Mississippi Freedom Caucus Calls on Gunn and White to Disavow Liberal Shanda Yates
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**For Immediate Release** Contact: Chairman Dana Criswell Mississippi Freedom Caucus (662) 469-6242 info@freedomcaucus.ms Jackson, MS (July 7, 2022) — A news story first reported by Frank Corder at Y'all Politics was released earlier today which indicates that Republican Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and former-Democrat turned Republican Speaker Pro-Tem Jason White are fundraising for former-Democrat Representative Shanda Yates. Yates, who beat out a long time Republican Bill Denny, ran under a far left-progressive platform and supported by the Sister District Project and former Bill Clinton appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy. The Sister District Project's website indicates their organization aims "to build enduring progressive power in state legislatures." In an interview during her campaign Yates indicated that she hoped to "break the Republican supermajority in our state" but now seems to be supported by the Republicans she so passionately wants to remove from power. The Jackson Free Press reported after her election win that "Unlike other Democrats trying to unseat [Republican] incumbents, Yates did not try to run as a conservative Democrat." Yates also Indicated during her campaign that "I believe that the six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional and will be overturned."
Mississippi Freedom Caucus Calls on Gunn and White to Disavow Liberal Shanda Yates
Mississippi Freedom Caucus Calls on Gunn and…
Mississippi Freedom Caucus Calls on Gunn and White to Disavow Liberal Shanda Yates
**For Immediate Release** Contact: Chairman Dana Criswell Mississippi Freedom Caucus (662) 469-6242 info@freedomcaucus.ms Jackson, MS (July 7, 2022) — A news story first reported by Frank Corder at Y'all Politics was released earlier today which indicates that Republican Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and former-Democrat turned Republican Speaker Pro-Tem Jason White are fundraising for former-Democrat Representative Shanda Yates. Yates, who beat out a long time Republican Bill Denny, ran under a far left-progressive platform and supported by the Sister District Project and former Bill Clinton appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy. The Sister District Project's website indicates their organization aims "to build enduring progressive power in state legislatures." In an interview during her campaign Yates indicated that she hoped to "break the Republican supermajority in our state" but now seems to be supported by the Republicans she so passionately wants to remove from power. The Jackson Free Press reported after her election win that "Unlike other Democrats trying to unseat [Republican] incumbents, Yates did not try to run as a conservative Democrat." Yates also Indicated during her campaign that "I believe that the six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional and will be overturned."