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Senator Roger Marshall settles six-year bakery debt

Republican US Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas, who is facing re-election, has settled a roughly six-year-old debt with a bakery for treats supplied for a 2020 election watch party. Marshall said he had "no idea how this happened" and repaid the bill at double the amount after the Kansas business's collection attempts went viral online.

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Senator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican in a difficult race, paid an old campaign debt for cookies, muffins and brownies after a baker’s story went viral online.

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Republican US senator facing re-election settles six-year bakery debt

Roger Marshall says he has ‘no idea how this happened’ and repaid bill double for 2020 election watch party treats The Republican US senator Roger Marshall says he has finally paid off a bakery debt – after six years and repeated collection attempts reported by a Kansas business that had supplied a large order of treats for a 2020 election watch party. “We have absolutely no idea how this happened”, the Kansas senat…

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Roger Marshall, a Kansas Senator Facing Re-Election, Settles a Bakery Bill 6 Years Later

Senator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican in a difficult race, paid an old campaign debt for cookies, muffins and brownies after a baker’s story went viral online.

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