Mike Braun on Civil Rights

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.

There only two genders; no biological males in girls' sports

Enforce Court decision ending college affirmative action

While the Court took a big step forward in eliminating racial discrimination in admissions, more work remains to be done. In his remarks in the wake of the landmark decision, President Biden proposed "a new standard, where colleges take into account the adversity a student has overcome, including racial discrimination that individuals have faced in their own lives."

We call upon the Biden administration to embrace the Court's holdings: racial discrimination [does not] have any place in schooling. The American people deserve no less than an Executive Branch committed to enforcing the law equally to all people without concern for their race.

Traditional marriage should be between a man & a woman

Braun: Traditional marriage should be between a man & a woman. Backed Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act, letting businesses deny services to gays.

Donnelly: Supports gay marriage after earlier opposition. "One of the best things we can do is to try & make everyone feel welcome."

Religious Freedom Act is not about LGBT discrimination

Legislative Summary: Passed House 63-31-5 on Mar/23/2015; State Rep. Mike Braun voted YES; Passed Senate 40-8-2 on Mar/24.