(WBAY/AP) - A Republican from Green Bay who’s the longest currently serving state senator in Wisconsin says he’s voting for Kamala Harris.

State Sen. Rob Cowles says it marks the first time he’ll ever vote for a Democrat for president.

Cowles, who represents the Green Bay area, said Thursday that Donald Trump “is a totalitarian and very much a fascist.” Cowles calls his decision to vote for Harris “one of the most important things I’ve done.”

Cowles, 73, has been a member of the Legislature since 1983. He decided to retire this year rather than run in a district now more favorable to Democrats under new district boundary lines.

Senator Cowles made this announcement in an episode of the Civic Media show, “Rational Revolution,” hosted by Mark Becker.

More information on the full interview can be found on this website.