Sarah McBride could be 1st openly trans person in Congress, but her focus is on results for Delaware wlip.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wlip.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival(DOVER, Del.) Sarah McBride is used to being first. She was the first openly transgender person to work in the White House, the first to speak at the Democratic National Convention and the first to become a state senator, in Delaware.
If the campaign she announced on Monday is successful, she will be the first transgender person to serve in Congress representing Delaware s sole congressional district and the first openly transgender person to be elected at the federal level.
Because Delaware s at-large district is solidly Democratic, competition in the race will likely play out during the primary next fall. The seat is currently held by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who announced last week that she is running for the U.S. Senate to fill the seat held by retiring Tom Carper.
McBride, 32, enters the race with endorsements from high-ranking Delaware lawmakers, support from LGBTQ advocacy groups and relationships with the Biden fam
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