Danica Roem to become Virginia's 1st transgender state senator

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Source: NBC

Danica Roem to become Virginia's 1st transgender state senator
Roem is only the second out transgender person elected to a state Senate, following Delaware’s Sarah McBride.


Virginia Del. Danica Roem has made political history once again after winning a seat in the state Senate on Tuesday. She is the first out transgender person elected to Virginia’s upper chamber and only the second trans person elected to any state Senate in the United States, following Delaware’s Sarah McBride in 2020.

Roem, a Democrat, defeated her Republican opponent, Bill Woolf, by more than 3 percentage points. Woolf, a former Fairfax County police officer, was endorsed by the state’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin.

“I’m grateful the people of Virginia’s 30th Senate district elected me to continue representing my lifelong home of western Prince William County and greater Manassas,” Roem said in a statement shared on social media Tuesday. “The voters have shown they want a leader who will prioritize fixing roads, feeding kids and protecting our land instead of stigmatizing trans kids or taking away your civil rights.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/danica-roem-become-virginias-1st-transgender-state-senator-rcna124175

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Congrats!

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1. Good

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2. The radio ads against her were AWFUL!

It made me angry. WTOP's new tagline/slogan is "Facts Matter" ... every time I heard an anti-Roem ad, I was wondering how allowing these ads fits in with their newly adopted promotional philosophy.

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3. That is so awesome!

I remember when she was elected to the House of Delegates in 2017. She beat a very public bigot. And found out she beat him in an awesome way.

Gift article about that: https://wapo.st/3SvSPkW

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4. Congratulations Danica Roem!!

In your face, haters!! Love is love. Acceptance is love.

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5. Yes!

Congratulations

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6. Bravo!

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7. It's a loosing battle for Republicans to forbid / outlaw who people want and need to be to

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to stay healthy and happy.

As long as families continue to love and understand their kids and siblings for who they are, Republican hate, confusion and values will turn voters away.

Loving parents only want their kids to be happy -and they vote. Republicans want something else, at least as their public persona. There are plenty of LGBTQ Republican kids out there.

I guess it comes down to the GOP base which is ‘to hate thyself as you do others’.