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"From a recent letter to the editor from Mr. French, one might assume that more than a few of Rep. Tony Barton’s supporters may be nervous about his re-election chances. In short, they appear seriously worried that Jeff Pittman will be our new state representative from Leavenworth.

Seemingly, they are willing to say about anything to try to stop him. Mr. French argues that Jeff Pittman and his followers dishonored a recent celebration of law enforcement folks by wearing Pittman shirts to the rally. I thought dress codes ended after high school."

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Time to take our state back →

"I wish to address several comments made in Opinion section of the Leavenworth Times on July 27 relative to my friend Jeff Pittman, who is running for the 41st District seat in the Kansas House of Representatives.

The writer made serious misstatements in reference to earlier letters by Alan Schuler and Henry Weisenflugh which had supported Jeff’s excellent personal character and had related his strong ties to this community.

The purpose of their letters was to answer rumors that were being spread about whether Jeff lived in Leavenworth. Never did they argue that being a graduate of Leavenworth High was a prerequisite for “voting for a candidate,” as the writer asserts."

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Get to the main issues →

"It is puzzling to read two letters (Alan Schuler, July 20, and Henry Weissenfluh, July 22) promoting a Democratic candidate for 41st District state representative who has no contest in the primary and the main point they both make is that this candidate, Jeff Pittman, should be elected because he graduated from Leavenworth High School. That is the weirdest reason I’ve heard for voting for a candidate."

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