Pyrophore: Paul Sarlo

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Basics

  • Pyrophore IFF: 🟥 Foe

Affiliations

Paul Sarlo has some meaningful affiliation with the following organisations:

  • Democratic Party: Elected official.
  • New Jersey Legislature: Member, 8 January 2002 —
    • New Jersey Senate:
      • Deputy majority leader, 2008 — (incumbent)
      • Member from the 36th district, 19 May 2003 — (incumbent)
    • New Jersey General Assembly: Member (1 of 2) from the 36th district, 8 January 2002 — 19 May 2003.

Detail

Paul Anthony Sarlo is a state politician in the United States (US) state of New Jersey. He is affiliated with the Democratic Party. He is indexed here for his opportunistic alignment against trans people in the wake of the 2024 United States elections, which his party lost.

Timeline

2024, December 21. PBS’ State of Affairs with Steve Adubato, season 8, episode 25, features Sarlo as a guest, in his capacity as deputy state Senate majority leader. The episode proceeds, in part, as follows (State of Affairs with Steve Adubato, 2024):

ADUBATO: … real quick, what the heck did the Democrats get wrong [at the November 2024 election] … ?

SARLO: … They focused in on some of these woke issues, which only pertains to and placate to [sic] a very, very, very, very small minority of the population. … I think we need to move back to the middle. … We can’t get caught up on some of these really, really left, woke issues. …

ADUBATO: … you keep calling them little, little small, the woke issue. Woke issues like what? What are you talking about — Diversity, Equity, Inclusion? Are you talking about pronouns and the transgender community? What are we talking about in particular? Because on one hand, the Democrats stand for protecting all people’s rights, but where did that go wrong so that it’s a tiny fraction of the party and it’s too far left?

SARLO: … we allow Donald Trump and others to define us … That we’ve only cared about the transgender community.

ADUBATO: … Hold on, Senator, why is [that] so hard for so many of your colleagues? And again, it’s not a meat-and-potatoes economic issue. But when asked the question, should men who — or people who — are previously men or born as a man who transitions to be a woman, that they should not compete in women’s sports? Why is that a controversial issue that so many of your Democratic colleagues couldn’t give a straight answer to? No “we should protect women in sports and women should compete against women” — that is some radical position?

SARLO: The Democratic Party failed miserably. It’s very simple, right. Males should not be participating in women’s sports, whether it’s at the rec level, the high school level, or the collegiate level, period, at the end.

ADUBATO: All right. But I will say this, some of your colleagues on the far — the more progressive wing of the party are not only uncomfortable saying that, they will not say that. That being said, people can decide for themselves, but moving forward, I’m —

SARLO: — I’m not afraid to say it. I feel strongly about that, and I think if we just talked a little bit more straight up, have a little more practical and common sense, we could have did much better at the polls.

References

State of Affairs with Steve Adubato (2024, December 21). Sen. Sarlo addresses affordability & end-of-life care in NJ [Video clip]. PBS. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

Metadata

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  • Created: 14 January 2025.