He’s making a list and checking it twice, trying to find out who’s been naughty or nice! In the spirit of Christmas, we would like to highlight our top contenders for Santa’s Naughty and Nice Lists this year and the reasons why. 

The Naughty List

  1. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, for vetoing Stand with Women legislation 
  2. California Governor Gavin Newsom, for signing a bill into law that prohibits schools from notifying a child’s parents if that child chooses to go by a different name or pronouns.
  3. Julia Roberts, for wrongly assuming that women are afraid to talk about their candidate preference. 
  4. New Mexico Governor Michelle Grisham, for failing to support Stand with Women legislation or even meet with us to discuss the state of women in New Mexico.
  5. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, for not doing enough to address the ongoing surge of violent crime in New York. 
  6. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, for vetoing a bill protecting minors from life-altering chemical and physical mutation and women who wish to play sports against women. 
  7. The ladies of “The View,” for being so blinded by their politics that they are completely out of touch with the millions of women whose views differ from their own.

The Nice List

  1. Idaho Governor Brad Little, for signing Stand with Women-inspired legislation into law.
  2. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, for standing with Mississippi women by signing sex-based terms into law. 
  3. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, for being the first female governor to issue an executive order inspired by Stand with Women legislation, directing state officials to continue enforcing Title IX and Arkansas state law as written.
  4. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, for standing with Oklahoma women by signing full-codification of sex-based terms across state code.
  5. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, for standing with Louisiana women by signing Stand with Women-inspired legislation into law, a bill that accumulated 79 co-sponsors and bi-partisan support in the legislature.
  6. West Virginia Gov-Elect Patrick Morrisey, for making it clear that he will prioritize standing with West Virginia women as governor, just as he has done as attorney general.
  7. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, for signing a bill into law that protects equal athletic opportunities for women in New Hampshire.
  8. Ohio House & Senate, for overriding Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill protecting equal athletic opportunities for women in Ohio.
  9. The 192 Riley Gaines scorecard “approved” Stand with Women champions in the 119th Congress, for their promise to Stand with Women and fight against the increasing threats to women’s rights, opportunities, and spaces.
  10. Representative Greg Steube and Senator Tommy Tuberville, for introducing a bill prohibiting any sports governing body recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) from allowing men to participate in athletic events intended for women.
  11. Representative Kevin Kiley and Senator Bill Cassidy, for introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Department of Labor’s devastating new independent contractor rule.
  12. Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, for holding universities accountable for their failure to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on their campuses.

In 2025, we look forward to advancing pro-woman, pro-liberty policies as the Trump administration takes the helm. This includes: 

  • unleashing energy dominance; 
  • cutting costly red tape and burdensome regulations on workers’ flexibility; 
  • ensuring a secure border and rebuilding accessible and effective pathways for legal immigration; 
  • delivering patients upfront, transparent healthcare prices; and 
  • making the cost of living, affordability, and child and eldercare more in reach for all Americans. 

From all of us at Independent Women, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!