Wichita Eagle: Kansas Sen. Barbara Bollier, at odds with GOP over Trump, LGBT issues, turns Democrat

By Jonathan Shorman

A Kansas state senator has switched parties from Republican to Democrat, saying she cannot be complicit in supporting President Donald Trump.

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She cited Trump as a factor in her decision, as well as a state Republican party platform change on transgender identity.

“I cannot be complicit in supporting that,” Bollier said, referring to Trump’s presidency. “I can’t call it leadership. I don’t even know what to call him. He is our president, but he is not representing my value system remotely.”

In February, the state party adopted a resolution opposing efforts to validate transgender identity. The resolution was controversial at the time, and in June the party inserted language into its platform that says: “We believe God created two genders, male and female.”

“That was my final, last straw. I support the people of Kansas. I do not condemn whoever they are,” Bollier said.

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