Former FHSU President Edward Hammond released a statement Saturday regarding a mailer sent by the Kansas Republican Party with quotes from him regarding Gov. Sam Brownback.
“I am sorry to be communicating in this manner; however, I am in China on university business. I was made aware of a political flyer from the Kansas Republican Party endorsing Governor Brownback which had my image and a quote from me. It is university policy that state employees may not officially endorse a candidate in any election. During my tenure as president of Fort Hays State University and in my current role as president-emeritus, I have never endorsed a political candidate in an election and I am not endorsing any candidate now. No one asked for my permission to use my image, nor my words on this specific campaign mailer and I feel it is important that the public knows any such use of said images or words does not constitute an endorsement from me,” Hammond wrote.
The general election is on Tuesday.