An Oregon school district on Thursday asked Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) campaign to take down two ads targeting transgender athletes because they include a photograph of two minor girls who are not transgender and whose parents did not give the Cruz campaign permission to use the photo.

Cruz’s campaign ads, part of a multi-million-dollar media blitz hitting his opponent, Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), over his support for trans-inclusive policies, feature photographs of high-profile transgender athletes like former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas and Cecé Telfer, a Jamaican-born sprinter and the first out trans woman to win an NCAA title.

They also include a photo of two teenage girls who compete in track and field events at neighboring high schools in Western Oregon. Neither of the girls pictured are transgender, though the Cruz ads imply otherwise.

A representative for one of the girls' school districts said the district and the girl’s family were unaware of the........

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