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GOP congressman who's been subpoenaed by the January 6 committee is backing Kathy Barnette, a PA Senate candidate who marched with Proud Boys in DC
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Bryan Metzger 2 hours ago
Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Republican Senate candidate Kathy Barnette.
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Barnette, who marched in DC on January 6, is surging in the polls ahead of Tuesday's primary.
Perry, the chair of the hardline House Freedom Caucus, donated $1000 to her campaign via his leadership PAC.
The PA congressman was recently subpoenaed by the January 6 committee along with Kevin McCarthy.
Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania is backing Kathy Barnette in the Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Barnette's campaign reported on Monday that it received a $1,000 contribution on Saturday from Perry's "First Capital" leadership PAC, a campaign account often used by members of Congress and other politicians to support like-minded causes and candidates.
The contribution comes as Barnette has surged in the polls ahead of Tuesday's primary election and disrupted what had previously been a head-to-head matchup between Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund manager David McCormick. Perry is breaking with former President Donald Trump, who's endorsed Oz and publicly criticized Barnette as unelectable in the general.
Perry, the chairman of the hardline conservative House Freedom Caucus, was recently subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot along with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other Republican lawmakers. In response, Perry slammed the committee as an "illegitimate body" that's simply interested in "fabricating headlines and distracting Americans from their abysmal record of running America into the ground."
Meanwhile, Barnette reportedly marched alongside Proud Boys in Washington on January 6, 2021, though she has insisted that she didn't engage in violence or enter the Capitol that day.