Republican Party of New Mexico

01/14/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/14/2025 17:41

RPNM Responds to Democrats’ Betrayal of Women and Girls in Sports

RPNM Responds to Democrats' Betrayal of Women and Girls in Sports
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, JANUARY 14-The Republican Party of New Mexico is outraged by the recent vote of New Mexico's Democrat Representatives, who chose to abandon the rights and protections of women and girls by voting against the H.R. 28 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025.

Today, Congress passed this critical legislation, which amends the 1972 Education Amendments to reinforce that Title IX in sports recognizes a person's sex based only on their birth biology and genetics.
With a narrow vote of 218-206, only two Democrats supported this vital legislation, while all three New Mexico Democrat Representatives-Melanie Stansbury (CD 1), Gabe Vasquez (CD 2), and Teresa Leger Fernandez (CD 3)-turned their backs on our state's female athletes and their safety.

Ash Soular, spokeswoman for the Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM), stated: "Title IX was designed to guarantee equal opportunities for women and girls in education and athletics. By voting against this essential protections act, New Mexico's Democrat Congressional delegation has jeopardized these opportunities. They voted to continue threatening and diminishing college scholarships for female athletes and compromising their privacy and safety in competitive sports. Today, the female athletes of New Mexico have been let down by their Democrat officials, who chose to prioritize radical agendas over the well-being and rights of the women and girls they are supposed to represent. RPNM stands firmly against this attempted erasure of women and will continue to fight for their right to feel safe and secure in their spaces and in sports."