Frownfelter's pitch to voters was to reelect him because he is "one of the largest fundraisers for the Kansas Democratic Party." Its true, he raised nearly $50,000 -- almost entirely from corporate PACs representing real estate, utilities, construction, etc.
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But his disclosures show little money going to other Democrats. The Kansas Ethics Commission says politicians may not spend campaign funds on personal use. Frownfelter's campaign purchased a $2k laptop, spends around $2k a year on Frownfelter's personal internet & phone bills.
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One of the anti-EPA bills backed by Rep. Frownfelter was a copy and paste model bill from ALEC https://www.alec.org/model-policy/resolution-opposing-epas-regulatory-train-wreck/ … http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/year1/measures/hr6008/ …
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Rep. Frownfelter voted for Koch Industries-backed legislation, SB 91, to remove the mandatory 20 percent renewable energy standard in Kansas, and increase property taxes on wind energy. http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2016/b2015_16/members/documents/rep_frownfelter_stan_1_vote_record_2015.pdf …
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The American Conservative Union, the group that hosts CPAC, gave Rep. Frownfelter, a member of the Kansas House Democratic legislative leadership, its highest score for any Democrat in the legislature http://acuratings.conservative.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/02/Kansas_2015_web2.pdf …
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I figure there aren't many pictures of Kansas state leg leaders, but telling that many of the images of Rep. Frownfelter -- who raised $50k but didn't bother to re-register his campaign domain -- are pics of him golfing with lobbyists and other legislators https://labormanagementkc.typepad.com/photos/2013_golf_tournament/2013lmcgolffrownfelterburroughs.html …
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The right has no scruples. They can only hold you back in the pursuit of power, which the left - the people - desperately need. Should we dispense of scruples?
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With respect, this sounds like a defense on the grounds that his opponent has worse views on issues. Which would raise uncomfortable possibility that having the *right* views on abortion makes personal behavior problems okay.
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