Sen. Drazan applauds ruling on protecting women’s sports

DRAZAN APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT RULING PROTECTING WOMEN’S SPORTS
By Christine Drazan for Governor campaign,

Portland, Ore. – Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled that states have the right to protect women’s sports through legislation. Sen. Christine Drazan (R-Canby), candidate for governor, released the following statement applauding the Court’s ruling:

“This ruling is a victory for fairness, common sense and for the progress achieved by generations of women who fought for and earned the right to compete.

Girls and young women across Oregon are still competing on an unfair and unsafe playing field. I have always supported women’s right to compete and as governor I will do everything in my power to make sure that women’s sports are protected and girls across our state get their shot to compete and win.”

A statewide poll commissioned by Oregon House Republicans revealed that 69% of Oregonians oppose OSAA’s current policy allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports. A recent New York Times poll showed that 79% of the nation supports a separate sex category for female athletes.