A Republican Congresswoman from Missouri, who is currently running for Senate, recently released her campaign ad that appeared to take aim at the growing concern of transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. While the idea that a person born a man but identifies as a female should be allowed to participate in the sport of their choosing has taken center stage, Representative Vicky Hartzler didn’t shy away from her stance, saying it was “Men pretending to be women”. 

In her campaign video, which can be watched below, Hartzler focused on Lia Thomas, who was born a male but now competes on the women’s swim team for the University of Pennsylvania. “Meet William Thomas — ranked number 462 in men’s swimming. Meet Lia Thomas — ranked number one in women’s swimming. Only one problem, it’s the same person. Some people are afraid to talk about it. Not me. I’m Vicky Hartzler, I ran and coached girls’ track, and I won’t look away while woke liberals destroy women’s sports. Women’s sports are for women. Not men pretending to be women.”

I ran and coached girl’s track, and I won’t look away while woke liberals destroy women’s sports.

Women’s Sports are for Women, not men pretending to be women.

Some people are afraid to talk about it, not me. pic.twitter.com/mmwZFORJss

— Vicky Hartzler (@VickyHartzlerMO) February 14, 2022

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According to the Daily Mail, “The six-figure advertisement is set to run in the Show-Me State from February 21 through March 18, according to Politico, coinciding with NCAA winter championships.”

At the beginning of February, 16 swimmers at the University of Pennsylvania wrote a letter to the college, stating,  “Biologically, Lia holds an unfair advantage over competition in the women’s category, as evidenced by her rankings that have bounced from #462 as a male to #1 as a female. If she (Thomas) were to be eligible to compete against us, she could now break Penn, Ivy, and NCAA Women’s Swimming records; feats she could never have done as a male athlete.”

The swimmers added, “We have dedicated our lives to swimming. Most of us started the same time Lia did, as pre-teens. We have trained up to 20 hours a week, swimming miles, running and lifting weights. To be sidelined or beaten by someone competing with the strength, height, and lung capacity advantages that can only come with male puberty has been exceedingly difficult.”

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