Jonathan Paton is again asking Ann Kirkpatrick to refund taxpayers the money her congressional office spent to reward her campaign staff after losing the 2010 election.
After losing her election in 2010, Kirkpatrick spent over $100,000 in her final 48 hours in office on taxpayer-funded staff bonuses. Included in this amount was over $22,000 in bonuses to her former campaign aides.
Paton, Kirkpatrick’s Republican opponent in CD9, released a round of calls requesting Kirkpatrick to refund taxpayers the $22,433.31 she spent rewarding her political cronies. Listen to the audio of the call here:
“I am anxious to hear whether or not Ann Kirkpatrick plans to give back the money she owes the taxpayers,” said Paton. “Using taxpayer money to reward her campaign staff after she lost was irresponsible and dishonest. After the voters said no to her votes on Obamacare and the wasteful stimulus, Kirkpatrick spent more of our money – it’s time to pay it back.”
Kirkpatrick is the former U.S. Representative for CD1. She served only from 2009 until 2011. She was defeated by Republican Paul Gosar in the 2010 election. Kirkpatrick was voted out of office due to her vote on Obamacare.