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这段重新浮出水面的言论加剧了共和党对这位民主党人的攻击，而她正发起第三次竞选，挑战米勒-米克斯议员
作者：利奥·布里塞尼奥 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年9月17日美国东部时间下午6:25
竞选国会议员的DEI教授称“支持警方”法案是对2020年骚乱的“过度反应”
克里斯蒂娜·博安南认为，议员们之所以通过强化警方保护的法案，是因为其选区少数族裔人口不足。（图片来源：YouTube/爱荷华市，2021年3月29日）
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福克斯新闻独家首发： 爱荷华州州议员、美国竞争最激烈选区之一的民主党候选人克里斯蒂娜·博安南曾反对2020年乔治·弗洛伊德骚乱后通过的爱荷华州“支持警方”法案，称其为“过度反应”。
“我认为我们正在看到一种反弹，坦率地说，是一种被夸大的反弹，对所有这一切的过度反应，”博安南在2021年一场关于社会正义问题的虚拟立法论坛上说道。
“情况就是这样。这其中很多情况之所以发生，是因为他们的选区里少数族裔不多。他们不会定期和民众打交道，因此他们看不到这些问题。”
在一些旁观的批评者看来，她重新被曝光的言论进一步证明了他们所描述的她“对犯罪软弱”的立场，他们认为这些立场与爱荷华州选民的态度相悖。如今她正发起第三次竞选，试图击败共和党籍爱荷华州众议员玛丽安妮特·米勒-米克斯。
观看： 战场民主党人因跨性别运动员禁令称爱荷华为“落后地区”
2025年7月30日，爱荷华州第一国会选区候选人克里斯蒂娜·博安南在参观华盛顿县医院与诊所后召开新闻发布会，爱荷华州华盛顿市。（朱莉娅·汉森/《爱荷华城新闻公民报》）
“克里斯蒂娜·博安南达到了觉醒政治中极为罕见的终极BOSS级别，认为警察是坏人、罪犯是好人，任何不同意她的人都是种族主义者，”共和党全国委员会发言人扎克·克拉夫特在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中说道。
“这位DEI女王两次被选民否决是有原因的。她简直疯了，她的对犯罪软弱的议程会危及所有爱荷华州民众。”
博安南的教育生涯始于爱荷华大学法学院任教，她一直在那里工作到2020年，当年她击败了任职20年的民主党现任议员，当选爱荷华州众议员。
博安南此前曾竞选国会议员。
2022年，她在竞选中以53.4%比46.6%的结果输给了米勒-米克斯。2024年她再次参选，差距缩小，仅以0.2个百分点、799票之差落败，得票率为49.8%对50.0%。
万斯、克鲁兹前往爱荷华开展2026年竞选活动，2028年共和党接替特朗普的角逐日趋激烈
记录显示，前爱荷华州民主党州议员克里斯蒂娜·博安南在竞选国会议员期间缺席了近半数州议会投票。（爱荷华州议会；比尔·克拉克/CQ-罗尔呼叫公司 via 盖蒂图片社）
在这三场竞选活动中，共和党人都攻击她作为学者的言论和作为州议员的投票记录，将她描绘成对犯罪软弱的候选人。
在这段重新曝光的视频中，博安南所指的是2021年由州长金·雷诺兹签署的第342号参议院法案。除其他条款外，该法案提高了对骚乱行为的处罚，将其定为可判处五年监禁的D级重罪，并对非法集会实施更严厉的处罚。
该法案出台之际，明尼阿波利斯黑人男子乔治·弗洛伊德在被警察德里克·肖文跪压颈部区域后死亡，随后全美掀起反警方情绪浪潮。这一事件引发了关于执法安全和执法歧视的广泛辩论。在明尼苏达州和华盛顿州等州通过了限制警察和其他执法人员的法案之际，爱荷华州议员站出来支持警方。
该法案的发起人、共和党州议员贾雷德·克莱因在议会发言时将该立法描述为支持处境艰难的公职人员的明确方式。
“让我明确一点：如果你支持执法部门，真正支持执法部门，你今晚就会投‘赞成’票。如果你说你支持执法部门，却投‘反对’票，那你的话就毫无意义。行动胜于雄辩，”克莱因说道。
雷诺兹州长在签署法案时也表达了同样的观点。
“我在州情咨文中明确表示，爱荷华州的执法人员永远会得到我的尊重，我也永远会支持他们。今天的法案以历史性的方式体现了这一承诺。公共和平太过重要，我们执法人员的安全太过珍贵，容不得破坏行为，”雷诺兹在一份新闻稿中说道。
就博安南而言，她表示自己反对该立法，认为其过于极端。
“参议院提交给众议院的关于抗议者的法案实际上会允许一个人因过失或重大过失驾驶车辆撞向抗议者，并且还能获得豁免。这太恶心了。这些大多是孩子，”她说道。
新曝光视频暴露更多反警言论，埃尔赛德因删除社交媒体帖子遭质询
2024年10月23日，爱荷华州第一国会选区候选人克里斯蒂娜·博安南在爱荷华州爱荷华市举行的负担得起住房圆桌会议上发言。（《爱荷华城新闻公民报》）
该法案的最终版本确实有一项保护司机免于民事责任的条款。但该条款仅适用于“尽到合理注意义务”的司机，且其行为导致在公共街道或公路上阻碍交通、从事扰乱治安行为的人员受伤。
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博安南的竞选团队没有回应福克斯新闻数字频道就她2021年的言论以及她是否坚持自己对“支持警方”法案的看法置评的请求。
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Unearthed clip exposes what ‘DEI Queen’ in razor-thin House race thought of ‘Back the Blue’ law
2026-09-17T18:25:26-04:00 / Fox News
The resurfaced comments fuel Republican attacks on the Democrat as she wages a third campaign against Rep Miller-Meeks
By Leo Briceno Fox News
Published September 17, 2026 6:25pm EDT
DEI professor running for Congress calls Back the Blue law an ‘overreaction’ to 2020 riots
Christina Bohannan suggested legislators passed enhanced police protections due to a lack of minorities in their districts. (Credit: Youtube/City of Iowa City, March 29, 2021)
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FIRST ON FOX: Christina Bohannan, an Iowa state legislator and the Democratic nominee in one of the country’s most competitive districts, once opposed an Iowa Back the Blue law passed in the wake of the 2020 George Floyd riots, calling it an “overreaction.”
“I think that we’re seeing a backlash and, frankly, an exaggerated backlash, an overreaction to all of that,” Bohannan said at a 2021 virtual legislative forum on social justice issues.
“That’s what’s happening. A lot of this is happening because they just don’t have a lot of minorities in their districts. They don’t interact with people on any kind of regular basis, and, so, they don’t see these issues.”
To some onlooking critics, her resurfaced comments are further proof of what they’ve characterized as her soft-on-crime stances, positions they believe are at odds with the electorate of the Hawkeye State as she wages her third campaign to unseat Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa.
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Christina Bohannan, candidate for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, holds a news conference after a visit to the Washington County Hospitals & Clinics July 30, 2025, in Washington, Iowa.(Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen)
“Christina Bohannan achieved the ultra rare final boss level of woke where police are bad, criminals are good and anyone who disagrees is racist,” Zach Kraft, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“There is a reason why this DEI queen has been rejected twice by voters. She is straight up nuts, and her soft-on-crime agenda would endanger all Iowans.”
Bohannan launched her career in education, teaching at the University of Iowa College of Law, where she remained until 2020, when she won a seat in the Iowa House of Representatives, unseating a 20-year Democratic incumbent.
Bohannan has run for Congress before.
In 2022, she lost to Miller-Meeks in a 53.4% to 46.6% contest. She tried again in 2024 and got closer, losing by a fraction of a percent, 50.0% to 49.8%, and by just 799 votes.
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Former Iowa Democratic state Rep. Christina Bohannan missed nearly half of her state House votes while campaigning for Congress, records show.(Iowa Legislature ; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
In all three races, Republicans have attacked her for her statements as an academic and her voting record as a state legislator, painting her as a soft-on-crime candidate.
In the resurfaced clip, Bohannan was referring to Senate File 342, signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2021. Among other provisions, the bill raised penalties for rioting, making it a class D felony punishable by five years behind bars, and implemented more stringent punishments for unlawful assembly.
The law came amid a wave of anti-police sentiment that swept the country after George Floyd, a Black man from Minneapolis, died after Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck area during a restraint. The incident sparked widespread debate about law enforcement safety and profiling. Where states like Minnesota and Washington passed restrictions on police and other law enforcement officers, Iowa lawmakers rallied to their support.
Iowa Rep. Jarad Klein, a Republican and the bill’s sponsor, framed the legislation as a clear way to support embattled public servants in a floor speech.
“Let me be clear: If you support law enforcement, truly support law enforcement, you will be voting ‘yes’ tonight. If you stand up and say you support law enforcement, your words will become meaningless with a ‘no’ vote. Actions speak louder than words,” Klein said.
Gov. Reynolds echoed that thinking at her signing.
“I made it clear in my Condition of the State Address that Iowa’s law enforcement will always have my respect, and I will always have their back. Today’s bill embodies that commitment in a historic way. The public peace is too important, and the safety of our officers too precious to tolerate destructive behavior,” Reynolds said in a press release.
For her part, Bohannan said she opposed the legislation, arguing it went too far.
“The bill that’s coming over to the House from the Senate about the protestors actually would make it OK for a person to drive negligently or grossly negligently and hit a protester, and there would be immunity for that. It’s sick. These are kids, mostly,” she said.
UNEARTHED CLIP EXPOSES MORE ANTI-POLICE RHETORIC AS EL-SAYED GETS GRILLED FOR DELETING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
Christina Bohannan, a candidate for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, listens during a roundtable on affordable housing Oct. 23, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa.(Iowa City Press-Citizen)
The final version of the bill does have a provision that protects drivers from civil liability. But it only applies to drivers “exercising due care” and who cause injury to someone engaging in disorderly conduct by blocking traffic on a public street or highway.
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Bohannan’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital on her statements from 2021 or whether she stood by her views of the Back the Blue bill.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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