Republican Party of Kansas: Slattery Fundraising Report Raises Questions
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FROM THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KANSAS

July 30, 2008

Contact: Christian Morgan or Corrie Kangas
Office: 785-234-3456
Morgan Mobile: 913-461-8681
Kangas Mobile: 913-406-3649


Topeka, KS—Today, Kansas Republican Party Executive Director Christian Morgan commented on some interesting parts of Jim Slattery’s most recent campaign finance report.  

“Surprisingly, a Wal-Mart clerk from California was able to give the Slattery campaign $4,600 on the same day that two other people with the same last name, and lucrative jobs gave Slattery the exact same amount.  

“The average cashier* at Wal-Mart is paid $8.23/hour for an annual take home amount of approximately $20,000. How can a person afford to give a quarter of their income to a campaign?  

“It’s questionable that a person with this kind of limited income would be able to afford a contribution of this size. If a Wal-Mart clerk can afford a contribution like this, I am in the wrong business.”  

The whole Slattery report can be viewed here.

 

The questionable contributions are from Jian Wang, Vincent Wang, and Yugi Wang are on pages 145-147 of the July quarterly report.  

* http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/fact_sheets_and_backgrounder/walmart/wages.cfm