Democrat Candidate Kultala Trying to Intimidate Businesses/Voters?

It would appear that Democrat Candidate Kelly Kultala may be personally engaging in voter intimidation in the 5th Senate District.

Yesterday, the Steve Fitzgerald for Senate campaign released the following transcript of the call:
“Ah, hello I was wondering if you were supporting Steve Fitzgerald for the State Senate race I noticed that you have a big sign out in front of your business and he's kind of [a] creepy nut out of Leavenworth we've spent a lot of money at your business and we will not be coming there any longer as long as you still support [...]”

Additionally, the business that was contacted confirmed that they have the voice message and the Caller ID which indicates the call came from Mrs. Kultala’s home phone number.

Senate Candidate Steve Fitzgerald had this to say:
“...Mrs. Kultala is personally engaged in voter intimidation in the district. She has been calling area businesses to intimidate them into removing my campaign signs from their property and we now have proof...Her actions are certainly disrespectful of the rights of others and may even be illegal.”

Dan Jones, owner of Jerry's Nursery located at 5319 North K-7 Hwy outside Lansing in Wyandotte County said he was upset about the call. Jones explained: "I didn't think allowing a candidate to put up a campaign sign outside my business was any big deal until I got Mrs. Kultala's phone call on my answering machine. It bothers me because she says on the answering machine that she won't be doing any business with me in the future. As far as I know I've never had any personal business from her. But, I do know she is a past Wyandotte Unified Government Commissioner, Piper School Board member, and currently sits on the Wyandotte Library Board. I've done business and have a good reputation with those organizations. It sounds to me like she's going to stop me from further business with any of those organizations. That's pretty vindictive if you ask me."

Steve Flanagan, owner of the Buggy Bath Carwash and Ensign Storage Units, located at 401 North 130th Street, was also called. "I received a call at my business located on 7 Highway that was automatically transferred to my assistant's cell phone. The call was from someone who my assistant says sounded like Mrs. Kultala who sounded pretty upset that I was allowing Mr. Fitzgerald to put up campaign signs on my property. She said she'd no longer be doing any business with me. I didn't get a chance to talk with her personally since it was forwarded to my assistant's cell phone. But I'm a little surprised that someone running for Senator would threaten local business owners."

To hear the audio file of the call and get more information on the Fitzgerald campaign, click here.

Just as a reminder, Mrs. Kultala is Governor Sebelius' hand picked candidate for office. The Governor endorsed her during the Democrat primary, and contributed money to her campaign. Here is another example of questionable ethics from someone hand picked by the Governor--can her judgment be trusted?