Danica Roem elected to the Va. Senate
Virginia state Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas) on Tuesday won her race the state Senate. The Manassas Democrat defeated Republican Bill Woolf by a 51.5-48.2 margin. “I’m grateful the people of Virginia’s 30th Senate district elected me to continue representing my lifelong home of western Prince William County and greater Manassas,” said Roem in a statement after she declared victory. “The voters have shown they want a leader who will prioritize fixing roads, feeding kids and protecting our land instead of stigmatizing trans kids or taking away your civil rights.” Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson is among those who canvassed with Roem and other Democratic candidates on Monday.
HRC in a tweet noted Roem will be the second transgender person elected to a state senate in the U.S. (Roem in 2018 became the first trans person seated in a state legislature in the country.) “Congrats to pro-equality and HRC-endorsed Senator-elect Danica Roem,” proclaimed HRC. “Senator-elect Roem is only the second openly transgender person elected to a state senate in the country.
This is an historic step toward building power for the transgender community and LGBTQ+ folks everywhere!” The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund and Equality Virginia’s PAC also congratulated Roem. “Danica faced an unprecedented deluge of anti-trans hate on the campaign trail, but she was not phased nor distracted,” said Victory Fund President Annise Parker in a statement. “She made LGBTQ+ history tonight because she put constituents first, speaking to the real issues that impact children and their families in Virginia, from fixing roads to ensuring kids and families have food on the table.” The Washington Blade will update this story.
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