McDonald's owner apologizes for urging workers to vote Republican
By Phil Trexler
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Saturday, Oct 30, 2010
The owner of a chain of McDonald's restaurants in Stark County has issued an apology after sending a letter with his employees' paychecks encouraging them to vote for three Republicans.
The original letter to dozens of employees encouraged them to vote for GOP candidates John Kasich for governor, Rob Portman of the U.S. Senate and Jim Renacci for the 16th District seat in Congress.
In the letter, Siegfried writes that employee wages at his company can only be raised ''if the right people'' are elected.
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