The elected Democrat will represent the State of Delaware in the House of Representatives. Transgender rights were among the campaign's hot topics.
Published on 06/11/2024 06:47
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A face and a symbol. Democrat Sarah McBride becomes the first transgender person elected to the US Congress, where she will represent her state of Delaware. The 34-year-old woman, who sat in the local senate of this small state in the northeast of the United States, will enter the House of Representatives, according to projections from NBC and CNN revealed on the night of Tuesday November 5 to Wednesday November 6 .
“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 of our families, that ensures that housing and health care are accessible to all and that this is a democracy that is big enough for all of us.”reacted Sarah McBride on the social network X.
Sarah McBride defeated Republican John Whalen. Her victory is not a surprise since she was running in a very Democratic district. While saying she is aware of her image as a pioneer, the candidate recently told CBS that her priorities in Congress would mainly be the subjects of the cost of childcare, housing, health and even the right to 'abortion. The rights of transgender people were among the hot topics of this American presidential and legislative election campaign.
