WA 4th Congressional candidate Sessler says Muslims shouldn’t serve

In a recent interview with the Yakima Herald-Republic, Sessler said he would work with Muslims in Congress but felt they should not be there, and said a Muslim majority could create insecurity for the Constitution.  

“There’s no way that a devout Muslim should be in Congress because they can’t take the oath of office,” Sessler told the Yakima Herald-Republic. “Their fundamental belief system is anti-American.”  

Sessler is running for Congress against incumbent Rep. Dan Newhouse, a Republican who has held the seat for nearly a decade. Sessler has positioned himself as more conservative than Newhouse. He has received endorsements from the far right wing of the Republican party,

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