Former state representative Shawn Thierry lands job at Houston’s Texas Southern University
Thierry lost her re-election bid for Texas House District 146 in a Democratic primary runoff last May and then switched to the Republican party a few months later. She is an alumna of the historically Black university in the Third Ward.
Greg Abbott appoints Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Shawn Thierry to Texas’ juvenile justice board
Thierry, from Houston, became a Republican cause celebré for breaking with Democrats over her views on transgender rights.
State Rep. and Houston Democrat Shawn Thierry announces switch to Republican Party
Democratic state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer said Thierry's move to abandon the party and "join a group with ties to white nationalism" continues to "betray the values and priorities of her constituents— once again putting money and title above principal."
Anti-trans Texas Democrat loses primary to queer woman
Lauren Ashley Simmons defeated state Rep. Shawn Thierry
Lauren Ashley Simmons declares victory over Texas Rep. Shawn Thierry, who broke with Democrats on LGBTQ+ votes
The Simmons-Thierry contest emerged as a test of whether Democratic lawmakers who do not fully support LGBTQ+ causes can remain in good standing with their own party’s voters.
Anti-Trans Dem Loses Primary To Lauren Ashley Simmons, Queer Woman, In Texas
Incumbent Democrat Shawn Thierry, who famously cast a vote to ban gender affirming care in Texas, lost her primary to Lauren Ashley Simmons, a queer woman.
Lauren Ashley Simmons looking toward Texas Capitol after unseating state Rep. Shawn Thierry in lopsided primary runoff
Simmons, a 36-year-old labor organizer, was thrust into the local spotlight last year after confronting state-appointed Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles at a community meeting.
Anti-Trans Texas Dem Thierry Falls Behind Primary Challenger Simmons; Runoff Next
Anti-trans Democrat Shawn Thierry came in second place to challenger Lauren Ashley Simmons, a black queer union organizer in the greatest test for Democrats compromising on transgender rights.
State Rep. Shawn Thierry, a Houston Democrat who voted with Republicans on anti-LGBTQ+ bills, headed to likely primary runoff
Challenger Lauren Ashley Simmons received 49.5% of the vote in Tuesday's Democratic primary for Texas House District 146, according to unofficial results. Thierry, first elected to office in 2016, garnered 44.4% of the vote.
Democrats censure "pro-LGBTQ+" Texas rep who voted to ban books & trans healthcare - LGBTQ Nation
She was one of four Democrats to support a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
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