U.S. Senator Steve Daines of Montana used his social media platform on January 13, 2026, to voice his opposition to the inclusion of transgender women in women’s sports and locker rooms, as well as to the provision of hormone therapy for minors without parental consent.
In a post published at 13:58 UTC, Daines stated, “The left believes men should be allowed in women’s locker rooms and that children should be able to get hormone therapy without their parent’s consent- it’s absolutely wrong.”
Later that day at 16:10 UTC, he shared his presence with Riley Gaines outside the Supreme Court during oral arguments on related issues: “Great to be with @Riley_Gaines_ on the steps of SCOTUS as they hear oral arguments to keep men out of women’s sports.”
At 17:26 UTC, Daines added, “This is a commonsense issue that shouldn’t even need to be discussed: men don’t belong in women’s sports.”
Steve Daines serves as Montana’s senior U.S. Senator and has held this position since 2015. He participates in Senate committees focused on finance, foreign relations, energy and natural resources, and Indian affairs, influencing policies on taxation, trade, public lands and other federal matters (official website). Daines grew up in Bozeman, Montana and holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Montana State University. Before entering politics, he worked in management roles at Procter & Gamble and served as an executive at a software company based in Bozeman.
His offices are located throughout several cities across Montana—including Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, Billings, Missoula, Kalispell and Sidney—as well as Washington D.C., providing constituent services such as assistance with federal agencies and veterans’ resources (official website). Daines has also received awards from the Congressional Management Foundation for transparency and office practices.
