Before officially stating he would not run, he addressed rumors and allegations made by Erika Benner and others. Ms. Benner, the former deputy state treasurer, stepped down in Aug. 2013 after it was revealed she had spent more than $6,000 on personal items that she charged to her state-issued credit
Days earlier, Flowers was responding to questions about the harassment complaints filed with the Dover Police Department by Erika Benner, his former deputy. She accused Flowers of making harassing and threatening statements in text messages and phone calls after an incident before a July Fourth para
Date: Aug 15, 2014
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DEVELOPING STORY: Delaware treasurer Flowers not running for re-election
Erika Benner, resigned in August 2013. According to a report published last month by state auditor R. Thomas Wagner Jr., Ms. Benner charged more than $6,000 to her state credit card for personal items, including New England Patriots tickets.
Date: Aug 15, 2014
Category: U.S.
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Embattled Delaware treasurer withdrawing from race
Flowers, who has had a rocky relationship with Delaware's Democratic Party establishment since being elected in 2010 and faced a Sept. 9 primary contest, said he was tired of having to fend off attacks on his character, including the recent complaint by former deputy treasurer Erika Benner."I am out. This is not worth it to me, to my family," Flowers told The Associated Press before formally announcing his decision. "Erika Benner has taken almost two years of my life already. I'm not going to give her the dignity of coming up with a new lie every day and having to defend it. ... The p