A transgender Democrat candidate, Arienne Childrey, has been allowed to run for a seat in the Ohio House, despite not disclosing Childrey’s original name on required election documents.
Childrey, a biological male identifying as female, underwent a name change in 2020, but did not provide the former name as required by state law.
If Childrey wins the primary, Childrey will likely face Ohio State Rep. Angie King, who has sponsored anti-grooming legislation and voted against transgender-related medical procedures for children.
Childrey said, “I would have filled out whatever was necessary because at the end of the day, while it would have been a hit to my pride, there is something much more important than my pride, and that’s fighting for this community.”
Childrey is one of four transgender candidates running for seats in Ohio’s legislature, all of whom have encountered issues with the state’s name-change law.
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