Two weeks after Rolling Stone published a longform profile of far-right Eastern Washington state Rep. Matt Shea — a conspiracy theory-obsessed, militia-supporting Republican from Spokane Valley — the longtime state representative won his bid for a sixth term Tuesday night.
“I lost to a fascist — what can I say?” Democrat Ted Cummings, who was challenging Shea, told Rolling Stone when reached by phone Tuesday night.
Shea did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment, but he did post a short update on his Facebook page. “Victory!” Shea wrote, alongside a photo with his family, posing in front of the American and Israeli flags. “I will continue to fight for lower taxes, less government, and more freedom!”
Shea — who has been in office since 2008 — had long been known in the Inland Northwest for his fringe ideas and actions: His attendance at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge takeover, his complete avoidance of media and branding reporters “dirty, godless, hateful people,” his crowning of a man who tried to bring an AK-47 into a federal courthouse “Patriot of the Year,” his speeches at John Birch Society events.
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