MT GOP Censures Nine Reps For “Aligning” With Dems

NBC News reports:

The Montana Republican Party announced Friday it is censuring nine state senators after “repeated alignment with Senate Democrats” this legislative session. A press release claims the senators “undermined the Republican majority leadership and disregarded the will of Montana Republican voters.”

The censure alleges State Sens. Jason Ellsworth, Wendy McKamey, Gayle Lammers, Josh Kassmier, Butch Gillespie, Gregg Hunter, Denley Loge, Russ Tempel and Shelley Vance “consistently voted with Democrats, betraying the core values of the Republican Party.”

The party’s action means MTGOP will no longer support or fund the senators’ campaigns. The party also urges people to stop referring to the senators as Republicans.

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