Kansas senator pays bakery over unpaid bill from campaign six years ago

United States Senator Roger Marshall has paid 1,300 dollars to a bakery after the business exposed that his political campaign failed to settle a bill from six years ago, the Daily Mail reported. Holly Thomas, the owner of Holly's Sweet Treats in Hutchinson, Kansas, shared the issue on her Facebook page. [1]

The original order was placed for Marshall's primary election watch party in 2020, according to the Daily Mail. His team ordered 150 custom sugar cookies featuring Marshall's campaign logo, 100 cupcakes, and 100 brownies. The total bill for the order came to 678.75 dollars. [1]

Thomas said she spent nearly a year attempting to collect the payment through repeated phone calls and emails, the Daily Mail reported. She stated that she never received a return phone call and the invoice was left unpaid. The bakery owner posted the statement online to explain why she would not vote for Marshall's re-election. [1]

Kansas is divided into 105 counties and entered the Union as a free state in January 1861. The state relies heavily on agriculture, including winter wheat and sorghum production, alongside aircraft assembly manufacturing. [3]