 on meals for fundraising.