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Senator Pays Six Year Old Debt

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Daily Mail11 Oct

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…

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 →

The Guardian12 Oct

Republican US Senator Roger Marshall has settled a six-year-old debt with Holly’s Sweet Treats bakery in Kansas after repeated collection attempts by the business owner, Holly Thomas. The debt stemmed from an unpaid invoice for treats ordered during Marshall's 2020 election campaign. In a social media post, Marshall acknowledged the oversight and paid double the original $678.75 bill as a gesture of goodwill…

Republican US senator facing re-election settles six-year bakery debt →

Fox News12 Oct

Holly Thomas, owner of a Kansas bakery, called out Senator Roger Marshall on social media for not paying a $678.75 bill from six years earlier for cookies and treats ordered by his campaign during the 2020 election. After Thomas’s post gained attention, Marshall paid the invoice plus an additional amount, totaling $1,300. This incident highlights a small business owner's personal experience with financial integrity…

Senate Republican settles six-year-old campaign bill after being called out on social media →

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11 Oct
'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.
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Where to start Senate Republican settles six-year-old campaign bill after being called out on social media Fox News

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12 Oct Senate Republican settles six-year-old campaign bill after being called out on social mediaHolly Thomas, owner of a Kansas bakery, called out Senator Roger Marshall on social media for not paying a $678.75 bill from six years earlier for cookies and treats ordered by his campaign during the 2020 election. After Thomas’s post gained attention, Marshall paid the invoice plus an additional amount, totaling $1,300. This incident highlights a small business owner's personal experience with financial integrity…Fox News
12 Oct Republican US senator facing re-election settles six-year bakery debtRepublican US Senator Roger Marshall has settled a six-year-old debt with Holly’s Sweet Treats bakery in Kansas after repeated collection attempts by the business owner, Holly Thomas. The debt stemmed from an unpaid invoice for treats ordered during Marshall's 2020 election campaign. In a social media post, Marshall acknowledged the oversight and paid double the original $678.75 bill as a gesture of goodwill…The Guardian
11 Oct Kansas senator finally pays bakery $1,300 after they exposed that his campaign didn't pay bill for custom cookies and brownies six years agoHolly 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…Daily Mail

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