GOP congressman blasted for refusing to face constituents for 6 years

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By Tommy Christopher - October 12, 2018

Ohio Rep. Steve Chabot most recently snubbed black voters at an NAACP forum.

Democratic challenger Aftab Pureval was left to answer questions next to an empty chair at Wednesday night’s Cincinnati NAACP candidates’ forum after Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) failed to show, despite multiple invitations.

Pureval took questions from moderator Colin Mayfield on issues like health care, criminal justice reform, and the #MeToo movement. He earned several rounds of applause for his record of diversity, his promise to fight GOP sabotage of Obamacare, and for promising to be accessible to residents of the district.

“I’ll show up for you when I’m in Congress,” Pureval told the crowd in his closing remarks, adding “My closing argument? This empty chair.”


https://shareblue.com/steve-chabot-ohio-ignore-constituents-naacp-forum-aftab-pureval/

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1. KR!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. "This empty chair."

Perfect!

[Yavin4]

3. His constituents are the Koch Bros.

He's met with them several times.