Chris Biggs is "authorized by the Kansas constitution"? And the office only runs, I'm sure, because of his "vision and leadership." Transparently political...from the man who harps constantly about how non-partisan the office is supposed to be.About Us
Secretary of State Chris Biggs is one of only four state officers authorized by the Kansas constitution and elected state-wide every four years. With his vision and leadership, our office serves all Kansans by performing numerous statutory duties related to the administration of statewide elections, business entities, and the uniform commercial code. The Kansas constitution created our office, but statutes define our daily duties.
Today, we learned that Biggs is spending $159,000 of taxpayer money to run this ad:
He calls it a public service announcement. Just educating the public, he assures us. I'm sure it's important for the public to hear the name of the Secretary of State in order to learn about advance voting options in Kansas. Another blatantly political move, less than three weeks before the election.
The gall of an elected official spending $159,000 in taxpayer funds to display his mug all over the state this close to an election is incredible. And, by the way...how do we know he's spending $159,000? Because his campaign communications director, Tyler Longpine, tells us it is so. Why would anyone from his campaign need to be involved with the public service duties of the Secretary of State?
This is an outrage, and as a Kansas taxpayer and voter, I urge you to reject this transparent ploy and send this slimy politician packing. He has no respect for our money or our intelligence and is not fit to preside over elections for class president, let alone for the great state of Kansas.
Reminds me of a former custom in my state, New Mexico.
ReplyDeleteMost states have Welcome signs at their border. Ours always said something like "Welcome to New Mexico - Bruce King, Governor". A lot of highways enter New Mexico, so it took a lot of sign changes each time a new governor was elected.
It took the election of Republican governor Gary Johnson to eliminate that waste of taxpayer money for political purposes. Johnson asked, "Does any visitor to New Mexico really care who is governor?". He ended the practice of adding the governor's name to the Welcome signs.