Welcome to the 571st original “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profile, where we’ll be discussing Tara Mack, a member of the Minneosta House of Representatives, serving District 21A since 2009, after winning office by about 1000 votes. At first glance, she might not seem like the sort of Republican that CSGOPOTD takes an interest in, because her voting record isn’t terribly extreme by most conservative standards these days. Yeah, she votes against minimum wage increases during the worst period of income inequality in our country in over a century, and voted for stricter Voter ID laws in Minnesota. That’s not that bad, right?
Well, Tara Mack also had some stances we find a bit alarming on social issues, in particular regarding LGBT rights. When the Minnesota GOP tried sneaking a transphobic bathroom policy into the state budget in May 2015, it was certainly questionable. But where we’re particularly focusing on Tara Mack is her dedication to being a “defender of marriage”, as she repeatedly voted for same sex marriage bans, and against authorizing same sex marriage while in office.
That’s why it was incredibly hypocritical for Mack to have been caught half naked in a car at a park by a Minnesota park ranger having an affair with a fellow Republican legislator, Tim Kelly, in September of 2015. Maybe that scandal would have only gone as far as the arrest report, and maybe some hypocrisy… but as can often be the case, a desperate and sad attempt at a cover-up can only magnify the outrage over the offense. For whatever reason, the duo tried claiming they were not caught in flagrante, but were actually just “exchanging documents” in the car. While half naked.
You see? Kelly was just trying to stuff a few papers into Mack’s “inbox”. (They eventually admitted to besmirching the honor of the park ranger who caught them, as well.) Tim Kelly was forced to resign from her spot on the… wait for it… Minnesota House of Representatives ETHICS COMMITTEE. She opted to retire at the end of his term this year, and we’re not going to miss this hypocritical twit.
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