Texas State Rep. Shawn Thierry Switches To GOP After Losing Democratic Primary

State Rep. Shawn Thierry of Houston said in a statement that she is switching parties because the Democratic Party “has veered so far left, so deep into the progressive abyss, that it now champions policies that I cannot, in good conscience, support.”

Thierry was ousted in a primary runoff in May after she sided with Republican-backed bills targeting the transgender community. Thierry voted in favor of a measure banning gender-affirming care for minors and another requiring trans college athletes to play on teams aligned with their sex assigned at birth.

The Texas ACLU called the banning of transgender athletes in sports “unfair, unconstitutional, and just plain cruel,” after Republican Gov. Gregg Abbot signed the bill into law in June.

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