A Texas state lawmaker from the Houston area announced Friday that she is leaving the “almost unrecognizable” Democratic Party.
In an announcement Friday, State Rep. Shawn Tierry explained that she made the switch because the Democratic Party has “veered so far left, so deep into the progressive abyss, that it now champions policies that I cannot, in good conscience, support,” the Texas Tribune reported.
“As a woman, a mother, and a lawmaker, I have dedicated my life to championing the values that fortify our families and uplift our communities. After much reflection, prayer, and soul-searching, I have come to a decision that aligns with my core values and the best interests of our beloved country,” Tierry further explained in an X post.
“For my entire adult life, I have voted as a Democrat. I was raised in a household with my amazing parents who believed the Democratic Party was the party of the people—a beacon of justice and opportunity for all,” she continued. “But as the years have passed, I have watched with dismay as the party I once knew has drifted far from its roots. It has become almost unrecognizable—radicalized and increasingly out of touch with the values that millions of everyday Americans hold dear.”
Thierry also noted how the left stifles debate, silences dissent, and demands “blind allegiance to ideology.”
The former Democrat received a standing ovation on Friday night when she formally announced her decision at a Moms For Liberty event.
“The Democratic Party has moved so far back, so deep into the progressive abyss, that it now champions policies that I cannot, in good conscience, support. Policies like promoting sex changes for vulnerable children, dismantling Title IX protections for women and girls in sports. This is not the party that I grew up with,” Thierry explained.
“And so it’s today, at such a time as this, that I am officially announcing that I am leaving the race and the life of the Democratic Party.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott soon welcomed Thierry to the Republican Party in a social media post of his own. Democrats abandoned her after she supported a law I signed to protect Texas children. The radical leftist agenda doesn’t align with most Americans,” he wrote.
Thierry was recently defeated in a primary election after she voted to ban gender reassignment surgeries for children and bar biological men from competing in women’s sports.
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Texas Representative Shawn Thierry @ShawnieT146 has announced she is leaving the Democratic Party!
I spoke with this amazing woman last night. She was taught the Democrats were the party of the people, but they have become the party of childhood sex changes, so she’s all done!… pic.twitter.com/AlORNa76Mw
— Billboard Chris 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@BillboardChris) August 30, 2024
Is there hope? The last good Democrat was Harry Truman. As time went by since his departure, the dems have become more unethical, more devious, more ignorant and today we have Marxists, not Democrats.
I sincerely wish that all Marxists in the Democrat Party would conduct a circular firing squad leaving us with old-fashioned Democrats to help keep us all more centrally aligned.
NOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT THIS INDEED IS NO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN OTHER WORDS THERE IS NO LONGER A REAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ONLY THE TITLE APPLYS.