Sarah McBride is America’s first transgender senator

Sarah McBride has made history in America after being elected as its first ever transgender senator.

America has elected its first openly transgender senator.

The Democrat’s Sarah McBride will be Delaware’s next senator for the First State Senate District.

Ms McBride is a spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organisation, and in the past year has taught public policy to students at the University of Delaware’s Biden Institute.

Her success comes despite anti-trans Facebook posts made by her Republican opponent Steve Washington as well as other transphobic harassment.

However, she told Vox that the majority of voters never bring up her identity.

“Voters in this district are fair-minded and they’re judging candidates based on their ideas and not their identities,” she said.

“They’re looking for candidates with the imagination and the energy and the experience to meet this moment with meaningful results.”

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Sarah McBride is the first openly transgender senator in America. Picture: Facebook

HISTORIC LGBTQ+ WIN: Sarah McBride has been elected to Delaware's state Senate. She is the first out transgender state senator in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/3qZEonqalH

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Ms McBride said her campaign had been focused on health care affordability, universal paid family and medical leave, universal pre-K, and criminal justice reform.

Ms McBride was previously married to Andrew Cray and was his caregiver while he battled cancer which eventually claimed his life.

She has worked for former Governor Jack Markell, Attorney-General Beau Biden and in the Obama White House.