John,
In an unprecedented move, the Montana Republican-led State Legislature has voted to BAN Rep. Zooey Zephyr for the remainder of the legislative session after she spoke out against a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors across the state.
This is undemocratic, it’s wrong, and it has brought shame to our state. Targeting and silencing the first openly transgender woman legislator in Montana is beneath the office our legislators hold. Rep. Zephyr represents 11,000 Montanans, and she deserves to speak on critical legislation that impacts her constituents – just like every other elected official in our state.
This is not the first time Republican State Legislators have used their majorities to silence dissent. We saw it in Tennessee, we saw it yesterday here in Montana, and it won’t stop here.
By comparison, in states like Delaware, we’ve seen the good work that Democrats can do when trusted with legislative majorities. They prioritize policies that make their communities safer, healthier, and more fulfilled. All while GOP State Legislatures are focused on silencing dissent because they are proposing unpopular bills that attack the LGBTQ+ community, attack a woman’s fundamental right to make her own health care decisions, and attack democracy.
They can’t win with their ideas, so they’re resorting to censorship. And that’s why we need to hold the GOP accountable by defeating them in 2024. If Democrats can win just TWO more legislative seats in 2024, Republicans won’t have the numbers to pull a stunt like this again.
We need your help right now, John. Will you help send a message to Montana Republicans and any other GOP legislatures that would silence dissent by splitting a donation between the Montana Democratic Party, the Montana Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, and Delaware Democratic Party?