Missouri GOP rejects filing fee from candidate over views

Published February 22, 2022 6:07 PM

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Republican party has rejected a filing fee from a man who has previously been criticized by his own children for what they call his racist and homophobic views. The Missouri GOP announced on Twitter Tuesday that it rejected a filing fee from Steve West, a Kansas City-area Republican. The party called previous statements from West “vile” and said they conflict with the party’s platform. West narrowly won the GOP primary for a Missouri House seat in 2018 and 2020 but lost to the Democratic candidates both years. In both those races, West’s children and the GOP party urged voters to reject him.

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