Detroit City Wire

The campaign committee of Democratic Party candidate Joseph Allen Tate, the Committee to Elect Joseph Tate, paid $89 to Nationbuilder on September 3.

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

The committee has spent about $19,760 total since the beginning of the year, 1.8 percent of which has gone to Nationbuilder.

The following table lists the 59 payments the committee has made this year.

Rank	Payee	Reason	Amount	Date
1	Grassroots Midwest	Consulting services	$3,000	2019-03-28
2	Michigan House Democratic Fund	Direct contribution	$2,000	2019-07-20
2	Michigan House Democratic Fund	Direct contribution	$2,000	2019-07-16
2	Michigan House Democratic Fund	Direct contribution	$2,000	2019-04-23
5	Campaign Finance Services	Campaign finance compliance services	$1,500	2019-05-15
5	Grassroots Midwest	Consulting services	$1,500	2019-03-27
7	Grassroots Midwest	Consulting services	$1,300	2019-04-22
8	Grassroots Midwest	Consulting services	$1,000	2019-05-07
8	Grassroots Midwest	Consulting services	$1,000	2019-01-10
10	State of Michigan	Bureau of elections late fee	$775	2019-01-14
11	Grassroots Midwest	Consulting services	$700	2019-05-09
12	Grassroots Midwest	Consulting services	$600	2019-05-23
13	5th Precinct Community Relations County	Payment for event	$500	2019-07-15
14	Campaign Finance Services	Campaign finance compliance services	$376	2019-08-01
15	Joseph Tate	Loan repayment	$200	2019-04-29
16	State of Michigan	Bureau of elections late fee	$175	2019-07-12
17	Checker Bar	Fundraising space rental	$100	2019-07-01
17	Joseph Tate	Loan repayment	$100	2019-01-04
19	Nationbuilder	Website expense	$89	2019-09-03
19	Nationbuilder	Website expense	$89	2019-08-07
19	Nationbuilder	Website expense	$89	2019-02-04
19	Nationbuilder	Website expense	$89	2019-01-04
23	Vantiv	Payment processing fee	$52	2019-08-09
24	State of Michigan	Bureau of elections late fee	$50	2019-01-09
25	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$40	2019-07-20
26	Comerica Bank	Bank fee	$38	2019-08-22
26	Comerica Bank	Bank fee	$38	2019-08-12
26	Comerica Bank	Bank fee	$38	2019-08-09
26	Comerica Bank	Bank fee	$38	2019-02-12
26	Comerica Bank	Bank fee	$38	2019-02-05
26	Comerica Bank	Bank fee	$38	2019-01-14
26	Comerica Bank	Bank fee	$38	2019-01-10
33	Actblue	Payment processing fee	$31	2019-08-01
34	Actblue	Payment processing fees	$26	2019-07-20
35	Actblue	Payment processing fees	$24	2019-05-01
36	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$20	2019-05-09
37	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$18	2019-04-30
38	GM Lot Detroit	Parking	$10	2019-05-20
38	Kiwanis Detroit Club #1	Dinner tickets	$10	2019-01-15
40	Namecheap	Web services	$6	2019-08-21
40	Namecheap	Web services	$6	2019-07-22
40	Namecheap	Web services	$6	2019-07-05
43	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$3	2019-05-31
44	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$2	2019-06-11
44	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$2	2019-02-11
46	Actblue	Payment processing fee	$1	2019-09-01
46	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$1	2019-04-09
46	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$1	2019-03-31
46	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$1	2019-02-28
46	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fee	$1	2019-01-31
46	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$1	2019-01-09
52	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$0.50	2019-07-09
52	Vantiv LLC	Payment processing fees	$0.50	2019-06-30
54	Staples	Office supplies	$0.23	2019-01-07
55	Actblue	Payment processing fees	$0.15	2019-06-01
55	Actblue	Payment processing fees	$0.15	2019-04-01
55	Actblue	Payment processing fees	$0.15	2019-03-01
55	Actblue	Payment processing fees	$0.15	2019-02-01
55	Actblue	Payment processing fees	$0.15	2019-01-01