Tim Huelskamp, Kansas Representative in CD-1 has been forced to deal with a case of a charged sex offender in his Dodge City Kansas office.
http://www.kwch.com/...
Matthew P. Pennell was arrested on Thursday.
Pennell was arrested following an investigation by the Dodge City Police Department and members of the Internet Crimes Against Children task force.
The case has been filed with the Ford County Attorney's office.
His bond is set at $75,000.
Matthew Pennell, pictured above, lists his only occupation of representative service in Dodge City.
Rep. Huelskamp, who has been listed repeatedly as the worst congressman in America on Gay Rights issues, has been prone to link the LGBT community to horrors of pedophiles, now finds himself with a staffer on paid leave accused of sexual offenses against a minor.
http://abcnews.go.com/...
Chief of Staff Mark Kelly said in a written statement that Huelskamp's office has placed Pennell on unpaid leave. The statement said there would be no further comment.
For now, there is no comment. Tim Huelskamp faced challenger Alan LaPolice in 2014, and is expected to draw an alternative right-wing challenger in Dr. Roger Marshall (Great Bend, KS) in 2016, with others considering.
10:09 AM PT: Update
Matthew Pennell wasn't simply someone who worked cheap, he was considered a significant consultant for Western Kansas Tea Party organizations, hired in county parties for fair fees ($1,500 monthly) to work with tea party candidates.
Here, in a State of Kansas Finance Report, we see his efforts for the VERY conservative tea friendly local races.
https://www.dropbox.com/...
Pennell had also been a Republican sent through the DC candidate management school for the Tea Party: