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A Nebraska state senator crossed the divide and joined the Republican Party after four decades as a Democrat.
State Senator Mike McDonnell announced Wednesday that he is switching parties, citing his anti-abortion stance as one of the factors in his decision. The lawmaker claimed that his religious beliefs on the sanctity of life caused Democrats to “punish” him as the county party withdrew its support and the leading committee in the state party censured him.
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“Today I’m announcing, I am now going to be a registered Republican in the state of Nebraska,” the senator revealed Wednesday.
The former firefighter and union leader who’s been a Democrat since 1984, made his announcement in a press conference on Wednesday.
Nebraska State Senator Mike McDonnell just left the Democrat Party and became a Republican. Hear his powerful explanation why:
"I have asked the Democratic Party to respect my religious-based pro-life position. Instead, over the last year, they have decided to punish me for… pic.twitter.com/tnKbdfkAR7
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 4, 2024
“I asked the Democratic Party in Douglas County to respect that I’m pro-life, that I’m a member of the Roman Catholic Church. And my beliefs are based on that,” McDonnell said. “Douglas County Democrats instead of respecting it, they decided to punish it.”
“They said you cannot participate, you can’t be a delegate, we’re not gonna share our party resources,” he added. “I continue to vote pro-life. The state Democratic Party decided to censure me. I continue to vote pro-life.”
The Nebraska Democratic Party, which censured McDonnell in March, pushed back on his claim.
“The Nebraska Democratic Party will continue to stand up for reproductive freedom and the human rights of the LGBTQ community. Our decision to censure Sen. McDonnell was never about him being a pro-life Catholic,” NDP chair Jane Kleeb said Wednesday in a statement, according to Newsweek…
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