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“We did it. We won the general election,\u201d tweeted Sarah McBride <\/strong>on Nov. 3, after the numbers came in. The LGBTQIA+ activist made history by defeating Republican candidate Steve Washington <\/strong>to replace Sen. Harris McDowell<\/strong>, a Democrat, in the Delaware state senate. Sara is the first openly transgender person to hold a state senate position, an accomplishment that Sarah hoped \u201cshows an LGBTQ kid that our democracy is big enough for them too.\u201d<\/p>\n Sarah, in an interview with The New York Times<\/em><\/a> after the win, said she was \u201cincredibly grateful\u201d to the residents of her district \u2013 Wilmington, which leans heavily to the left \u2013 and that she hopes her victory sends a \u201cmessage to a young person struggling with where they fit and how they fit into this world: that our democracy is big enough for them too and their voices matter. I am hopeful that there\u2019s a young person desperately in need of that message, who, just before going to bed, looked online, and saw this result. For that person, they know that change is possible, and things can get better.\u201d<\/p>\n In March 2025, a House Republican halted a congressional hearing after a Democratic colleague criticized him for misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride.<\/span><\/p>\n As she takes her place on the Delaware state senate, here\u2019s what you need to know about Sarah.<\/p>\n We did it. We won the general election. <\/p>\n Thank you, thank you, thank you.<\/p>\n — Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n