Who Is Sylvia Swayne? Alabama Could Elect First Transgender House Rep
Kay Ivey set a date for the special election to replace him for January 9, 2024. The special primary will be held on September 26, while the primary run-off is set for October 24.Among the candidates hoping to take Plump's role is Swayne, a Montgomery-born 26-year-old Democrat and a fresh face to Alabama politics.
She's the first trans woman to run for state office in Alabama, and could make history if elected.Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know."We have tolerated a political climate of division for far too long, and it's time to create opportunity through unity—for ALL Alabamians," Swayne posted on Instagram last week, announcing her campaign for the House district."The Alabama we see running this state isn't the Alabama I know and love, and I want to work alongside the people of District 55 to create a better Alabama for all of us, no matter who we are or where we come from," she added.A post shared by instagramIn a recent interview with Al.com, Swayne, a trans woman raised by a single mother after the passing of her father, a master sergeant in the U.S.
air force, when she was eight, said that she doesn't want to consider herself the trans candidate."But I do recognize the historical element of my campaign and my candidacy," she told the news website. "It certainly informs my perspective.
It's not something I'm afraid to talk about. It's who I am."She added the reason she's running is because "there's a culture of political division that is not only in this state but across the country.
