Two more KS repukes in trouble

TOPEKA — Two Johnson County legislators — one seeking a higher office and one not seeking re-election — were fined today for campaign finance violations.

Sen. Kay O’Connor, an Olathe Republican running for Secretary of State, was fined $5,000 for illegally soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists, the second time within a year that she has faced such allegations.

O’Connor acknowledged she violated the law that prohibits candidates for statewide office from seeking contributions from lobbyists while the Legislature is in session. She signed a decree with the state Governmental Ethics Commission and agreed to pay the fine it imposed.

In August, the commission fined O’Connor $3,000 for violating the same law. In both cases, O’Connor said the violation was unintentional.

Commission members said this year’s case was less serious than last year’s because O’Connor realized she made a mistake and called lobbyists herself, telling them to ignore her solicitation letter. But they said it warranted a larger fine because it was a second violation.

Rep. Patricia Kilpatrick, an Overland Park Republican, was fined $4,000 for campaign finance violations.

Kilpatrick told the commission that the mistakes she made on her last report for her 2004 campaign were the result of personal problems. She described herself as a victim of domestic violence.

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See, if she would have JUST STAYED HOME AND KNITTED BOOTIES FOR THE GRANDKIDS like a good second class citizen (which she says women are) she would've never had this trouble!

Throw Granny in the Slammer!!!!! :bounce:

We need a bigger newspaper to roll up and smack her on the nose with -- bad Kay!

is it really too much to ask to have a Secretary of State who is familiar with and respects campaign finance laws enough not to break them?

I couldn't agree with you more, Telly (besides, you're a Yankee fan). Keep in mind that, since the Republican-controlled Congress is going to allow the 1965 Voting Rights Act expire, the responsibility for safeguarding our voting rights will fall upon the states. Can you imagine having someone in charge of guaranteeing those rights who believes that it was a mistake to give women the right to vote? This Secretary of State race needs to be understood as a critical test for all voters. Ron Thonburgh doesn't want to corral the renegade neocon Election Commissioners who are severely curtailing our ability to vote, and O'Connor who . . . as I said earlier.

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I'm sorry to hear that you were trying to jinx the Yanks, er, well, don't change a thing. The Yanks beat up Cleveland tonight. Soooo, which team are you trying to favor with this jinx? The Royals? I hope the Royals pulled another Roger Maris/Lou Pinella deal tonight. Two ex-Royals just joined the Yankees.

"I'm an old-fashioned woman. Men should take care of women, and if men were taking care of women today, we wouldn't have to vote." - Kay O'Connor