The latest challenge for the beleaguered Massachusetts state GOP: Tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills By Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated January 10, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

 

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The latest challenge for the beleaguered Massachusetts state GOP: Tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills

By Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated January 10, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

Fresh off a devastating electoral defeat and facing down four years of total Democratic control on Beacon Hill, the Massachusetts Republican Party now appears to have mounting financial and legal problems, too: a pile of overdue bills, much of that money owed to an opposition research firm that party leaders hired last year to dig up dirt on Maura Healey during her run for governor.

As of late December, the state GOP owed at least $86,000 to at least two outside vendors hired for election-related services, bills that were late by more than two months, according to documents obtained by the Globe. Without prompt payment, the party faces mounting late fees from one vendor and a possible lawsuit from the other; lawyers for the latter vendor, Stirm Group, threatened to take party leaders to court if the bill for over $52,000 is not paid soon, according to the legal documents and invoices.

“Despite these repeated demands, MassGOP has failed and refused to pay the outstanding amounts . . . or offer any proposal to resolve the matter,” attorneys wrote in the letter, which was obtained by the Globe. The attorney, George Nader, added that he had been instructed to “take all necessary and appropriate action” to collect the payment.