Tim Sheehy
Role at the time: United States senator from Montana
Condemned
Statement summary
Sheehy backed the petition by arguing that affected families should decide who attends.
“those families should have the say who’s going to show up”
Open source (opens in a new tab)GOP senators back 9/11 families’ petition to exclude MamdaniInterviews with Sens. Tim Sheehy and John Kennedy
Reports senators' responses to the petition. Sheehy endorsed giving families control over attendance; Kennedy answered with a disparaging conditional statement.
Why we used this label
He supported the petitioners' authority to exclude Mamdani.