Roger Marshall pays unpaid bill to Hutchinson bakery after viral complaint
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall paid a Hutchinson bakery $1,300 on Saturday to resolve an old campaign tab. The lawmaker settled the account following online accusations about an unpaid 2020 primary election balance.
The money went to Holly Thomas, the owner of Holly’s Sweet Treats. She said Marshall’s 2020 Senate campaign never paid for an order of baked goods.
The items were ordered for his Republican primary election watch party. Thomas said the campaign left her with an unpaid bill of $678.75. Her newly opened shop was struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic at the time.
Thomas said she spent nearly a year trying to collect the money. She repeatedly contacted the campaign by phone and email without getting a response.
An invoice shared by Thomas listed the event treats:
- Custom sugar cookies: $375
- Fudge brownies: $175
- Cupcakes: $75
Thomas voiced her frustration in a public social media post.
“Do you know why I will never vote for Roger Marshall? Because six years ago, when I was a brand-new small business owner, his campaign ordered cookies and treats from my bakery for his primary election watch party. And I never got paid.”
Marshall stated he had no prior knowledge of the debt. He moved to resolve the situation after learning about the public posts from Thomas.
“We have absolutely no idea how this happened, but rest assured as soon as it became known to us, we immediately attempted to contact the business in order to apologize, and we have repaid the bill from 2020, double,” Marshall wrote Saturday on X.
The senator shared a screenshot of a digital receipt. The image confirmed a $1,300 transfer to the Hutchinson storefront. That figure doubled the original total.
Political campaign committees routinely hire vendors to supply food, decor and space for political election gatherings. Commercial invoices often require processing through treasurers before campaigns disburse funds to private businesses.
Marshall is a physician who won election to the Senate in 2020. A report by The New York Times previously documented hundreds of patient debt collection lawsuits from his medical practice.
