Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Sarah McBride makes history as the first trans person elected to US Congress
Sarah McBride has made history as the first openly transgender person to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. The activist and politician, 34, defeated her Republican opponent John Whalen III, a former police officer and construction company owner from Delaware.
In a statement posted to social media, McBride wrote: “Thank you, Delaware! Because of your votes and your values, I am proud to be your next member of Congress. “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 health care are available to everyone and that this is a democracy that is big enough for all of us.” Ahead of the U.S.
election on Tuesday, McBride also told CBS News that her win would be a “testament to Delawareans that the candidacy of someone like me is even possible.” “I think that folks know that I am personally invested in equality as an LGBTQ person,” she added. “But my priorities are going to be affordable child care, paid family and medical leave, housing, health care, reproductive freedom.” This isn’t the first time McBride has made history for trans visibility in politics.
In 2012, she memorably interned in the White House for President Barack Obama, becoming the first trans person to do so. Four years later, she blazed a trail as the first trans person to deliver a speech at a major political convention when she spoke at the Democratic National Convention, where she paid tribute to her late husband Andrew Cray and his LGBTQIA+ activism.
