The Iowa Legislature's longest-serving Republican announced that because of President Trump, he will be joining the Democratic Party, calling Trump 'a poor example for the nation and particularly for our children'
Washington The Iowa Legislature's longest-serving Republican announced Tuesday that because of President Donald Trump, he will be joining the Democratic Party, calling Trump"a poor example for the nation and particularly for our children."
State Rep. Andy McKean, who has served in both Iowa's Senate and House chambers, identified with the Republican Party for 35 years before Tuesday's announcement and is the longest-serving Republican in the state's Legislature today, according to the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. "With the 2020 president election looming on the horizon, I feel as a Republican that I need to be able to support the standard bearer of our party.
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