Sue Gamble, who is Republican candidate for State Senate District 10, was featured in a 2004 “Republicans for Moore” ad in which she said:
“Please join me in helping re-elect Dennis Moore,” Sue Gamble, KS Board of Education
Dennis Moore is the Democratic Congressman from the Kansas Third Congressional District.
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The Hill is reporting that Rep. Dennis Moore’s chief of staff may have violated House rules last week by circulating a campaign-related job posting from his House E-mail account:
Howard Bauleke circulated a posting for jobs with the Kansas Coordinated Campaign, an election-year organization initiative run by the Kansas Democratic Party. Rules prohibit the use of House resources for campaign purposes. …
Moore spokeswoman Rebecca Black said the e-mail was probably an oversight.
A recent Meadowlark article gave preliminary information about franking abuse by both Democratic House Minority Leader, Dennis McKinney, and Kansas Senate Minority Leader, Anthony Hensley. Additional information about McKinney’s mailings is not yet available, but details from the Legislative Administrative Services show how much was spent by Senator Hensley on joint mailings on behalf of other Senators. The joint mailings consisted of a postcard and newsletter. (more…)
Recently both the Kansas House Minority Leader, Dennis McKinney, and Kansas Senate Minority Leader, Anthony Hensley, abused their generous budget to mail items to Kansas voters. These mailings had less to do with helping inform constituents about what is going on in the Kansas legislature, and more to do with getting certain Democrats re-elected this year.
A reliable source tells the Meadowlark that House Minority Leader Mckinney will reimburse the State for postage for his recent mailings.
Update (Apr 27) : At least TWO senate districts and two house districts are known to be involved in this franking abuse. Why is the media ignoring this waste of tax dollars? Read the rest of this entry…
Is former Kansas Democratic Party chair and master fundraiser, Dennis Langley, the mastermind behind using congressional district party committees to allow PACs to send $25,000 to the Kansas Democratic Party every year when the limit is $5000? Why is Langley still actively involved in Kansas politics and fundraising when he votes in South Dakota? Read the rest of this entry …
A review of state party, recognized and congressional district committees show Democrats have a large political money edge in the state party and congressional district committees, while Republicans have an edge in the recognized Senate and House committees. Democrats continue to use a scheme to channel money to the state party, which may be technically legal, but violates the spirit of the law. This scheme allows PACs to send $25,000 to the Kansas Democratic Party every year when the limit is $5000. Read the rest of this entry …
The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission failed to take action against a PAC Carmichael was involved with that failed to report its political mailings in Nov 2006. See the rest of this entry …
Photo Essay of Caucus at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park. See this photo essay …
Betty Hanicke, a major conservative political leader in Kansas, and the “Godmother of Johnson County Republican Politics,” celebrates her 83rd birthday today. A stroke in 2001 has limited Betty’s political involvement in recent years. See the rest of this entry …