It seemed like an inspirational story – a young upstart successfully challenging a long serving legislator on a progressive platform. But the dream has quickly turned to a nightmare for Kansas Democrats, as it has come out that state House candidate Aaron Coleman has a history of gendered violence, having bullied one woman into attempting suicide and releasing a nude photo of another when she refused to give him more. (SLNYT)
The Kansas Democratic Party has publicly stepped away from Coleman, supporting a write-in campaign for incumbent Stan Frownfelter, whom Coleman had defeated in the primary. Coleman has acknowledged that the accusations are true, but has refused to step down.