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Senator's shirtless Zoom vote fires up social media

Author
AP,
Publish Date
Wed, 3 May 2023, 12:55PM
This image taken from the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor meeting via Zoom shows Sen. Calvin Bahr shirtless during a vote on Monday, May 1, 2023. Photo / AP
This image taken from the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor meeting via Zoom shows Sen. Calvin Bahr shirtless during a vote on Monday, May 1, 2023. Photo / AP

Senator's shirtless Zoom vote fires up social media

Author
AP,
Publish Date
Wed, 3 May 2023, 12:55PM

A Minnesota state senator became a reluctant star on social media after he voted shirtless while lying in bed during what should have been a routine legislative meeting.

In a video streamed on YouTube, Republican Senator Calvin Bahr, of East Bethel, can briefly be seen voting, with a School House Rock “I’m Just a Bill” character on the wall behind him, during a Zoom call on Monday with the Legislative Audit Commission.

After voting, Bahr quickly turned the camera off, leaving a black screen showing just his name.

Several people in the meeting room are seen smiling in the background after the camera switches back.

A Republican senate spokeswoman said Bahr, a truck driver, worked until 4.45 a.m. and then went to bed before Monday’s meeting. She said he would not comment on the vote or the video.

Senator Nicole Mitchell, of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, tweeted an eye-roll emoji in response to the video.

“The level of professionalism we get from some of our MN GOP [Republican] members,” she added.

The video prompted several memes and social media commentary before comments were turned off.

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