The ads says skinny-dipping is 'more shameless what he’s doing to Kansas,' about Yoder. Ad hits Yoder for 'skinny-dipping'

A long-shot Democratic challenger in a Kansas House race is making a splash with her first ad, a spot that calls out GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder for “skinny-dipping on the job.”

POLITICO reported in 2012 that the congressman took off his clothes and jumped into the Sea of Galilee during a congressional fact-finding trip to the Holy Land.


In the ad, Kelly Kultala, a former state legislator, says: “A while back, Congressman Yoder made news by skinny-dipping on the job. But it’s more shameless what he’s doing to Kansas.”

A number of people are then shot strategically in and around a pool to appear as if they, too, are skinny-dipping.

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An old couple in the water says, “The naked truth is Yoder voted to cut Medicare for seniors.”

A man sitting on a pool chair adds that Yoder “opposed a raise for Kansas workers.”

And a young woman in the pool continues: “And stripped education funding for Kansas schools. Yoder lines the pockets of his millionaire donors with big tax cuts, and they line his, when he has pockets.”

Kultala ends with: “I’m Kelly Kultala, and I approve this message because Congressman Yoder’s record is nothing to blush about.”

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The ad, which was produced by Three Point Media, is backed by a five-figure, multiweek, broadcast and cable buy in the Kansas City media market.

The media firm’s Travis Lowe said the campaign knew it had to produce an eye-catching ad against a better-funded incumbent.

“Kelly is a great candidate and knows that we need to stand out against an opponent with a huge bank account,” he said in an email. “What’s important to her is that we’re talking about Yoder’s record in DC and how it’s affecting middle class families in Kansas. That’s really what this ad is about, not his conduct abroad. It was fun to do the ad, but his record is no joke for Kansas families, unfortunately.”

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