Tangipa Statement on Men in Women’s CIF Track Championship

Assemblyman David Tangipa is speaking out against the California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) decision to allow a biological male to compete in the CIF State Track & Field Championships under the girls division—a move that directly contradicts federal Title IX protections and President Trump’s executive order aimed at safeguarding women’s sports.…

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Valley lawmaker offers proposal for transgender athletes ahead of track meet in Clovis

With the state also on the brink of a federal investigation over transgender athletes, Republican Assemblyman David Tangipa is offering a path forward. “If we created an open division that everyone gets to compete here, but we still come into compliance with Title IX, I think that’s an actual possible…

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Trans athlete attention builds in Clovis at track finals. Local leaders have say

State Rep. David Tangipa (R-Fresno) said the CIF’s changes are “an open admission that something wrong is going on.” Assemblyman David Tangipa, center, answers questions as Clovis Republican leaders pushed back against the inclusion of a trans-athlete at this weekend’s CIF State Track & Field Championships holding a press conference…

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