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Democratic Socialist Legislator Candidate Seeks Rent Handout
A Democratic socialist candidate, set to earn a $142,000 legislative salary, publicly requested a rent handout before deleting the post due to backlash. The incident sparked controversy regarding her financial situation and political stance.
2 Aug, 00:49 — 2 Aug, 00:49
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Fox NewsMixed12h ago
Democratic socialist headed for $142K legislature salary begs for rent handout, deletes post after backlash
Brian Romero's GoFundMe seeking $2,000 for rent and groceries raised eyebrows given his expected $142,000 annual Assembly salary once sworn in.
Read full article →YahooMostly Factual12h ago
Democratic socialist headed for $142K legislature salary begs for rent handout, deletes post after backlash
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