A Democratic elector in Washington says he is willing to violate federal law and risk a $1,000 fine to oppose Hillary Clinton for president, even if she carries the state on Election Day.

Robert Satiacum Jr., one of 12 electors in Washington required to vote for the winner of the state’s popular vote based Clinton, made those remarks in an interview with Politico published Wednesday. Satiacum called Clinton a “clown,” a “rat” and a “criminal” in the interview, and said his moral framework does not permit him to cast his vote for Clinton.

“There’s 16 souls that have the future ahead of them … 16 other lives and souls I’m considering when I say ‘no, I’m not going to vote for her.'”

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“I have to either step down from being this thing I was elected to be or I’ve got to step down from being myself,” Satiacum said. “That’s the teeter totter I’m on.”

As a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in July for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Satiacum walked out of the convention because of how he felt the party was treating the self-described Democratic socialist.

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Satiacum is a Native American member of Washington’s Puyallup Tribe and an activist for Native American interests.

He said he believes that Clinton’s policies — as well as the Democratic Party’s priorities as a whole — have “gone off course.”

Satiacum’s wife, Elizabeth, cast one of Washington’s electoral votes for President Obama, but Satiacum says he cannot do the same. Even though Washington requires its electors to sign a pledge committing to vote for the state’s winner, Satiacum said the $1,000 fine for failing to uphold that pledge is “not even a factor” for him.

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“My hands are tied. I’ve been elected. I can’t walk in on that day and do what my wife did: Act like I’m happy to be there and elect the first woman president,” Satiacum said. “There’s 16 souls that have the future ahead of them … 16 other lives and souls I’m considering when I say ‘no, I’m not going to vote for her,'” he added, referring to his children and grandchildren.

“If I vote for her, maybe not this year … but if I future-trip it and fast-forward five years, 10 years, 20 years — my son is old enough to understand the severity,” Satiacum said. “All of his teachings, all of his foundations — his dad’s words, his dad’s teachings that form and shape him, who he is — to see that I voted for her, then I’m a liar. Then I’m point-blank a liar.”

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This Democratic elector’s moral stand against Clinton serves as an unwelcome reminder for his party that the GOP isn’t the only party fielding a candidate struggling to keep his party unified.

Although much of the media’s focus has highlighted the GOP leadership’s division over whether or not to support Trump, voters remain deeply divided on Clinton. A RealClearPolitics poll from Sept. 27 – Oct. 10 pegs Clinton’s average unfavorability rating at a 52.5 percent.

In addition, Clinton continues to struggle as she seeks to woo former rival Sanders’ enthusiastic backers. According to a recent Economist/YouGov poll, only 55 percent of Sanders’ supporters are planning to vote for Clinton.