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Resident accuses campaign mailer of racism and anti‑LGBTQ bias during Putnam County meeting; legislators urged to respond
Summary
A resident told the Putnam County Legislature that campaign mailers and social posts have falsely linked Putnam Pride to county arts grant awards and accused candidates of distributing homophobic, racist material; the resident asked the Legislature to review and consider censure or guidelines for members.
An extended public comment at the Putnam County Legislature meeting accused a legislative candidate and others of circulating a campaign mailer and social media posts that the speaker said unfairly targeted Black and LGBTQ residents and falsely implied Putnam Pride had received Putnam Arts Council grant funding.
The speaker told the Legislature the mailer and social posts had described Black residents and LGBTQ people as “second class citizens” and said…
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