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Tiffany Justice vs. transgender people

Tiffany Justice is an American homemaker turned activist in the “parental rights” and anti-trans movements. Justice co-founded anti-trans group Moms for Liberty in 2021.

Background

Tiffany M. Puttick Justice was born in April of 1979 to Ken Puttick and Janine Puttick and grew up in Vero Beach, Florida. Justice has three siblings.

Justice attended Saint Edward’s School, a private school in Vero Beach. then attended American University. Justice was vice president of a homeowner’s association and was involved in the local Beachland revitalization project.

From 2016 to 2020, Justice served as a school board member in Indian River County, Florida, running on a platform of school choice.

According to a submitted profile, Justice and spouse Mark Justice (born 1968) have four children: Ava, Oliver, Griffin, and Reed. They attend Holy Cross Catholic Church.

Anti-trans activism

In 2025, Justice was named Executive Vice President of Heritage Action. The press released stated: “Justice assumes the leadership role at Heritage Action after serving as a visiting fellow for coalitions at The Heritage Foundation and chair of the Parental Rights Initiative, which launched earlier this year.” The organzation announced that Justice was stepping down in March 2026.

References

Ackley, Kate (March 17, 2026). Heritage Action Leader Tiffany Justice Exits Organization. Bloomberg Government https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/heritage-action-leader-tiffany-justice-exits-in-ongoing-turnover

Nichols, Hans (July 28, 2025). Scoop: Heritage Action hires Tiffany Justice from Moms for Liberty. Axios https://www.axios.com/2025/07/28/scoop-heritage-action-hires-tiffany-justice-from-moms-for-liberty

Klein, Alyson (September 25, 2024). Moms for Liberty Co-Founder Would Be ‘Honored’ to Be Trump’s Education Secretary. Education Week https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/moms-for-liberty-co-founder-would-be-honored-to-be-trumps-education-secretary/2024/09

Reed, Erin (September 10, 2024). Moms For Liberty founder ‘thankful’ for Trump’s school transgender surgery lie. The Advocate https://www.advocate.com/politics/moms-for-liberty-thankful-for-trump-school-trans-lie

Pappano, Laura; Shah, Nirvi (September 3, 2024). At Moms for Liberty’s national summit, a singular focus on anti-trans issues. Hechinger Report https://hechingerreport.org/moms-for-liberty-national-summit-anti-trans-issues/

Stanford, Libby (August 30, 2024). At Moms for Liberty National Summit, Trump Hardly Mentions Education. Education Week https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/at-moms-for-liberty-national-summit-trump-hardly-mentions-education/2024/08

Baptiste, Nathalie (August 30, 2024). Moms For Liberty Goes All In On Transphobia. “There’s no such thing as a transgender child,” the far-right group’s co-founder told HuffPost at a convention that platformed speakers fearmongering about LGBTQ+ rights. HuffPost https://www.huffpost.com/entry/moms-for-liberty-transphobia-summit_n_66d254bee4b013957161d69b

Wixon, Colleen (March 23, 2023). Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice testifies in Congress about parental rights. Treasure Coast Palm https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/education/2023/03/23/moms-for-liberty-co-founder-testifies-in-congress-about-parental-rights/70038601007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z113880e113880v000043&gca-ft=178&gca-ds=sophi

Genz, Michelle (June 2019). Ken Puttick, longtime auto dealer and developer, dead at 71. Vero Beach 32963 https://vb32963online.com/STORIES%202019/JUNE%202019/VB32963_Ken_Puttick_Longtime_Auto_Dealer_And_Developer_Dead_At_71_Issue23_060619.html

Anti-trans coverage

Heritage Action (July 29, 2025). Press release: National Grassroots Leader Tiffany Justice Named Heritage Action Executive Vice President. https://heritageaction.com/press/national-grassroots-leader-tiffany-justice-named-heritage-action-executive-vice-president

Graham, Michael (April 22, 2025). Tiffany Justice Says Parents and Science Are Winning Trans Debate. NH Journal https://nhjournal.com/tiffany-justice-says-parents-and-science-are-winning-trans-debate/

Heritage Actio (January 24, 2025). Press release: Moms for Liberty Co-Founder Tiffany Justice Joins The Heritage Foundation as Visiting Fellow to Lead New Parental Rights Initiative. https://www.heritage.org/press/moms-liberty-co-founder-tiffany-justice-joins-the-heritage-foundation-visiting-fellow-lead

Staff report (October 28, 2024). Moms for Liberty Co-founder Discusses Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports. NTD https://www.ntd.com/moms-for-liberty-co-founder-discusses-transgender-athletes-in-womens-sports_1025637.html

Varadarajan, Tunku (September 1, 2023). Opinion | Moms for Liberty: ‘We Do Not Co-Parent With the Government.’ Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich, the ‘joyful warriors’ who founded the group, discuss Covid shutdowns, teachers unions, transgenderism and the SPLC’s smear. Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/opinion/we-do-not-co-parent-with-the-government-justice-descovich-education-rights-d9609fc6

Selected writing by Justice

Justice, Tiffany (June 4, 2025). Founding Fathers understood parental rights are natural rights. Trump knows it, too. Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/founding-fathers-understood-parental-rights-natural-rights-trump-knows-it-too

Media

The Hil / Rising with Niall Stanage, Robby Soave, and Tiffany Justice (April 17, 2025). Bondi SUES Maine for DEFYING Transgender Athlete Ban; Tiffany Justice On Protecting Women’s SPORTS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pmevErGJDo

Queer News Tonight (September 5, 2024). Trump Spreads False Claims About Schools and Transgender Care Again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUy4_EUINwk

Moms for Liberty with Tiffany Justice and Chad Felix Greene (July 8, 2024). Understanding the LGBTQ’s Push Toward Children, with Chad Felix Greene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4VhzFc4BDU

MS NOW with Joy Reid and Tiffany Justice (January 19, 2024). Moms for Liberty co-founder defends de facto book bans with ‘graphic’ example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GtGRPls40o

Ruth Institute with Jennifer Roback Morse and Tiffany Justice (February 17, 2023). Is Your Kids’ School Pushing Transgender Ideology? Tiffany Justice | Dr J Show Previews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1HxqX5kCVs

Resources

Trans Data Library (transdatalibrary.org)

GLAAD Accountability Project (glaad.org/gap)

Southern Poverty Law Center (splcenter.org)

Moms for Liberty (momsforliberty.org)

The Federalist Society (fedsoc.org)

Daily Signal (dailysignal.com)

C’SPAN (https://www.c-span.org/person/tiffany-justice/133914/)

Fox News (foxnews.com)

X/Twitter (x.com)

Voter Focus (voterfocus.com)