Sarah McBride

American politician and transgender rights activist

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January 2025 Concludes her term in the Delaware Senate.
January 2025 Praised the ceasefire reached in the Israel-Hamas war during ongoing conflict.
January 2025 Praised the ceasefire reached in the Israel-Hamas war during January
January 2025 Praised the ceasefire reached in the Israel-Hamas war during January
January 2025 Concludes her term in the Delaware Senate.
January 2025 Praised the ceasefire reached in the Israel-Hamas war during ongoing conflict.
January 3 2025 McBride became the first openly transgender member of the U.S. Congress upon being sworn in.
January 3 2025 McBride became the first openly transgender member of the U.S. Congress upon being sworn in.
2024 Expressed support for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war
2024 Expressed support for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war
November 2024 Sarah McBride won the general election for the United States House of Representatives, securing 58% of the vote and making history as the first openly transgender member of the U.S. Congress.
November 2024 McBride won the general election with 58% of the vote for Delaware's at-large congressional district.
November 2024 McBride won the general election with 58% of the vote for Delaware's at-large congressional district.
November 2024 Sarah McBride won the general election for the United States House of Representatives, securing 58% of the vote and making history as the first openly transgender member of the U.S. Congress.
September 10 2024 Sarah McBride won the Democratic Primary election for the 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, receiving 80% of the votes against two other candidates.
September 10 2024 Sarah McBride won the Democratic Primary election for the 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, receiving 80% of the votes against two other candidates.
August 2023 In an interview with Jewish Insider, McBride emphasized her support for Israel and the U.S.-Israel relationship, positioning herself as a fighter against antisemitism during her congressional campaign.
August 2023 In an interview with Jewish Insider, McBride emphasized her support for Israel and the U.S.-Israel relationship, positioning herself as a fighter against antisemitism during her congressional campaign.
June 2023 Sarah McBride announced her candidacy to represent Delaware's at-large congressional district in the 2024 election, following the announcement that Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester would run for the U.S. Senate.
June 2023 Sarah McBride announced her candidacy to represent Delaware's at-large congressional district in the 2024 election, following the announcement that Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester would run for the U.S. Senate.
January 2021 Sarah McBride began serving in the Delaware Senate, representing the state's 1st senate district, making history as the first openly transgender state senator in the country.
January 2021 Begins serving as a state senator in Delaware.
January 2021 Begins serving as a state senator in Delaware.
January 2021 Sarah McBride began serving in the Delaware Senate, representing the state's 1st senate district, making history as the first openly transgender state senator in the country.
2020 During her first term, McBride successfully sponsored the Healthy Delaware Families Act, which provides for 12-week paid family or medical leave with up to 80% wage coverage.
2020 During her first term, McBride successfully sponsored the Healthy Delaware Families Act, which provides for 12-week paid family or medical leave with up to 80% wage coverage.
November 2020 Sarah McBride won her election, becoming the first transgender state senator in United States history, succeeding retired Democrat Harris McDowell III.
November 2020 Sarah McBride won her election, becoming the first transgender state senator in United States history, succeeding retired Democrat Harris McDowell III.
July 9 2019 Sarah McBride formally announced her candidacy for the Delaware Senate, focusing on health care and paid family and medical leave.
July 9 2019 Sarah McBride formally announced her candidacy for the Delaware Senate, focusing on health care and paid family and medical leave.
2018 Sarah McBride published her memoir titled 'Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality,' featuring a foreword by Joe Biden.
2018 Sarah McBride published her memoir titled 'Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality,' featuring a foreword by Joe Biden.
2016 Sarah McBride becomes the national press secretary of the Human Rights Campaign.
2016 Sarah McBride becomes the national press secretary of the Human Rights Campaign.
July 28 2016 Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person to speak at a national party convention when she addressed the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
July 28 2016 Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person to speak at a national party convention when she addressed the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
April 2016 McBride delivered a TED Talk titled, 'Gender assigned to us at birth should not dictate who we are.'
April 2016 McBride delivered a TED Talk titled, 'Gender assigned to us at birth should not dictate who we are.'
2014 Four days after their wedding, Andrew Cray passed away from oral cancer.
2014 Four days after their wedding, Andrew Cray passed away from oral cancer.
August 24 2014 Sarah McBride married fellow LGBTQ rights activist Andrew Cray in a small, private wedding ceremony on their apartment rooftop in Washington, D.C., officiated by Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson.
August 24 2014 Sarah McBride married fellow LGBTQ rights activist Andrew Cray in a small, private wedding ceremony on their apartment rooftop in Washington, D.C., officiated by Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson.
2013 Sarah McBride earned a bachelor's degree from American University.
2013 Earned a bachelor's degree from American University.
2013 Earned a bachelor's degree from American University.
2013 Sarah McBride earned a bachelor's degree from American University.
June 2013 Legislation protecting Delawareans from discrimination based on gender identity and expression was signed into law by Governor Jack Markell, following a lobbying effort led by McBride.
June 2013 Legislation protecting Delawareans from discrimination based on gender identity and expression was signed into law by Governor Jack Markell, following a lobbying effort led by McBride.
January 2013 Sarah McBride joined the board of directors of Equality Delaware.
January 2013 Sarah McBride joined the board of directors of Equality Delaware.

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