Virginia Democrat Danica Roem was projected to win her election Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, becoming the commonwealth’s first openly transgender state senator and the first out tr…

Virginia Democrat Danica Roem was projected to win her election Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, becoming the commonwealth’s first openly transgender state senator and the first out transgender person elected to a state Senate anywhere in the South.

Roem, 39, defeated former Fairfax County police detective Bill Woolf, a conservative Republican endorsed by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ®, who vowed to bar transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams if elected.

“You attack trans kids in my district at your own political peril,” Roem told The Hill in a recent interview.

    • TheOgreChef@lemmy.world
      55·
      10 months ago

      Dems are projected to win the house, and more importantly for her, they won the senate where she will serve. So she’s unlikely to be as hampered by republicans as the Montana rep.

      • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
        51·
        10 months ago

        the Montana rep

        Zoey Zooey Zephyr

        Not throwing shade at you, just trying to not diminish her any further than she already has been.

        • TheOgreChef@lemmy.world
          28·
          10 months ago

          No offense taken! Thank you for adding that in as I was not familiar with her. More visibility is always a good thing.

    • cannibalkitteh@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      21·
      10 months ago

      Roem was already a member of the House, this just marks career progression for her. As for Zooey Zephyr, she has had a fair impact in spite of her being barred from the floor for the last week of the session.

  • OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
    16·
    10 months ago

    If there was a not-openly transgender state Senator in Virginia, I want to read that biography.

    • kase@lemmy.world
      3·
      10 months ago

      There could be a closeted trans person living as their AGAB, which would be sad. Or there could be a stealth trans Virginia senator, which would make for an awesome story

    • RealFknNito@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      10 months ago

      Still trying to figure out who got pornhub banned in our state but for now I’m glad we made good history this time.

      • Grayox@lemmy.ml
        2·
        10 months ago

        I thought there was a supreme court ruling in another state that made that Unconstitutional.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    52·
    10 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Virginia Democrat Danica Roem was projected to win her election Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, becoming the commonwealth’s first openly transgender state senator and the first out transgender person elected to a state Senate anywhere in the South.

    Roem, 39, defeated former Fairfax County police detective Bill Woolf, a conservative Republican endorsed by Virginia Gov.

    Glenn Youngkin ®, who vowed to bar transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams if elected.

    “You attack trans kids in my district at your own political peril,” Roem told The Hill in a recent interview.

    Roem, who became the nation’s first openly transgender state lawmaker when she was elected to Virginia’s House of Delegates in 2017, campaigned on her experience in the legislature and successful bipartisan bills, including legislation signed by Youngkin guaranteeing hot meals to public school students and reducing traffic congestion along Route 28 in Virginia.

    Roem’s election has secured a key Senate seat for Virginia Democrats, who spent millions this cycle vying for continued control of the state’s upper chamber.

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