<p>A state senator in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nebraska</a> announced on Wednesday that he was changing his party affiliation to Republican because the Democratic Party retaliated against him for taking a stand on abortion and transgender issues.</p>
<p>Mike McDonnell, a lawmaker <a href="https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/landing-pages/index.php?District=5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">from Omaha</a> who is term-limited this year after winning elections in 2016 and 2020, made his plans known in a statement <a href="https://central.newschannelnebraska.com/story/50636795/mcdonnell-switches-to-gop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported by News Channel Nebraska</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have asked the Democratic Party to respect my religious based Pro-Life position. Instead over the last year they have decided to punish me for being Pro-Life,&#8221; McDonnell said.</p>
<p>Among the issues he pointed out was the Nebraska Democratic Party censuring McDonnell last month over votes that helped the passage of <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/19/politics/nebraska-abortion-gender-affirming-care/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restrictions on abortion</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nebraska-becomes-18th-state-to-ban-transgender-surgeries-on-children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender surgeries</a> on children.</p>
<p>McDonnell also accused the Douglas County Democrats of taking revenge on him for being &#8220;Pro-Life&#8221; after they <a class="c-link" href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/02/01/douglas-county-democrats-withdraw-support-from-sen-mike-mcdonnell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/02/01/douglas-county-democrats-withdraw-support-from-sen-mike-mcdonnell/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">moved in February</a> to withdraw support from him in protest of the same votes.</p>
<p>&#8220;Being a Christian a member of the Roman Catholic Church and Pro-Life is more important to me than being a registered Democrat,&#8221; McDonnell said. &#8220;Today I am changing my party affiliation to Republican.&#8221;</p>
<p>Members of both parties reacted to McConnell&#8217;s announcement on Wednesday with statements reported by <a href="https://www.wowt.com/2024/04/03/nebraska-sen-mike-mcdonnell-changes-party-affiliation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local news station WOWT</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am pleased to welcome Senator Mike McDonnell to the Republican Team. The extreme new Democrats are pushing common sense officials and voters to our party,&#8221; said Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE).</p>
<p>&#8220;The addition of Mike McDonnell to the Republican rolls in the legislature means for the first time in recent memory there is a filibuster proof Republican majority in the Unicameral,&#8221; he added.</p>
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<p>Nebraska Democratic Party head Jane Kleeb said the organization &#8220;will continue to stand up for reproductive freedom and the human rights of the LGBTQ community&#8221; and claimed the censure was not about him being a &#8220;pro-life Catholic.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Our decision was based on our party reaffirming our core values to protect women’s ability to make health decisions and to keep politicians out of our personal health decisions,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;We respect the ongoing work of Senator McDonnell on behalf of unions and his commitment to protect a fair electoral vote system we have in our state.&#8221;</p>

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