Texas State Representative Shawn Thierry, announced today that she is leaving the left-wing Democrat party and will now affiliate as a Republican. “I am leaving the left and joining the party of family, faith, and freedom.”
“The Democratic Party has veered so far left, so deep into the progressive abyss, that it now champions policies I cannot, in good conscience, support policies like promoting sex changes for vulnerable children and dismantling Title IX protections for women in sports. That’s why I am leaving the left and joining the party of family, faith, and freedom,” said Thierry.
“I now stand with colleagues, friends, neighbours, women, and mothers in the Republican Party,” she added.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott applauded Thierry’s announcement, stating that Republicans will welcome her with open arms.
“Today, I am proud to welcome Representative Shawn Thierry to the Republican Party — the party of opportunity, individual liberty, and economic prosperity,” said Governor Abbott.
“Representative Thierry served in the Texas Legislature for four terms until the Democrat Party abandoned her after she delivered a 12-minute speech from the House floor in favour of a law I signed to protect Texas children. Her decision to switch parties demonstrates that the radical leftist agenda of the Democrat Party does not align with a majority of Americans. I look forward to continuing to work with Representative Thierry to build a bigger, better Texas for generations to come.”
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Thierry has served in the Texas House for eight years as one of the more influential Democratic members. Currently serving her fourth term in the Texas Legislature, she is Vice-Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee and serves on the House Energy Resources Committee.
Despite multiple legislative wins on issues such as maternal mortality, elderly protections, and anti-human trafficking, Thierry drew the ire of the Democrat machine in the most recent legislative session when she supported a bill that prohibited cross-sex hormones and sex change surgeries for minors.
She soon faced multiple Democratic opponents and the fury of the Democrat establishment, which spent nearly a million dollars in campaign funds against her. Ultimately, Thierry was defeated in a run-off by an LGBTQ activist.
“I have witnessed firsthand how the Ieft stifles thoughtful debate, silences dissent, and demands blind allegiance to an ideology that is anti-family and anti-children,” Thierry remarked.
“If you question, or disagree, they will cancel you. This is why so many former Democrats plan to vote Republican in November.”
Thierry, a Catholic-raised, practising Baptist, is an alumna of Howard University and Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. She has been a licenced attorney for 27 years and resides in Houston, Texas.