California GOP Assembly Member Interrupted Multiple Times for Happy Birthday Announcements

Carl DeMaio was in the middle of critiquing a ‘Pride Month’ resolution he viewed as dishonest and divisive.
California GOP Assembly Member Interrupted Multiple Times for Happy Birthday Announcements
Budget debate on the California Assembly floor on June 13, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times
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The first openly gay Republican member of the California Assembly was interrupted repeatedly by Democratic leaders on Monday, as lawmakers discussed a resolution to honor “Pride Month.”

Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Josh Lowenthal, a Democrat from Long Beach, interrupted Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio on three separate occasions to wish colleagues a happy birthday.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.