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With Trump as presumptive nominee, (Ohio) state senator resigns as GOP delegate
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
With Trump as presumptive nominee, state senator resigns as GOP delegate
By Jessica Wehrman
The Columbus Dispatch • Thursday June 9, 2016 5:24 PM
WASHINGTON — When Republicans convene in Cleveland to nominate Donald Trump president next month, state Sen. Shannon Jones won’t be in the room.
Jones, a Springboro Republican who was a delegate to the convention, said Thursday she has resigned rather than support the bombastic billionaire’s White House bid.
She said she and her husband are trying to teach their children about respecting women and valuing diversity — values, she said, Trump does not represent.
“Conscientious objection has been in our political discourse since the founding of our nation,” Jones said. “I just believe the American people are better than the choices we have.”
Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges said the state party will work with the Kasich campaign to decide whether to appoint a new delegate or use an alternate to replace Jones. He said it’s not unusual for a delegate to resign; a few delegates for former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania resigned in 2012 rather than support eventual nominee Mitt Romney.
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By Jessica Wehrman
The Columbus Dispatch • Thursday June 9, 2016 5:24 PM
WASHINGTON — When Republicans convene in Cleveland to nominate Donald Trump president next month, state Sen. Shannon Jones won’t be in the room.
Jones, a Springboro Republican who was a delegate to the convention, said Thursday she has resigned rather than support the bombastic billionaire’s White House bid.
She said she and her husband are trying to teach their children about respecting women and valuing diversity — values, she said, Trump does not represent.
“Conscientious objection has been in our political discourse since the founding of our nation,” Jones said. “I just believe the American people are better than the choices we have.”
Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges said the state party will work with the Kasich campaign to decide whether to appoint a new delegate or use an alternate to replace Jones. He said it’s not unusual for a delegate to resign; a few delegates for former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania resigned in 2012 rather than support eventual nominee Mitt Romney.
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Read more: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/06/09/shannon-jones-resigns-as-GOP-delegate-with-Trump-as-nominee.html#
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