RELEASE: SD 17 candidate Nolte never sides with everyday Missourians
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, Aug. 12, 2024
Contact: liz@progressmo.org
Five things to know about Jerry Nolte
Kansas City, Mo. – Voters Tuesday officially selected former Missouri State Representative and Clay County Commissioner Jerry Nolte as the Republican candidate for Senate District 17. However, if you dig into his record, from voting for increased restrictions on abortion to overturning the will of the people on an increase to the minimum wage and costing taxpayers more than a quarter million dollars, it’s clear Nolte is the wrong choice for Missouri.
Here are five things to know about Jerry Nolte:
- Nolte repeatedly voted to restrict access to abortion. While in Jefferson City, Nolte joined his Republican colleagues in Jefferson City to put restrictions on abortion access in 2008.
- Nolte voted to restrict access to birth control. As a state representative, Nolte voted to make mifepristone – the medical abortion pill – a Schedule 1 drug equivalent to heroin, LSD, or ecstacy.
- Nolte’s bad behavior cost Clay County taxpayers $354,227. As a Clay County Commissioner, Nolte was accused of inappropriate behavior, including harassment and retaliation by five top county employees. A settlement was reached with the employees costing taxpayers $354,227.
- Nolte voted to overturn a voter-approved minimum wage increase. While in the House of Representatives, Nolte voted to overturn a voter-approved minimum wage increase and lower wages for tipped employees. He cosponsored legislation to lower the minimum wage after voters approved an increase by ballot measure in 2006. Paid sick leave with another minimum wage increase is likely to be on the ballot again this November.
- Nolte sides with big business over everyday Missourians. At the start of the 2012 legislative session, Nolte stated he would work to cut Missouri’s business taxes in half. This has been a priority in the legislature in recent years.
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