Missouri House Democrat is kicked off committees after posting photo with alleged Holocaust denier

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Missouri House Democrat is kicked off committees after posting photo with alleged Holocaust denier

Updated 2:21 PM EST, December 8, 2023

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri House Democrat has been removed from her committee assignments after posting a photo on social media showed her with a man cited by the Anti-Defamation League as a Holocaust denier.

State Rep. Sarah Unsicker of St. Louis County is also running for attorney general in 2024. Her ouster from four committees was announced Thursday by House Minority Leader Crystal Quade.

Quade said that Unsicker, who was first elected in 2016, has been “a strong advocate for society’s vulnerable, especially children,” during her time in office.

“Recently, however, she has chosen to use social media to promote individuals who espouse baseless conspiracies and racist and anti-Semitic ideologies that are antithetical to the values of inclusiveness, tolerance and respect House Democrats are dedicated to upholding,” Quade said in a statement.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/unsicker-missouri-house-democrat-committee-removal-1e41101020ef9e2a13860fdc9cd7459c

[viva la]

1. Conspiracy theory is like a virus.

I mean, people get infected by these lies, and they stop caring about everything else in life. They ruin their family relationships, their jobs, their reputations.

[AllaN01Bear]

2. i have heard this nonsense since i was a child growing up in a mosty red district of ca. glendora. mostly morman and re

d red red.

[viva la]

3. How did you avoid the contagion?

That must have taken more strength and critical thinking than most kids have.

[AllaN01Bear]

4. my late mom was a strong democrat/ unionist teacher and i found like minded ppl there . otherwise

i didnt discuss politics . same where i am now .