2026-09-09T22:12:42-04:00 / 福克斯新闻频道
这位民主党候选人还表示，若跨性别运动员参赛会危及女生体育赛事的安全或公平，他将反对其参赛
作者：布鲁克·泰勒、彼得·皮内多 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年9月9日 美国东部时间晚上10:12
德州关键参议院竞选胶着，詹姆斯·塔拉里科放弃此前多项极具争议的立场
民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉里科在德州一场关键的参议院竞选进入胶着状态之际，改口放弃了自己此前多项极具争议的立场。
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在福克斯新闻的独家专访中，民主党参议院候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科公开支持禁止为未成年人进行变性手术，并反对跨性别身份的男性参加女子体育赛事。
塔拉里科还推翻了自己此前的多项争议言论，包括声称性别有六种以及“上帝是非二元性别的”。
此次改口之际，近期福克斯新闻民调显示出人意料地胶着的德州参议院竞选已进入最后几个月。这场竞选对两党争夺参议院多数席位的胜算都至关重要。塔拉里科的对手是得克萨斯州总检察长、共和党人肯·帕克斯顿，后者自身也面临过诸多争议。如果共和党在德州失利，将极大影响唐纳德·特朗普总统推行其政策议程的能力。
福克斯新闻周二在达拉斯的一场食品募捐竞选活动中采访了塔拉里科。就在塔拉里科举办活动的几英里外的达拉斯市中心，首届共和党中期代表大会刚刚开幕。
民主党参议院候选人塔拉里科与曾为跨性别未成年人实施手术的外科医生同台竞选：“披着羊皮的狼”
2026年8月31日，得克萨斯州克尔维尔，民主党联邦参议院候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科在凯尤剧院的竞选集会上发表演讲。塔拉里科正在全州范围内开展竞选活动，备战11月3日的大选，他在这场势均力敌的竞选中对阵共和党候选人、得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿。（布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社）
当被问及若身为参议员是否会投票支持全国性的未成年人变性手术禁令时，塔拉里科回答：“当然会。”
他表示：“我在这个问题上一直立场一致。”他此前曾反对德克萨斯州一项禁止未成年人变性手术的法案，称该法案“过于宽泛”。
“如果你回头看，我曾投票支持一项重要修正案，将法案的适用范围限定为禁止未成年人手术，”他说，“作为立法者，我的工作是仔细审视法案的所有内容。有时法案里会有一些确实有害的条款，我别无选择，只能整体反对该法案。”
“这就是为什么我尝试通过修正案来缩小法案的聚焦范围，使其精准实现我们的立法意图，”他继续说道，“我在那项立法中就是这么做的，遗憾的是我支持的修正案未能通过。”
2023年，作为得克萨斯州众议院议员，塔拉里科投票反对一项名为SB 14的州级法案，该法案禁止为未成年人进行特定变性手术、青春期阻断剂治疗以及特定激素治疗。民主党人共提出了18项针对该法案的修正案，塔拉里科全部投了赞成票，但最终所有修正案都未能通过。
在同一场采访中，塔拉里科承认，女子体育赛事中的男性跨性别运动员问题在德州是一个重大议题。他说：“如果跨性别运动员参赛会危及安全或公平，我会反对她们参加女子体育赛事。”
“每项体育运动都必须确保安全和公平。作为一名前公立学校教师，我非常关心我们的学生运动员，也非常关心我们的学生。因此，如果跨性别运动员参赛会危及安全或公平，我会反对她们参加女子体育赛事，”他说道。
塔拉里科承认“上帝是非二元性别的”等言论“没说对”
2026年9月9日，得克萨斯州达拉斯，民主党联邦参议院候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科在“爱邻舍”全州食品募捐活动中与志愿者交谈。塔拉里科正在全州范围内开展竞选活动，备战11月3日的大选，他在这场势均力敌的竞选中对阵共和党候选人、州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿。（布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社）
他还谈到了自己2021年在反对一项禁止男性参加女子体育赛事的德州法案时发表的或许是最具争议的言论。当时塔拉里科在州众议院发言称：“上帝兼具男性气质和女性气质，以及介于两者之间的一切特质。上帝是非二元性别的。”
“我发表那番言论是为了制造话题，我明白这一点，”塔拉里科承认，并解释道，“我当时想说的是，你不能用人类的分类来定义上帝，这在神学上并没有争议。”
关于他此前关于性别不止两种的言论，塔拉里科表示，他现在并不认为性别有六种。
“我之前的一些言论没说对，我第一个承认这一点，”他说，“我当时的意思是，人类有两种性别，还有一小部分人存在基因异常。”
“显然我没表述清楚。性别只有两种，我认为街对面会议中心里的政客们之所以想讨论六种性别，是因为他们不想谈论6美元一加仑的柴油，”他说。
尽管他收回了这些争议言论，但塔拉里科并未掩饰对最高法院的批评，他称最高法院“被腐败侵蚀”，表示其“需要全面改革”。
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得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿正敦促共和党立即为这个最大红州备受瞩目的参议院竞选投入资金。（布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社）
他表示，如果当选，“你可以期待我会投票支持最高法院改革，这将包括为大法官制定具有约束力的行为准则，包括任期限制，而且我愿意就扩大大法官人数展开讨论。”
在这些争议之后，塔拉里科承诺在竞选剩余时间里将宣传重点放在民生 affordability（注：此处因原文无对应标准译法，结合语境译为“经济负担能力”）上。
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“我在德州各地走访时发现，人们都在为生计苦苦挣扎。他们难以负担基本生活开支：食品杂货、汽油、水电、医疗保健。这就是我从现在到选举日都会专注的议题。”
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在经济负担能力议题上，塔拉里科表示，德州“不应该征收州所得税”。尽管此前塔拉里科曾投票反对一项永久禁止州所得税的法案，他称该法案是多余的，是“最糟糕的政府浪费”。该法案最终由得克萨斯州议会通过，并于2019年11月经得克萨斯州选民批准。
他抨击帕克斯顿是“德州最腐败的政客”，称：“他会试图断章取义地引用我的一些言论，包括我为制造话题而发表的一些略带挑衅性的言论，以此转移人们对他职业生涯中这些问题的注意力。”
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布鲁克·泰勒是福克斯新闻频道（FNC）驻达拉斯通讯员，她于2024年加入该媒体。
Talarico says he ‘missed the mark’ as he backtracks on controversial woke statements
2026-09-09T22:12:42-04:00 / Fox News
The Democratic candidate also said he opposes trans athletes in girls’ sports if it risks safety or fairness
By Brooke Taylor, Peter Pinedo Fox News
Published September 9, 2026 10:12pm EDT
James Talarico reverses course on top hot takes as critical Senate race tightens
Democrat James Talarico reversed several of his most controversial takes as a critical Senate race tightens in Texas.
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In a Fox News exclusive interview, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico came out in favor of banning gender surgery for minors and opposed transgender-identifying men competing in women’s sports.
Talarico also backtracked on several of his more controversial claims, including saying there are six genders and that “God is nonbinary.”
This comes as the Texas Senate race, which is surprisingly close according to recent Fox News polling, enters its final months. The race is considered critical to both parties’ chances of securing a Senate majority. Talarico is facing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican who has faced controversies of his own. A Republican loss in Texas would significantly impact President Donald Trump’s ability to implement his agenda.
Fox News spoke with Talarico at a food drive campaign event in Dallas on Tuesday. Talarico’s event took place as the first-ever GOP midterm convention kicked off just miles away in downtown Dallas.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at the Cailloux Theater on Aug. 31, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas. Talarico is campaigning across the state in a close race against Republican candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Asked whether he would vote as a U.S. senator in favor of a national ban on gender surgery for minors, Talarico answered, “Absolutely.”
He said, “I’ve been consistent on this issue,” explaining his opposition to a Texas bill to ban transgender surgeries on minors by saying the measure “was overly broad.”
“If you go back and check, I voted for a major amendment to limit the bill to banning surgeries for minors,” he said. “As a lawmaker, my job is to try to sift through everything the bill does. And sometimes there’s stuff in it that’s really harmful, and I have no choice but to oppose the bill as a whole.”
“It’s why I try to use amendments, to narrow the focus of the bill so that it does exactly what we intend it to do,” he continued. “It’s what I tried to do with that piece of legislation, and unfortunately the amendment I supported was unsuccessful.”
In 2023, as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, Talarico voted against a state bill titled SB 14, which prohibited certain gender surgery, puberty blockers and certain hormone treatments for minors. There were 18 amendments to the bill proposed by Democrats, all of which Talarico voted in favor and all of which ultimately failed.
In the same interview, Talarico acknowledged that men in women’s sports is a significant issue in Texas. He said, “I oppose trans athletes playing in girls’ sports if it endangers safety or fairness.”
“Every sport has to be safe and fair. As a former public school teacher, I care a lot about our student athletes. I care a lot about our students. And so, I will oppose trans athletes playing in girls’ sports if it risks safety or fairness,” he said.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks to volunteers at a “Love Thy Neighbor” Statewide Grocery Drive on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Talarico continues campaigning across the state in a close race with Republican candidate, state Attorney General Ken Paxton ahead of the November 3 general elections.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
He also addressed perhaps his most controversial statement, which he made in 2021, while opposing a Texas bill to keep men out of women’s sports. Talarico said on the state House floor that “God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is non-binary.”
“I was being provocative with that statement. I get that,” Talarico admitted, explaining, “What I was trying to say is that you can’t use human categories to define God, and that’s not controversial theologically.”
Regarding his past comment about there being more than two genders, Talarico said he does not currently believe there are six sexes.
“I’ve missed the mark on some of my past statements. I will be the first to admit it,” he said. “What I meant is that there are two sexes, and then there’s a small percentage of people with genetic abnormalities.”
“Obviously didn’t say it correctly. There are not six sexes. There are two, and I think the reason that politicians in that convention center across the street want to talk about six sexes is because they don’t want to talk about $6 diesel,” he said.
Though he walked back these controversies, Talarico did not hold back on his criticism of the Supreme Court, which he described as “infected” with corruption, saying it “needs to be overhauled.”
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is urging the Republican Party to start spending now in the ballyhooed Senate race in the largest red state.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
He said that if elected, “You’re going to expect that I will vote for overhaul to the Supreme Court. That will include binding codes of conduct for our justices. It’ll include term limits, and I am open to a discussion about expanding the number of justices.”
Following these controversies, Talarico pledged to keep his message focused on affordability for the remainder of the campaign.
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“Everywhere I go across the state of Texas, people are struggling to survive in this economy. They are struggling to afford the basics: groceries, gas, utilities, healthcare. And that’s what I’m going to be focused on from now until Election Day.”
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On the topic of affordability, Talarico said that “we should not have a state income tax” in Texas. This is despite Talarico previously voting against a measure to permanently ban a state income tax, which he suggested was redundant and an example of “government waste at its worst.” The measure was ultimately passed by the Texas Legislature and approved by Texas voters in November 2019.
He knocked Paxton as “the most corrupt politician in Texas,” saying, “He’s going to try to clip some of my comments, including comments where I was being a little provocative in order to try to distract from that career.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Paxton campaign for a response.
Brooke Taylor is a Dallas-based correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). She joined the network in 2024.
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