State Rep. Russ Meyer, D-Nicholasville, released a voicemail of a phone call received from Matt Bevin Tuesday,

Meyer said that call from Bevin came back in December after he informed Bevin’s chief of staff he wasn’t going to switch parties.

Meyer claims the call proves Gov. Bevin tried to pressure him into switching parties after he declined to do so.

A transcription of the call can be seen below.

According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Meyer believes a road project in his district was postponed because he decided to stay with the Democratic Party.

House Speaker Greg Stumbo responded to the allegations Tuesday calling them "disturbing."

"If in fact, it is that the governor retaliated against Rep. Russ Meyer by pulling the project in his district and costing the taxpayers of Kentucky over $600,000, than that in my judgment is probably criminal in nature and obviously rises to the level of taking a very serious look at it ... it very well could rise to the level of impeachment in my opinion," Stumbo told WYMT.

Gov. Bevin's Communications Director Jessica Ditto released a statement saying in part: