Peter Ricketts on Civil Rights Republican Senate Challenger

Urged NCAA to ban transgender athletes from women's sports

The NCAA updated its policy in 2022 on transgender athletes, aligning itself with Olympic standard. The NCAA requires transgender athletes to give documentation that meets sports standards for testosterone levels at three points in time:

1. Prior to any competition during the regular season;
2. Prior to the first competition in an NCAA championship event; and
3. Prior to any competition in the non-championship segment.

Protect hair textures/styles from job discrimination

Summary by WOWT channel 6 NBC-TV: The bill expands the definition of race to include features associated with race, such as hair texture, skin color, and protective hairstyles. Employers are allowed to set safety and health standards as long as they don't discriminate and are applied equally.

Legislative outcome: Passed legislature 40-4-5 on Apr/29/21; Signed by Governor Pete Ricketts on May/5/21.

Marriage is the union of one woman and one man

Judges shouldn't reinterpret marriage

Protecting Our Values
• Marriage: I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.
• Judges: I support conservative judicial nominees who understand it is their job to interpret the law, not create it.

Reduce government regulation of the private sector

Ricketts supports the following principles regarding employment and Affirmative Action Issues.
• Reduce government regulation of the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion.
• Provide tax credits or grants to businesses that offer child care services to employees.

Opposes same-sex marriage

Active donor to anti-gambling movement