Sarah McBride Becomes First Openly Transgender Person Elected To Congress
Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride won the First State’s only House seat, becoming the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.
McBride, a Democrat, took 57.6% of the vote with 63% of the vote accounted for, besting Republican John Whalen III. McBride’s goals in her congressional campaign were affordable health care, upping the minimum wage and protection of reproductive rights.
During her tenure in Delaware’s Senate, an office she’s served in since being elected in the Nov. 2020 election, she was known for breaking through the partisan gridlock to pass legislations, strengths she hopes to bring with her to Washington D.C.
After winning her office to the Delaware State Senate, she became the first openly transgender state senator in the United States.
