Arizona GOP Censures Sen. John McCain for Supporting Issues ‘Associated with Liberal Democrats’

Photo Credit: AP/Massoud Hossaini

Photo Credit: AP/Massoud Hossaini

The Arizona Republican Party formally censured Sen. John McCain on Saturday, citing a voting record they say is insufficiently conservative.

The resolution to censure McCain was approved by a voice-vote during a meeting of state committee members in Tempe, state party spokesman Tim Sifert said. It needed signatures from at least 20 percent of state committee members to reach the floor for debate.

Sifert said no further action was expected.

McCain spokesman Brian Rogers declined to comment on the censure.

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