June 14, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Evan Lips, communications director
617-523-5005 ext. 245
WOBURN -- Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons announced Monday night that a Father's Day gathering at his home in Andover featuring Texas U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw has been called off due to planned protests.
"These protests would have caused a major disturbance in my neighborhood, and I do not want my guests, my neighbors, or Congressman Crenshaw to be subjected to a chaotic and potentially volatile situation," Lyons said. "While the event is now canceled, we are nonetheless committed to hosting Congressman Crenshaw at some point in the future.
"The fight against censorship, cancel culture, and the far-left's obsession with silencing anyone who dares to express their right to free speech and free expression continues. The threat is real."
Rep. Crenshaw had been scheduled to host a Father's Day celebration on Sunday at the Lyons family barn in Andover.
