Peter Montgomery |
Rapert was a zealously anti-LGBTQ and anti-choice lawmaker who ran for lieutenant governor last year but was defeated in the Republican primary.
Earlier this month, Rapert tweeted a long angry rant against the Democratic Party that claimed:
The Democrat Party is behind the radial LGBTQ insanity attacking our children through public libraries and activist teachers that are pushing homosexual pornography on minor children.
In a September rant he denounced the LGTBQ movement as a “devil of hell.”
According to the Arkansas Times, the state library “administers state and federal funds appropriated for libraries and library development” and is an:
According to the Arkansas Times, the state library “administers state and federal funds appropriated for libraries and library development” and is an:
information resource center for state agencies, legislators and legislative staffs; provides guidance and support for the development of local public libraries and provides the resources, services, and leadership necessary to meet the educational, informational and cultural needs of the citizens of Arkansas.
Rapert founded and leads the National Association of Christian Lawmakers, which promotes lawmakers and legislation that reflect Rapert’s “biblical worldview.” Rapert has credited NACL with passage of anti-trans legislation that Sanders signed into law this year.
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