Sarah McBride Becomes Highest-Ranking Trans Official Ever

Delaware Democrat Sarah McBride, who in 2020 became the nation’s first openly transgender state senator, is setting out to make history again — this time as the first out transgender person elected to Congress. “My commitment is to the people in Delaware who aren’t seen,” McBride said in a campaign video announcing her bid for Delaware’s sole House seat. “Everyone deserves a member of Congress who sees them and who respects them.” McBride came out publicly as transgender at age 21, while enterin