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James Talarico Said ‘If Only George Floyd Was a Blonde Salon Owner’ and Backed Austin Police Defunding

Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico, who posted during the 2020 unrest that “If only George Floyd was a blonde salon owner,” donated to a group that advocated cutting Austin police funding, campaigned against a ballot initiative to increase police staffing as homicides rose in the city, voted against Republican-backed law enforcement legislation, and called ICE a “secret police force” that should be “torn down.”

PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS - APRIL 22: Rep. James Talarico speaks to students and community membe

Dem Law Professor Running for Congress Opposed Iowa ‘Back the Blue’ Law After 2020 Riots Injured Officers

Pro-DEI University of Iowa law professor Christina Bohannan (D-IA), who opposed Iowa’s ‘Back the Blue Act’ while defending Black Lives Matter protesters and sanctuary city policies, is months away from Iowa’s Democratic primary and could face Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for a third consecutive time if she wins the nomination after losing to the Republican incumbent twice before.

Christina Bohannan Professor of Law Lauridsen Family Fellow in Law Director, Master of Stu