Seattle University professor charged in sex sting ran for office in '06

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004418388_franz16m.html

So many people believed in Capt. Andrew Douglas Franz that they ponied up thousands of dollars in contributions for his unsuccessful 2006 bid for a 47th District House seat.

When Canon City, Colo., police announced that Franz was facing eight criminal charges alleging he attempted to have sex with a child under 15, no one was more stunned than those who supported the 41-year-old Kent resident, including gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi.

Franz doorbelled for Rossi in 2004. When Franz ran for the Legislature, Rossi contributed to his campaign. So did former Governor John Spellman and former Seattle mayor Wes Uhlman, and both the Eastside Republicans of King County and the King County Republican Central Committee. snip

In the meantime, Seattle University Provost John Eshelman sent an e-mail to students, faculty and staff Tuesday night informing them of Franz's arrest and asked the Army to end Franz's assignment with the university.

"It's a very serious charge, and we're all pretty shocked," said Lori Sotelo, chairman of the Republican Central Committee.

[Ian David]

1. Of COURSE he ran as a Republican! Not a surprise. n/t

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. "Shocked?" You haven't been chair of the RCC for very long, have you Lori? n/t