A state party delegate told CNN that Tillis’ support for the same-sex marriage law and efforts on the immigration proposal were among the reasons cited by delegates for the censure.
The senator – who has served in the Senate since 2015 – has a history of working with moderates on both sides of the aisle on a wide range of issues. He was part of a bipartisan group of Senators who pushed a bill to codify same-sex and interracial marriage, which President Joe Biden signed into law last year. Tillis also worked across the aisle to push a bipartisan immigration proposal earlier this year.
“I join former Governor Jim Martin in opposing the censure against Senator Thom Tillis,” McCrory said in a tweet. “It’s time also for all NC state and federal elected republicans to stand with Thom and publicly voice their opposition to the action taken at our convention.” Tillis is the latest Republican lawmaker to be censured by their state-level Republican organization in recent years. Texas Republican Rep.
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