Trans lawmaker Sarah McBride could make history after Delaware primary win
Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride, who is running for the state’s only Congressional House seat, beat her two opponents in the state’s Democratic primary Tuesday.
NEW CASTLE, Del. — Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride won the Democratic primary for the state's lone U.S. House seat Tuesday, The Associated Press projected, putting her one step closer to becoming the first transgender member of Congress.
McBride, the country’s first transgender state senator, easily defeated Earl Cooper and Elias Weir, taking 80% support with more than 95% of the vote in.
She will be the favorite to win the general election to replace Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who is running for the Senate, in heavily Democratic Delaware in November.
"Alongside the immense amount of gratitude I feel tonight, I also feel the deep responsibility that comes with being your nominee for this seat," McBride said at her election night celebration in New Castle. "While tonight we celebrate our victory in the primary, we all know that our work is far from over, and we know what is at stake in this election. We know what is on the line with the MAGA extremists who are on our ballot here in November in Delaware. We know what happens if Donald Trump wins and Republicans get the full control of Congress. They will not hesitate one second to pass their Project 2025 agenda.
"Our rights and our freedoms, our dignity and our democracy are on the line in this election, but so, too, is the promise of tomorrow, because we aren’t just here because of what’s at risk," she added. "We are also here because of what is possible. ... Y’all, hope and joy are making a comeback in America."
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