Kansas Meadowlark

A recent Meadowlark article asked whether Congressman Dennis Moore would exploit a one-day window to send mail on Aug. 6 to constituents in the 3rd Congressional District paid for by taxpayers. Apparently, that franking window was a bit too narrow in 2008, and Congressman Moore did not send such a mailing. But, what about Moore’s franked pieces in 2006, 2004, and 2002 sent out just over 90 days before elections?

In Aug 2006 after the August 2006 primary, Congressman Moore sent at least TWO mailings that were “prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense” just days before the Aug 9, 2006 deadline for free mail before the November general election. These TWO mailings were sent at taxpayer expense even though Congressman Moore had nearly $1 million in his campaign account at the end of June 2006! Moore had sent similar franked pieces paid for by taxpayers before the August Primary in 2004 and 2002.

The Meadowlark intended to investigate how all Kansas House members in Congress used franking over the last three election cycles, but the Clerk of the U.S. House wants an average citizen to go to Washington, DC to see such information!

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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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