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Related: About this forumBlake Farenthold tells Gov. Abbott he won't pay for special election to replace him
by Emma Platoff, Texas TribuneBlake Farenthold a disgraced former Texas congressman who resigned last month will not fund the special election to replace himself, he told Gov. Greg Abbott in a letter Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Abbott had asked that Farenthold pay for the election, set for June 30, as a form of recompense: Farenthold resigned in April, months after it came to light that he had settled a sexual harassment claim from a former staffer with $84,000 of taxpayer money.
That payment mechanism is allowed under federal law but has nonetheless drawn sharp criticism on both sides of the aisle since it was uncovered last fall. Farenthold had originally pledged to repay that sum to taxpayers, but has yet to do so, claiming he is acting on the advice of his lawyers.
Farenthold, who is worth well over $2 million, according to a recent financial disclosure form, has now said he wont pay for the election either.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2018/05/02/report-blake-farenthold-tells-gov-abbott-he-wont-pay-special-election-/
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Blake Farenthold tells Gov. Abbott he won't pay for special election to replace him (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
May 2018
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Shrike47
(6,913 posts)1. I wouldn't either. Abbott is making a show request.
Gothmog
(145,064 posts)2. From my twitter feed
They_Live
(3,231 posts)3. Yarbles.
A good kick in them he needs.