--- ---  # Son and Daughter Publicly Oppose Father's Candidacy for State House Over Anti-Semitic, Racist Opinions  by [Tara Law](https://time.com/author/tara-law/)  ## Tara Law Nov 1, 2018 5:37 PM UTC  Missouri state capitol building dome in Jefferson City, Missouri. Missouri state capitol building dome in Jefferson City, Missouri.Stephen Emlund—Getty Images/iStockphoto  by [Tara Law](https://time.com/author/tara-law/)  ## Tara Law Nov 1, 2018 5:37 PM UTC The son and daughter of a candidate for Missouri’s state legislature have a message for the public – don’t vote for their dad. After Steve West clinched the nomination for Missouri House District 15 in June, news emerged of homophobic, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and racist rhetoric he released on his radio show and website, according to the [Kansas City ](https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article220812270.html)[_Star_](https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article220812270.html)_._ Emily and Andy West reached out to the _Star_ to oppose her father’s candidacy this week. Emily West said she decided to speak out against her father’s candidacy after she noticed that the community was littered with his campaign posters. “A lot of his views are just very out there,” she said. “He’s made multiple comments that are racist and homophobic and how he doesn’t like the Jews.” > [](https://twitter.com/J%5FHancock/status/1057624950184534016) Her brother, Andy West, also told the _Star_ that he is concerned that electing his father would “legitimize him.” “My dad’s a fanatic. He must be stopped,” Andy West said. “His ideology is pure hatred. It’s totally insane.” Steve West denied being anti-Semitic in an interview with the _Star_ on Sunday. He said that his children are biased against him because of his ex-wife’s influence. “I subscribe to our Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal,” he said. West had said on his radio show, _The Hard Truth with Jack Justice_, on Oct. 15 that he feels that he thinks the alliance with Israel has “been giving us gay marriage, pornography, abortion.” “This is how they corrupt a Christian nation, because they are an anti-Christ people,” West said. West did not immediately respond to a request for comment from TIME. Son, Daughter Oppose Father's Run for Missouri House Over Anti-Semitic Opinions ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5442028/son-daughter-oppose-father-election/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5442028/son-daughter-oppose-father-election/"},"headline":"Son and Daughter Publicly Oppose Father's Candidacy for State House Over Anti-Semitic, Racist Opinions","datePublished":"2018-11-01T17:37:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T21:54:43.403Z","description":"'My dad’s a fanatic. He must be stopped,' son Andy West said","url":"https://time.com/5442028/son-daughter-oppose-father-election/","keywords":["2018 Elections","Missouri","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7582965c62c6234a/69893e0c7cdbac7f8bd5e53a/missouri-state-capital-building.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara Law","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-law/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7582965c62c6234a/69893e0c7cdbac7f8bd5e53a/missouri-state-capital-building.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"missouri-state-capital-building","caption":"Missouri State Capitol Building Dome","creditText":"Stephen Emlund—Getty Images/iStockphoto","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2018-elections/","name":"2018 Elections"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5442028/son-daughter-oppose-father-election/","name":"Son and Daughter Publicly Oppose Father's Candidacy for State House Over Anti-Semitic, Racist Opinions"}}]}] ```