WATCH: Battleground Democrat called Iowa a 'backwater' over transgender athletes ban
A Democrat hoping to flip one of the country’s most competitive House seats called her state a "backwater" over Republican efforts to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports, according to unearthed footage obtained by Fox News Digital.House candidate Christina Bohannan made the comments during a 2021 legislative forum while opposing a GOP proposal barring biological males from competing on female sports teams.Bohannan's comments could provide fresh ammunition for Republicans as the repeat candidate seeks a third bid against Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in a swing district that President Donald Trump carried by more than eight points in 2024."They’re introducing these bills and making these comments to try to make a point," Bohannan, who previously served in the Iowa state legislature, said, referring to her GOP colleagues.
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A Democrat hoping to flip one of the country’s most competitive House seats called her state a "backwater" over Republican efforts to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports, according to unearthed footage obtained by Fox News Digital.House candidate Christina Bohannan made the comments during a 2021 legislative forum while opposing a GOP proposal barring biological males from competing on female sports teams.Bohannan's comments could provide fresh ammunition for Republicans as the repeat candidate seeks a third bid against Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in a swing district that President Donald Trump carried by more than eight points in 2024."They’re introducing these bills and making these comments to try to make a point," Bohannan, who previously served in the Iowa state legislature, said, referring to her GOP colleagues. "And I think even that is really damaging to people and sends a very bad message about our state that’s going to make the state look like a backwater."FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS: DEMOCRATS LEAD IN THE HOUSE, BUT REDISTRICTING KEEPS THE GOP IN THE GAMEIowa, under Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, enacted a transgender athletes ban in 2022.
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- A Democrat hoping to flip one of the country’s most competitive House seats called her state a "backwater" over Republican efforts to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports, according to unearthed footage obtained by Fox News Digital.House candidate Christina Bohannan made the comments during a 2021 legislative forum while opposing a GOP proposal barring biological males from competing on female sports teams.Bohannan's comments could provide fresh ammunition for Republicans as the repeat candidate seeks a third bid against Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in a swing district that President Donald Trump carried by more than eight points in 2024."They’re introducing these bills and making these comments to try to make a point," Bohannan, who previously served in the Iowa state legislature, said, referring to her GOP colleagues.
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WATCH: Battleground Democrat called Iowa a 'backwater' over transgender athletes ban
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