Politics · United States · 5 hrs ago
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall pays bakery bill from 2020 campaign event
Kansas Republican Sen.
Roger Marshall has paid a bakery bill for treats his campaign ordered for a 2020 election-night event.
The bill was $678.75 and remained unpaid for six years, according to bakery owner Holly Thomas.
Thomas said she had tried several times to contact the campaign and would not vote for Marshall in this year’s election.
Marshall said he did not know how the bill had been missed, apologized and paid $1,300, more than twice the amount owed.
Thomas confirmed that the invoice was paid.
Marshall is seeking re-election against Democrat Adam Hamilton in a competitive Kansas race.
A poll cited by CNN found the candidates tied among likely voters, and the payment comes as Marshall also faces criticism over lawsuits he filed against patients for unpaid medical bills.
The sources do not say what happens next with the bakery payment or the election.
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall paid a $678.75 bill for treats ordered for a 2020 campaign event after it remained unpaid for six years.
Marshall posted a screenshot showing a $1,300 payment, saying the bill had been repaid double.
Bakery owner Holly Thomas said she had contacted the campaign several times without receiving a response.
Thomas said the experience was why she would not vote for Marshall in this year’s election.
Marshall is facing Democrat Adam Hamilton in a competitive re-election race.
- Who
- Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall paid the bill to bakery owner Holly Thomas.
- What
- Marshall paid $1,300 toward a $678.75 bill for treats ordered for a campaign event.
- When
- The treats were ordered for a 2020 event; Marshall paid the bill on Saturday, six years later.
- Where
- A bakery in Kansas made the treats for Marshall’s primary election watch party.
- Why
- Marshall said the campaign did not know how the bill went unpaid and paid it after learning about it.
Holly Thomas
Roger Marshall
Unpaid bill
Holly Thomas
Thomas said Marshall’s campaign failed to pay $678.75 and did not respond to her repeated attempts to reach it.
Roger Marshall
Marshall said he did not know how the bill went unpaid and that he had repaid it double.
Political response
Holly Thomas
Thomas said the experience meant she would not vote for Marshall.
Roger Marshall
Marshall said the payment was made as soon as the matter became known to him.
This isn’t about political parties or policy disagreements. It’s about my personal experience as a small business owner and the importance of honoring financial commitments,
We have absolutely no idea how this happened, but rest assured as soon as it became known to us, we immediately attempted to contact the business in order to apologize, and we have repaid the bill from 2020, double
Six years later, I haven’t forgotten,
Marshall’s campaign ordered cookies, brownies and cupcakes for a primary election watch party.
Thomas said on social media that she would not vote for Marshall after the bill went unpaid.
Marshall posted a screenshot showing a $1,300 payment.
Thomas confirmed that she could finally mark the invoice paid.
- Original bill
- $678.75
- Payment
- $1,300
- Campaign event
- 2020 primary election watch party
- Bakery owner
- Holly Thomas
- Election opponent
- Democrat Adam Hamilton
Sources
Related news
Tillis says Trump’s Russian diesel deal may violate US law
Trump and Rubio consider firing US ambassador to Greece
Trump has not decided whether to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution
US Justice Department investigates networks over White House coverage pause
Vance doubts plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution
Trump names Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary
US suspends major tech firms from green-card labor certification program
Trump creates committee to investigate allegations against Fed governor Lisa Cook
Michigan Senate candidates trade personal attacks in first televised debate
Trump orders inquiry into Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
James Talarico returns to Texas campaign trail after flu-related absence
