(The Guardian) Sarah McBride becomes first trans person elected to US House
Sarah McBride, a Delaware state senator, has made history as the first openly transgender person elected to the US House of Representatives.
“Thank you, Delaware! Because of your votes and your values, I am proud to be your next member of Congress,” McBride wrote on X after the race was called. “Delaware has sent the message loud and clear that we must be a country that protects reproductive freedom, that guarantees paid leave and affordable child care for all our families, that ensures that housing and healthcare are available to everyone and that this is a democracy that is big enough for all of us.”
McBride, 34, won Delaware’s at-large House seat in the general election against Republican candidate John Whalen III, a former Delaware state police officer and businessman.
Ahead of Tuesday’s election, McBride spoke about what it would mean to be the first transgender person elected to Congress, telling CBS News: “It is a testament to Delawareans that the candidacy of someone like me is even possible.”
Sarah McBride, a Delaware state senator, has made history as the first openly transgender person elected to the US House of Representatives.
“Thank you, Delaware! Because of your votes and your values, I am proud to be your next member of Congress,” McBride wrote on X after the race was called. “Delaware has sent the message loud and clear that we must be a country that protects reproductive freedom, that guarantees paid leave and affordable child care for all our families, that ensures that housing and healthcare are available to everyone and that this is a democracy that is big enough for all of us.”
McBride, 34, won Delaware’s at-large House seat in the general election against Republican candidate John Whalen III, a former Delaware state police officer and businessman.
Ahead of Tuesday’s election, McBride spoke about what it would mean to be the first transgender person elected to Congress, telling CBS News: “It is a testament to Delawareans that the candidacy of someone like me is even possible.”
