You may have recently received a mailer from my opponent with a huge quote by Kansas House Speaker Pro Tempore Blake Carpenter covering half the page, implying that he has his endorsement. But this is not the case. If you read carefully, Carpenter was praising him on one particular issue. As I’ve mentioned before, my opponent is on the somewhat conservative side for a Democrat, so it’s not surprising that occasionally Republicans praise him on particular issues. But Carpenter has clearly endorsed *me*, not my opponent, in the current election. He has supplied the following quote:
I’m proud to endorse Erik Seligman because he will be a strong ally in cutting property taxes and reining in government spending. The current incumbent often helps sustain the governor’s vetoes on commonsense reforms. With the governor vowing to block property tax cuts in 2025, we need Erik to help us secure the votes to override her vetoes and bring much-needed relief to Kansans.
So, don’t let yourselves be fooled by my opponent’s misleading mailer! As I pointed out in one of my other articles, despite my opponent trying to push the meme that he’s a fiscal conservative, he cannot be relied on to stand up to the governor’s vetoes or significantly reduce taxes and spending.