'Lies and misinformation': WA GOP accuses Dems of supporting child chemical castration
Raw StoryA Spanish-language text message sent by the Washington State Republican Party accusing Democratic candidates of supporting "chemical castration of children at school" sparked outrage from the state's Legislative Latino Caucus and candidates named in the message. Maria Beltran, Democratic candidate to represent Washington State Senate District 14 Beltran is running against 17-year incumbent Republican State Sen. Curtis King, who told Raw Story he wasn't made aware of the messages that the Washington State Republican Party planned to send. "I very strongly disavow the comments made in a text that was recently sent out by the state Republican Party," King told Raw Story in an emailed statement. Republican State Rep. Jim Walsh, chairman of the Washington State Republican Party, doubled down on the accusations against Beltran, Ruiz Kennedy and Dimas in a statement emailed to Raw Story.