The Missouri House Continues its Campaign Against LGBT Legislators

This week, Missouri Speaker of the House Ron Richard removed another gay Representative from their committee appointment.

Representative Mike Colona was removed from the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) and replaced with Representative Theodore Hoskins who is known for his conservative views on education funding, taking campaign dollars from Republican donors, and generally voting with Republicans.

Insiders are unsure whether the Speaker is expanding his attack on LGBT Representatives or if he simply wanted another Republican vote on the Committee, but given his track record with Representative Jeanette Oxford, it may just be both.