Republican Missouri State Representative has taken heat after she proposed a rule in the dress code for female lawmakers.
, states that women are required to wear a"dress or skirts or slacks worn with a blazer or sweater and appropriate dress shoes or boots." defined as both blazers and knit blazers, with dresses, skirts, or slacks, and dress shoes or boots. Kelley stated that the update is necessary because"it is essential to always maintain a formal and professional atmosphere."
Among those critics was state Rep. Pete Merideth , who called out his Republican colleagues for hypocrisy over how they handled health and safety guidelines when it came to wearing a mask to"The caucus that lost their minds over the suggestion that they should wear masks during a pandemic to respect the safety of others is now spending its time focusing on the fine details of what women have to wear to show respect in this chamber," Merideth tweeted.
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