Unearthed clip exposes what 'DEI Queen' in razor-thin House race thought of 'Back the Blue' law

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.

Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa.

WATCH: BATTLEGROUND DEMOCRAT CALLED IOWA A 'BACKWATER' OVER TRANSGENDER ATHLETES BAN "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, in 2020, 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% — just 799 votes.

VANCE, CRUZ, HEAD TO IOWA ON 2026 MISSIONS AS 2028 GOP RACE TO SUCCEED TRUMP HEATS UP In all three races, Republicans have attacked her on 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 then-officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck area during a restraint.