Sarah McBride becomes the first trans state senator in US history
November 04, 2020 08:02
Sarah McBride of Delaware has become the first openly trans person to be elected a state senator in US history.
She won 86% of absentee ballot voters in the state's first district, and will be the highest-ranking trans politician in the US.
In 2013, McBride worked on the campaign of Beau Biden -- Joe Bidens late son who served as Delawares attorney general -- and collaborated with him on the Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Act.
Joe Biden wrote the foreword to McBrides book on her fight for trans rights in 2018.
She has spent years advocating for LGBTQ+ rights with the Human Rights Campaign, and was the first openly trans person to work in the White House under Barack Obama.
Sarahs overwhelming victory is a powerful testament to the growing influence of transgender leaders in our politics and gives hope to countless trans people looking toward a brighter future, said Annise Parker of LGBTQ Victory Fund.
For Sarah to shatter a lavender ceiling in such a polarizing year is a powerful reminder that voters are increasingly rejecting the politics of bigotry in favor of candidates who stand for fairness and equality. Her victory will inspire more trans people to follow in her footsteps and run for public office.
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