John,
Ty Masterson has some serious questions to answer.
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A new Kansas City Star investigation revealed that Masterson — a Republican candidate for governor and one of the most powerful politicians in Topeka — has collected more than $1.1 million over the last decade from the WSU Foundation through a Koch-backed university program.
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Last year alone, Masterson made $163,000 as director of GoCreate — nearly twice his Kansas Senate salary.
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But when a reporter visited the GoCreate office, Masterson wasn’t there. A front desk worker couldn’t say whether he worked on site often — and couldn’t even put a name to his face.
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Even Masterson’s own Republican primary opponent called it a “no-show job” that “smells like career politician corruption.”
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Kansas voters deserve better than politicians who cash in while refusing to answer basic questions.
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This is bigger than one headline.
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For years, Kansas Republicans have put special interests, political insiders, and their own careers ahead of working families. Now Masterson wants voters to hand him the governor’s office — while serious ethics questions are still unanswered.
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WSU reportedly did not respond to repeated requests for comment and had not produced Masterson’s employment contract. A government ethics expert called the arrangement a “public trust question.”
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Public office should be about serving Kansans — not collecting six-figure checks from a Koch-backed program while running the Kansas Senate.
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But holding Republicans accountable takes resources. We need to reach voters, respond quickly, organize in every corner of the state, and make sure Kansans know what’s really at stake.
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Thank you,
Kansas Democrats
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