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Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Kevin Hern- 2022 Update [1]
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Date: 2022-07-22
U.S. House Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District, a former McDonald's franchisee turned politician who doesn't believe in retirement, opining that people should "work until you're not here".
On this date in both 2020, as well as 2021, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” first profiled the U.S. House Representatives from Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, Kevin Hern, a McDonald’s franchisee who won his first term in office back in 2018 after he narrowly escaped a GOP Primary with 55% of the vote, and then won in the general election with 59% against Democrat Tim Gilpin, sliding into the House seat formerly held by Jim Bridenstine.
Kevin Hern is also brazenly corrupt, as his friends’ companies back home in Oklahoma and all its McDonald’s franchise were apparently one of the first in line to snatch up every last dollar in PPP loans to line his pockets with $1-2 million in taxpayer dollars during the Covid-19 pandemic, while all the peasants in his district could wait for their $1200 pittance. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as he has refused to abstain from voting against legislation that would directly affect his businesses since being sworn in, actively campaigning against bills to affect fast food franchisees.
Rep. Hern also lauded Donald Trump’s stupid f***ing idea to host his first campaign rally in months in Tulsa during the Covid-19 pandemic as “a testament to the people of Oklahoma”. The predictions of health experts warning against it came true and over 500 infections occurred from that event alone… so apparently Hern wants to celebrate Trump killing people like the dumb s*** he is.
Now, let’s explore Hern’s voting record in his first two terms:
Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District has had a +17 Republican lean in the Cook Partisan Voting Index, so maybe the fact that he got caught funneling PPP loan money to his own businesses would give them enough reason to elect someone who wasn’t so clearly out for himself, and who, in July of 2021, actually came out against the concept of retirement, stating his belief that people should work past the age of 65, and “work until you’re not here anymore”.
We wish his Democratic challenger, Adam Martin, all the luck in the world unseating this plutocratic s***heel.
One Year Ago, July 22nd, 2021: Kevin Hern (OK)… 2021 Update
Two Years Ago, July 22nd, 2020: Kevin Hern (OK)… Original Profile
Three Years Ago, July 22nd, 2019: Craig Brittain (AZ)
Four Years Ago, July 22nd, 2018: Steve Montenegro (AZ)… 2018 Update
Five Years Ago, July 22nd, 2017: Steve Montenegro (AZ)… Original Profile
Six Years Ago, July 22nd, 2016: Scott Jones (CA)
Seven Years Ago, July 22nd, 2015: Joe Walsh (IL)… 2015 Update
Eight Years Ago, July 22nd, 2014: Joe Walsh (IL)… Original Profile
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