SACRAMENTO – (INT) – Riverside County Senator Jeff Stone has resigned from the California Legislative Jewish Caucus.

As the only Republican member of the Jewish Caucus, Senator Stone said:

"When I was invited to join the Jewish Caucus, I was expressly told that it was a non-partisan Caucus, and the issues we were going to be involved with would focus on promoting the interests of the Jewish people in California and around the world.

In a statement issued Thursday, Stone said "Since the election of President Trump, it seems that there has been a divergence from the Caucus' original mission. It has clearly become a vehicle for a Legislative Caucus that receives state resources to merely criticize our duly elected President."

Stone remarked that "When I was invited to join the Jewish Caucus, I was expressly told that it was a non-partisan Caucus.”

Senator Stone was the sole Republican member of the Legislative Jewish Caucus. His resignation is effective immediately.

Story Date: August 23, 2017