A Democratic state politician in Texas is flipping to the Republican Get together for her closing 4 months in workplace.
State Rep. Shawn Thierry revealed an announcement to social media on Friday decrying the Democratic Get together’s march into the “progressive abyss” after she misplaced her main for supporting a GOP-led invoice defending minors from gender transition procedures.
“The Democratic Get together has veered to date left, so deep into the progressive abyss, that it now champions insurance policies that I can not, in good conscience, help — insurance policies like selling intercourse modifications for kids throughout a weak stage of their lives, and dismantling Title IX protections for girls in sports activities,” Thierry wrote.
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Texas State Rep. Shawn Thierry throughout a marketing campaign occasion alongside African American pastors at Sunnyside Park in Houston. Thierry misplaced within the Democratic Main run-off election earlier this yr after breaking with the occasion over entry to gender transition procedures for minors. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle by way of Getty Photos)
Thierry mentioned due to her break with the values of her occasion, she’s going to serve her closing few months in workplace as a member of the GOP.
“I now stand with the occasion of Lincoln, the occasion that fought to protect our Union and fought to finish the atrocities of slavery,” she added.
Thierry misplaced to main challenger Lauren Ashley Simmons throughout a runoff election in Might.
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A significant component in her failure inside the Democratic Get together is believed to have been her help for a 2023 Republican invoice that barred gender transition for minors.
“Moms round our nation from all backgrounds, races, and communities perceive that it’s our sacred obligation to protect the innocence of our youngsters, defend them from being sexualized, and sterilized,” Thierry wrote. “To respect common truths, and to uphold the rights of organic girls as outlined by science, nature, and customary sense.”
State Consultant District 146 Candidate Lauren Ashley Simmons speaks to volunteers from Equality Texas and union members earlier than heading out for a spherical of door-knocking within the afternoon in Houston. Simmons defeated Thierry in a Democratic run-off election in Might. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle by way of Getty Photos)
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“I can’t be alone; I can be with tens of millions of brave men and women of fine conscience, who’re prepared to position folks over political ideology,” she concluded.
