IN THE HOLE: 1.5 million good reasons to start campaigning for office?
*Maybe she’s in. Maybe she’s not. She’s definitely out. No, wait, she’s IN!*
Over in the new 1st congressional district, The Laurie Buckhout Show has really been something thus far. We’ve had the star of *the show* herself apparently pitching some bizarre deals to her primary opponents. We’ve also had the star herself apparently imagining a shout-out from the podium by The President of the United States.
Stay seated and buckled in, folks. It looks like things are going to get even wilder.
Judging from what we’ve found online, Laurie Buckhout never did close the campaign account from her 2024 run against congressman Don Davis.
For the 2023-2024 reporting cycle, it appears Buckhout loaned her campaign a total of $1,713,000.
FEC records indicate Buckhout made three payments toward that debt – a total of $213,000 – between October 4, 2023 and December 13, 2024.
So, if you look at the last report the Buckhout campaign filed – in September 2025 — a debt of $1.5 million “owed by the committee” is still shown. The original $1.713 million minus the $213K would result in a balance of $1.5 million.
If these campaign reports are accurate, Buckhout has not made a dent in that $1.5 million debt in OVER ONE YEAR.
Question: If she hasn’t been able to raise enough money to clear up that debt over the last year, how can she seriously be expected to raise the kind of money needed to knock off an entrenched, incumbent congressman?
Perhaps THIS is the reason for the abrupt 180 on running for Congress. .
Well, folks… politics never disappoints when it comes to plot twists.
Apparently, Sandy Robertson is now telling supporters that since he’s no longer in the race, their donations won’t be returned—but instead will be re-gifted to Laurie.
That’s an interesting interpretation of “your money.”
Most people thought they were donating to a campaign, not buying tickets to a political shell game. If this were Monopoly, someone would be yelling “Do not pass Go” about now.
We’ll just say this: when money starts moving in ways no one remembers authorizing, voters tend to notice. And they usually don’t laugh last—no matter how creative the explanation.
Grab the popcorn. This campaign season just added a bonus episode. ?
This is not a true statement. My letter provides the option for return of the donation to the individual or a provision to give to Laurie’s campaign.
-Sandy Roberson
Food for thought, Bev cannot even get the name of the former candidate right, why believe anything she says?