Huckleberries has received a couple of requests to re-post the story on the Post Falls school trustee elections from 2013 in which a letter was circulated under state Sen. Bob Nonini’s signature. Here it is — from the Huckleberries Online files (May 23, 2013):
A letter signed by Sen. Bob Nonini that arrived in some Post Falls voters’ mailboxes a few days before Tuesday’s school board races is
stirring a post-election debate. Nonini said he was caught off guard when he was the only lawmaker who had a signature on the letter. It was dated May 17 and in support of candidates Carol Goodman and Glorie Ward, both endorsed by the Reagan Republicans and election winners.
“There was a misunderstanding behind the letter,” he said, adding that he didn’t send the letter. Nonini said, had he known he would have been the only legislator to have his signature on the letter, he would have given it a second thought as to whether to allow to have it sent. However, Nonini said he signed off on the content in the letter. It says “From the desk of Senator Bob Nonini” on the top. Jeff Ward, treasurer of the Republican group and Glorie’s husband, said he did the footwork on the letter in collaboration with the candidates/
Brian Walker
, Coeur d’Alene Press.
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