(Oskaloosa, IA) — Iowa G-O-P chairman Jeff Kaufmann says Mahaska County Republicans do not have the power to formally censure Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks for her vote supporting same-sex marriage.
He says county committees do not have the ability to censure — and that “even the Republican Party of Iowa cannot censure.” Mahaska County Republicans voted a week ago to censure Miller-Meeks for voting yes on a bill to ensure all states recognize same-sex and interracial marriages. Mahaska County Republicans say supporting same-sex marriage directly opposes the Iowa Republican Party platform, which calls traditional one-man and one-woman marriages the foundation of an enduring and healthy civilization.
Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion also voted for the bill.
