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Thierry vs. Simmons in House District 146 Runoff
The Democratic runoff for House District 146 is heating up over incumbent Shawn Thierry's controversial stance on raising the age for children to receive medical interventions, sparking a fierce debate within the party.
Houston - Just 9 days until May 29th election and in our neck-of-the-woods the Democratic run-off for Texas House District 146 has drawn state and even nationwide attention.
A principled vote by four term incumbent Shawn Thierry drew condemnation from many in her own Democratic Party who've fully backed her run-off opponent, Lauren Ashley Simmons.
"Our current representative now votes with Greg Abbott to take away rights, destroy our public schools and hurt our kids" - Lauren Ashley Simmons
"I absolutely believe we should raise the age to 18 for children to receive GnRH analogues, cross-sex hormones and to undergo potentially irreversible body-altering surgeries." - Shawn Thierry
Shawn Thierry is fighting back - with the support of many faith leaders.