Sarah McBride

Sarah McBride
Official House portrait of McBride smiling in front of the U.S. flag, wearing a black blazer jacket and green shirt.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Delaware's at-large district
Assumed office
January 3, 2025
Preceded byLisa Blunt Rochester
Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 1st district
In office
November 4, 2020 – January 2, 2025
Preceded byHarris McDowell III
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born (1990-08-09) August 9, 1990 (age 36)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2014; died 2014)​
EducationAmerican University (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website
State Assembly website

Sarah McBride (born August 9, 1990) is an American LGBTQ rights activist and Democratic politician who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2025. She is a member of the Delaware State Senate since 2020. She was the National Press Secretary of the Human Rights Campaign.

Local political career

After winning the September 15, 2020 Democratic primary in the safe Democratic 1st Delaware State Senate district, she became the first transgender state senator in the country as well as the highest-ranking transgender official in the country.

In July 2016, she was a speaker at the Democratic National Convention, becoming the first openly transgender person to address a major party convention in American history.

U.S. House of Representatives

On June 26, 2023, after Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester's earlier announcement that she would run for the U.S. Senate, McBride officially announced her candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives. She won the election in November 2024, becoming the first openly transgender member of Congress.

Personal life

In August 2014, McBride married Andrew Cray after he was diagnosed with terminal oral cancer. Four days after their wedding, Cray died from the disease.

References

  1. ↑ @sarahemcbride (January 2, 2025). "I submitted my resignation from the Delaware State Senate today" – via Instagram.
  2. ↑ "Staff". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sarah McBride". Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Epstein, Reid J. (September 15, 2020). "Sarah McBride Is Set to Be the Nation's Highest-Ranking Transgender Official". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "HRC's Sarah McBride, Chad Griffin to Speak at DNC". Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "At This Week's DNC Sarah McBride Will Become First Openly-Transgender Speaker to Address Major Party". The New Civil Rights Movement. July 24, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Dems add first transgender speaker to convention lineup". The Hill. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "HRC's Sarah McBride to become first openly trans person to speak at a major party convention". Gay Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ Huynh, Anjali (2023-06-26). "Delaware Lawmaker Aims to Be First Openly Transgender House Member". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  10. ↑ "Sarah McBride announces run for US House seat to become first trans member of Congress". The News Journal. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  11. ↑ "AP Race Call: Democrat Sarah McBride wins election to U.S. House in Delaware's 1st Congressional District". AP News. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  12. ↑ "Forever And Ever: Losing My Husband At 24". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2015.

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