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Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has remarried a year after losing his wife. The Kentucky lawmaker, 54, wed 36-year-old Carolyn Grace Moffa in Pennsylvania on Saturday at a ceremony attended by Senator Rand Paul and Representatives Jim Jordan, Warren Davidson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Victoria Spartz. The wedding comes after Massie lost his wife of 31 years and mother of their four children, Rhonda, on June 27, 2024. Massie and Moffa first met while she was working for Sen. Paul in 2016. He said she had even visited his late wife Rhonda on their Kentucky farm several years ago. The timing of the wedding sparked a sickening backlash, including from Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer who is a frequent critic of Massie, who is known for rebelling against the president. 'Who gets married one year after their wife of 30 years passes away? Bizarre,' she wrote on X. Allie Voss, a Christian influencer, commented: 'Torn to be honest, marrying the year after your spouse dies is FAST. That said I've also heard people remarry faster after happy marriages.' Massie announced the wedding on Sunday, writing on X: 'Carolyn Grace Moffa and I first met professionally over a decade ago when she worked for Senator Rand Paul. 'As Senator Paul's Ag policy staffer until 2016, Carolyn was a very early proponent and practitioner of Making America Healthy Again. She even visited me and my late wife Rhonda on our grass-fed cattle farm several years ago.' He said that Moffa, who has not previously been married, will live with him on his farm in Kentucky. 'I have four adult children, who are all married to wonderful people, and three grandchildren from my blessed 31 year marriage to Rhonda who I still miss every day,' Massie added. The Republican lawmaker, who has voiced support for RFK Jr's health policies, proudly stated that raw milk was served with the wedding cake, along with peaches from his farm. He revealed that he proposed to Moffa on the steps of the Library of Congress — the site of their first date. 'Please pray for us as Carolyn steps into the arena with me. With her support, I look forward to continuing my fight for freedom for the great people of Kentucky,' Massie wrote. Taylor Greene re-posed Massie's wedding photo on X after celebrating with the newlyweds in Pennsylvania. 'I'm very happy for my friend, Thomas Massie and his new bride Carolyn!! It was a beautiful wedding and wonderful fun reception supported by both families and friends!! Many blessings in the years to come for Thomas and Carolyn,' the Georgia lawmaker wrote. The Kentuckian announced last year that his wife Rhonda had died at the age of 51, without revealing her cause of death. 'Yesterday my high school sweetheart, the love of my life for over 35 years, the loving mother of our 4 children, the smartest kindest woman I ever knew, my beautiful and wise queen forever, Rhonda went to Heaven. Thank you for your prayers for our family in this difficult time,' he wrote at the time on X. The GOPer previously shot down 'internet conspiracy theories' about his wife's passing after people claimed her death was the result of the COVID vaccine. 'She did not take the COVID shots (we were both seropositive by the time they became available), our house is very secure, family was in the house the night she passed, and an autopsy has been conducted (we do not yet have results),' Massie wrote in the post.
