Sarah McBride
Democrat · DE · U.S. House
Bio
Sarah Elizabeth McBride is an American politician, author, and LGBTQ rights activist serving as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Delaware Senate from 2021 to 2025, representing the state's 1st senate district. Prior, she was the national press secretary of the Human Rights Campaign from 2016 to 2021. McBride is the nation's highest ranking openly transgender elected official and the first openly transgender member of the United States Congress. Her 2024 congressional campaign is the subject of the 2025 documentary State of Firsts.
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As attacks on trans Americans intensify, Sarah McBride’s story reaches theaters nationwideDays after drawing a standing ovation at the Equality PAC National Pride Gala in Washington , Delaware’s sole congresswoman, Sarah McBride, is preparing for another milestone. Friday is the nationwide theatrical release of the documentary State of Firsts, …
Advocate.com · June 12, 2026
Sarah McBride Has Perfect Response to Nancy Mace’s Primary LossRepresentatives Sarah McBride and Nancy Mace have spent years trading barbs due to the South Carolina lawmaker’s numerous attacks on the transgender community. But on Tuesday, after Mace lost the state’s gubernatorial Republican primary race, McBride kept her…
The New Republic · June 10, 2026
Congresswoman bullied by Nancy Mace gets last laugh after primary election: 'Happy Pride'Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) got the last laugh against Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), following the latter's relentless anti-LGBTQ bullying stunts.Mace, who originally described herself as "pro-transgender rights" as recently as 2023, took a hard turn to campaign agai…
Raw Story · June 10, 2026
‘State Of Firsts’ Trailer: Sarah McBride Becomes First Openly Trans Person Elected To U.S. Congress, Faces Immediate GOP BacklashEXCLUSIVE: After Sarah McBride won election in 2024 to represent Delaware in the U.S. House of Representatives, she became the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress. How did some members of the Republican majority greet her? By deliberately mis…
Deadline · May 28, 2026
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