Kansas candidate who admitted to revenge porn back in race

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Kansas candidate who admitted to revenge porn back in race

By JOHN HANNA
August 25 2020

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old Democratic candidate for the Kansas House who admitted to engaging in revenge porn and harassing girls online has reversed his decision to abandon his campaign, and a party leader suggested Tuesday that the House wouldn’t seat the young candidate if he won.

Aaron Coleman, of Kansas City, Kansas, said in a tweeted statement Tuesday that many of the people who voted for him in the primary over veteran state Rep. Stan Frownfelter urged him not to drop out. Coleman prevailed by 14 votes, with the final, unofficial tally standing at 823 to 809.

Frownfelter already has launched a write-in campaign for the November general election that has the backing of the Kansas House’s top Democrat, Minority Leader Tom Sawyer of Wichita.

“If for some reason he does win, I think it’s highly unlikely the Kansas House will allow Mr. Coleman to be seated,” Sawyer said in a statement texted to The Associated Press.

The state constitution says that each chamber is the judge of the elections and qualifications of members.” Sawyer said during a followup interview that if a House member challenges Coleman’s fitness, House leaders could appoint a committee to recommend whether Coleman should be seated, with a two-thirds majority needed to deny Coleman his seat.

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[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Vet your candidates, Democrats.

Don't need any stealth Republicans amongst us.

[LisaL]

4. What does that mean?

He wasn't officially supported by the party. He won the primary anyway.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. I guess it means, the Democrats could have told the Democratic voters in this primary not to support

him.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. Thanks, Glenn Greenwald!

[Drunken Irishman]

3. Definitely not a Republican.

He's a far-left asshole who's part of the Twitter rose brigade.

[Bev54]

6. But could be encouraged by republicans to stay in the race

money or otherwise.

[Drunken Irishman]

8. Or he's just an asshole. They do exist on the left.

In fact, there's quite a lot of 'em.

[dsc]

7. elections have to matter

If he wins the general election then the House should seat him. I hope he doesn't win. He shouldn't win. But if he does win then he should get seated.