Salon.com > Adam Hasner http://www.salon.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:20:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Adam Hasner: Islamophobe for Congress http://www.salon.com/2012/08/08/adam_hasner_islamophobe_for_congress/ http://www.salon.com/2012/08/08/adam_hasner_islamophobe_for_congress/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:53:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=12975002 Rep. Michele Bachmann has gotten a lot of attention lately for her witch hunt against Muslims in the U.S. government, but she’s not alone. In addition to the four lawmakers who signed on to her letters, there are a handful of others who together might be called the Islamophobia Caucus -- and their ranks are likely to swell after November, thanks in part to one of the caucus' most outspoken members, Rep. Allen West.

After redistricting made West’s 22nd Florida congressional district slightly more liberal, he moved to the 18th. Running in his place is Adam Hasner, the former Florida House majority leader who abandoned a previous bid for the Senate. Hasner has already earned top-flight endorsers, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and West himself, as well as several major conservative organizations.

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