Sarah McBride announces run for Congress
After months of speculation and anticipation, Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride has announced her run for Congress. If elected, she would be the first and only transgender person in Congress.
No other trans people have announced their run for Congress, according to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. “Blocking out the noise and focusing on what actually matters isn’t easy.
That part takes more than coffee,” McBride said in her announcement video she posted to Twitter. “It takes guts and a backbone.” Despite possibly cracking the glass ceiling for trans people in Congress very soon, McBride did not emphasize — or even mention — her gender identity in the two-minute video.
She instead focused on her role in passing paid medical and family leave in Delaware, which takes effect in 2026. She mentioned her gender identity only briefly in a string of tweets under her announcement video.
