Two Republican members of the North Carolina House have resigned from leadership positions within their caucus.
Both Reps. Jeff McNeely of Stony Point and Keith Kidwell of Chocowinity held deputy whip positions in the House Republican Caucus, and both made controversial comments last week. During a House floor debate over private school scholarships, McNeely, who is white, asked Rep. Abe Jones, who is Black, if he got into Harvard University because he was a minority or an athlete. Jones responded to the racist line of questioning with his academic record, and accepted McNeely’s apology.
Kidwell was heard by a WRAL reporter making a joke about the “church of Satan” while Democratic Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams was giving a speech about her faith during the abortion debate.
