Don't vote for our 'homophobic' and 'racist' dad, Missouri candidate's kids tell voters
“I can’t imagine him being in any level of government,” said the daughter of Steve West, a Republican vying for a Missouri House seat.
By Brooke Sopelsa and Tim Fitzsimons
While most political candidates can count on the unwavering support of their family members, two of the three children of Missouri Republican Steve West have a message for voters in the state’s 15th House District: Don’t vote for our dad.
“I can’t imagine him being in any level of government,” Steve West’s daughter Emily told The Kansas City Star. “He’s made multiple comments that are racist and homophobic and how he doesn’t like the Jews.”
Steve West’s son, Andy, contacted the paper on Tuesday with a similar message about his “fanatic” father.
“He must be stopped,” Andy West said. “His ideology is pure hatred.”
Despite his assertions that he’s not a bigot, however, West has not been shy about voicing his extreme views. After West's landslide victory in August’s GOP primary, The Star compiled a long list of offensive comments he made on his radio show, YouTube channel and website.
Regarding the LGBTQ community, West has said homosexuality and pedophilia are “absolutely linked,” and he called women’s athletics a “haven and breeding ground for lesbianism.”
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