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Kansas senator finally pays bakery $1,300 after they exposed that his campaign didn't pay bill for custom cookies and brownies six years ago

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Kozhasbay, D. (2026, October 11). Kansas senator finally pays bakery $1,300 after they exposed that his campaign didn't pay bill for custom cookies and brownies six years ago. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16200739/Kansas-senate-pays-local-bakery-Marshall.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Holly Thomas, owner of Holly's Sweet Treats in Hutchinson, Kansas, revealed on Facebook that Senator Roger Marshall’s campaign did not pay her bakery $678.75 for custom cookies and treats ordered six years ago. After she exposed this on social media, Marshall paid the invoice plus an additional amount totaling $1,300 two days later. The incident has drawn criticism from local voters who are reconsidering their support for Marshall's re-election bid due to his failure to settle a small business debt promptly and transparently.

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Holly Thomas, owner of Holly's Sweet Treats in Hutchinson, Kansas, posted on Facebook last Thursday about a debt owed by Roger Marshall, now a U.S. senator running for re-election. Six years ago, his campaign ordered custom cookies and treats from her bakery totaling $678.75 for an election watch party but never paid the bill despite repeated attempts to collect it. Thomas highlighted that she was just starting out as a small business owner during the pandemic when this happened.

Marshall's office only addressed the issue two days after Thomas' post went viral, settling the debt and paying an additional $678.75 to cover interest and potential damage to her business. Locals expressed their disappointment in Marshall’s conduct towards small businesses like Holly’s Sweet Treats, impacting his re-election campaign negatively.

The senator claimed they had "no idea how this happened" but quickly resolved it upon becoming aware of the issue. This incident follows reports about Marshall's medical practice suing numerous patients over unpaid bills as low as $101, further damaging his reputation among constituents who value ethical business practices and community support during hardships.

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A Kansas Senator running for re-election has finally paid a small bakery back for the cookies and brownies she made for his campaign watch party six years ago. asserted

she → run → party

Holly Thomas, owner of Holly's Sweet Treats in Hutchinson, Kansas, took to her Facebook page last Thursday to share why she will never vote for Roger Marshall's re-election for Senate. asserted

she → take → Senate

She revealed that Marshall's team asked for 150 custom sugar cookies with Marshall's campaign logo drawn on them, 100 cupcakes, and 100 brownies for his primary election watch party. asserted

team → reveal → party

The bill came to $678.75, but she revealed Marshall allegedly never paid the bakery. uncertain

Marshall → come → bakery

The baker wrote online: 'Six years ago, when I was a brand-new small business owner, his campaign ordered cookies and treats from my bakery for his primary election watch party. asserted

campaign → write → party

And I never got paid.' asserted

I → pay → ?

She continued: 'For nearly a year, I made repeated attempts to collect payment, reaching out by phone and email. asserted

I → continue → phone

I never received a return phone call, and the invoice was never paid. asserted

invoice → receive → call

'Not only was I just starting out, but we were also in the middle of COVID, when small businesses everywhere were struggling just to keep their doors open. asserted

businesses → start → doors

'Every single dollar mattered. asserted

dollar → matter → ?

Those cookies and treats cost money to make, employees' time to prepare, and resources that my little business couldn't afford to give away,' Thomas wrote. asserted

Thomas → cost → that

Senator Roger Marshall was called out by a bakery owner in Hutchinson, Kansas after he failed to pay for the cupcakes, brownies and cookies he bought for his primary election watch party Roger Marshall failed to pay the small Hutchison bakery which provided his primary election watch party with cookies, brownies and cupcakes Thomas voiced her disapproval of Marshall's senate re-election, citing a time he failed to pay her business back for the baked goods it provided for his primary election watch party six years ago Locals showed their support for Thomas, and expressed that hearing about his failure to pay her back affected their feelings about his re-election. Two days later, Senator Marshall posted proof that he had now paid the invoice - as soon as the issue reached his office this week. asserted

issue → call → office

'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,' Marshall wrote on X. The invoice attached showed that he paid $1,300, which is $57.5 short of double the initial amount owed of $678.75, according to invoices provided by both Thomas and Marshall. uncertain

which → have → Thomas

Earlier this year, The New York Times released a report detailing how Marshall sued 700 of his patients for their debts during his time as an OBGYN. asserted

Marshall → release → OBGYN

Eighty-one of the patients he sued went to jail. asserted

he → sue → jail

According to The NYT, one of the women Marshall sued was a mother who couldn't afford to pay for her $129 postpartum visit. uncertain

who → accord → visit

Holly Thomas posted an invoice of the amount Roger Marshall owed her and never paid back for the treats her bakery supplied for his primary election watch party back in 2020 Thomas confirmed that Marshall paid his invoice in a follow-up Facebook post yesterday. asserted

Marshall → post → post

She wrote: 'Better late than never, right? asserted

She → write → ?

Six years later, I guess we can finally mark that invoice PAID!' asserted

we → guess → invoice

The Daily Mail reached out to Holly Thomas for further comment. asserted

Mail → reach → comment

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