Sarah McBride on her run to become first trans member of the House
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It is a typical election year scene: A Congressional candidate working the crowd at a college football game. But Sarah McBride's simple act of shaking hands at Delaware State University could lead to a turning point in American history. If elected, she would become the first trans member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Asked what that means to her, McBride replied, "It is a testament to Delawarians that the candidacy of someone like me is even possible."
When "Sunday Morning" first met McBride during the pandemic, she was already making history as the first trans person ever elected to a state senate seat, becoming America's highest-ranking transgender elected official. Now, at age 34, with almost two terms under her belt, she is running for higher office, but says it is not about her identity as a trans woman:
It is a typical election year scene: A Congressional candidate working the crowd at a college football game. But Sarah McBride's simple act of shaking hands at Delaware State University could lead to a turning point in American history. If elected, she would become the first trans member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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