After Kissell's near victory in 2006, which fed on the strength of grass-roots support and a vigorous internet campaign, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee supported his campaign in 2008. Questions about the way Kissell ran his 2006 campaign were raised when it was revealed that he had paid no employment taxes and social security on his campaign workers. He remains in arrears to some workers that he released from the campaign for as much as $15,000. He later stated that the workers were "volunteers," although at least one employee holds a document, signed by Kissell, that states the amount that was to be paid monthly. One constituent, Gail Vowel of Harrisburg was quoted as saying, "she'd never vote for Kissell after hearing he didn't pay Social Security and unemployment taxes for about a dozen campaign workers, one of Hayes' biggest attacks of Kissell. Kissell says his 2006 campaign used contract workers, and that he's paying all required taxes for his full-time employees in this campaign, a statement that remains in question.