BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Calhoun County Republican Party has voted to censure Congressman Peter Meijer, who represents several counties in West Michigan.
In a press release, they said the action comes in response to Meijer’s vote in support of impeachment of now former President Donald Trump seven days after rioters stormed the United States Capitol.
“Our decision to censure was not made lightly,” said Calhoun County Chairwoman Jeannie Burchfield. “Both our executive committee and other local Republicans who inundated us with calls to take action agreed that we needed to make Congressman Meijer aware, through formal means, of the numerous objections we had to his vote to support the impeachment of President Trump.”
This is the first time in the history of the organization that a censure has been issued against a sitting elected official.
