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Woman in ad who said a Democrat endangers kids pleaded guilty to endangering kids

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Shellie Flockhart, who called Iowa Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott “dangerous” for kids, pleaded guilty after authorities said she drove drunk with her children in the car in 2017.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Woman in ad who said a Democrat endangers kids pleaded guilty to endangering kids (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Shellie Flockhart, who called Iowa Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott “dangerous” for kids, pleaded guilty after authorities said she drove drunk with her children in the car in 2017.

  2. New York Post

    Iowa councilwoman who accused rival of being ‘dangerous’ for kids once pleaded guilty to child endangerment (opens New York Post)

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    An Iowa councilwoman who used an attack ad to accuse a rival of being “dangerous” for kids once pleaded guilty to a child endangerment charge. Shellie Flockhart, 55, ripped Democrat congressional candidate Sarah Trone Garriott’s voting record on trans issues in the ad released this month – before he…