DENVER—A Republican sheriff in Colorado says his agency spent more than $25,000 on security costs when Mitt Romney held a rally this month, and he’ll be sending the bill to the GOP presidential candidate’s campaign.
Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson tells KCNC-TV in Denver ( ) he deployed 61 deputies for about four hours when Romney held a rally Feb. 6 that drew about 4,200 people to a school.
Robinson had said earlier this month that he would send all political campaigns the tab when his deputies have to close roads, direct traffic and put in overtime because of campaign events. Nevertheless, he said he would still make events safe, regardless of whether campaigns pay.
Robinson also sent bills to U.S. Senate campaigns in 2010, but the candidates never paid up.
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Information from: KCNC-TV,
