Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride is running for a seat in the US House of Representatives. If she wins, she'll be the nation's first openly transgender member of Congress. McBride previously interned for the Obama Administration and was the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign. If she wins in November 2024, she'll become the nation's first openly-transgender member of Congress. Elected as a state senator in 2020, McBride is the highest-ranking transgender legislator in the United States.

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