Democrats: State Rep. Geoff Diehl should cancel fundraiser and return all money collected

[Ian David]

Democrats: State Rep. Geoff Diehl should cancel fundraiser and return all money collected

WHITMAN —

The state Democratic Committee is calling for first-term state Rep. Geoff Diehl, R-Whitman, to cancel a fundraiser and return any money collected after he asked school officials to send children home with fliers for the political event.

“How can the voters of his district be sure no funds have been raised by the ‘backpack letter’ scheme,” state Democratic Party Chairman John Walsh said Tuesday in a statement.

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Children under 12 would be admitted for free, but adults would pay $25 – money that would go into Diehl’s campaign account.

State law forbids the use of public resources, the schools, in this case, to campaign.

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