Transgender candidates won several federal, state and local elections this cycle, despite Republicans spending over $200 million on an ad campaign that falsely presented trans people as a threat to the nation.
Delaware has sent the message loud and clear that...this is a democracy that is big enough for all of us, expressed by McBride after her landmark election.
Voters also elected Democrat Aime Wichtendahl, a member of the Hiawatha City Council, to Iowa's state House, marking her as Iowa's first transgender state lawmaker.
Allison Chapman emphasized that trans people are not going back without a fight, reflecting the resilience and determination seen in recent electoral successes.
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