Sarah McBride will become the first openly transgender-identifying person to serve in Congress after winning Delaware’s at-large U.S. House seat Tuesday night. McBride, a Delaware state senator, is a biological man who identifies as a woman.
Delaware’s only House seat was vacated by outgoing Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who made a successful bid for her state’s open U.S. Senate seat.
Just as Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned to the middle of her party this election cycle, McBride courted moderates by focusing on kitchen table issues instead of identity politics. The 34-year-old politician told CBS News that the congressional campaign was not about making history but restoring the American dream for the average voter.
“Just as I have done in the Delaware state Senate, I will focus on bringing down costs facing workers, their families, and…
