Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Trans Activist Sarah McBride Announces Run For Delaware Senate

Sarah McBride

Transgender activist Sarah McBride has announced she is running for a seat in the Delaware state Senate.

The seat, currently held by a Democrat, is being vacated at the end of the term.

From The Hill:

McBride came onto the national scene in 2016 making a historic speech at the Democratic National Convention highlighting the struggles facing the LGBTQ community, and she currently serves as the national press secretary of the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group. But in her campaign announcement released Tuesday, McBride’s focus isn’t her identity but the issues facing the members of her Delaware community.

She notes the struggles of working mothers and fathers and highlights the opioid epidemic and surging health care costs.

“We can meet these challenges, but it will take big ideas and the courage to act,” McBride said in her announcement. “I’ve spent my life fighting for people to have dignity, peace of mind and a fair shot at staying afloat and getting ahead. I’m running for state Senate to fight for you and I’m asking you to join me.”

McBride would be the first trans person elected to public office in Delaware, and join a small group of transgender elected state officials in the nation.

In 2018, Virginia state Rep. Danica Roem (D) became the first openly transgender person elected to state office.





Posted by Randy Slovacek at 11:14 AM
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