TEXAS Republican candidate Sarah Stogner lost an endorsement after posing semi-nude in a suggestive campaign video.
Stogner had been endorsed by the San Antonio Express-News editorial board in her run for the Texas Railroad Commissioner seat.
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In the controversial campaign message, Stogner can be seen posing on an oil pump jack, wearing nothing but underwear, pasties, boots and a cowboy hat.
The video rapidly flips through shots of Stogner in various poses: straddling the machinery, twirling her hat above her head, and leaning forward while pointing at the camera.
Stogner posted the video to TikTok and shared it to Twitter, captioning the tweet, “They said I needed money. I have other assets.”
The Express-News editorial board had previously endorsed Stogner for Texas Railroad Commissioner, but rescinded that endorsement on February 15.
“It’s painful to rescind a recommendation,” the board wrote by way of explanation.
“But this is an opportunity to reaffirm our principles and expectations.
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“We expect candidates for public office to model civil discourse and decorum worthy of the public’s trust. This was neither.
“Instead, it’s an indictmnt of these times that a candidate, even a marginal one, would appeal to potential voters in wuch a way via social media.”
The outlet’s board also said that, if Stogner wanted to “talk about the issues” relevant to the economics and ethics of the railroad industry, then the video was “an embarrassing failure.”
Chron reports that Stogner commented on the decision on Facebook, defending her video and calling out hypocrisy in election campaign ads.
“We have radiation in our water. But me scantily clad is where the line is drawn,” Stogner said.
“It feels very much like sl*t-shaming.”
“If I had gone off and shot machine guns and screamed about the border, they wouldn’t have had a problem with it.”
Stogner, who has a Juris Doctorate from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, also criticized the San Antonio Express-News, pointing out that she had similar photos on the social media accounts the board reviewed.
“[San Antonio Express] said they did their homework on me,” Stogner added.
“Ask them if they saw my picture from last summer. It’s on Instagram. I’m naked, bare butt in the sand hills, raising awareness,” she wrote.
“It’s not sexual. But if female nudity isn’t for sexual use, I guess it’s a no-go.”
Referring to herself as the “unicorn lawyer,” Stogner has over 29.5K followers on TikTok.
Across Twitter and Instagram, she boasts thousands more followers.
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