Danica Roem
Danica Roem | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Roem in 2017 | |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 30th district | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Ebbin (Redistricting) |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 13th district | |
| In office January 10, 2018 – January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Maldonado (Redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1984 Manassas, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | St. Bonaventure University (BA) |
Danica Roem (/ˈroʊm/ ROHM; born September 30, 1984)[1] is an American journalist and politician who has been a member of the Senate of Virginia since 2024. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2] In the 2017 Virginia elections she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.[3]
She is the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly, and in January 2018 became the first to both be elected and serve while openly transgender in any U.S. state legislature.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Moreau, Julie (June 12, 2017). "Will 2017 be the "Year of the Trans Candidate"?". NBC News. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ↑ Nirappil, Fenit (June 13, 2017). "Democratic challenger to Marshall would be Va.'s first openly transgender lawmaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ↑ Olivo, Antonio (June 14, 2017). "She is transgender. He proposed a 'bathroom bill.' They're running against each other in Northern Virginia". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ↑ Johnson, Chris (June 13, 2017). "Va. trans candidate wins primary, now faces anti-LGBT lawmaker". Washington Blade. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
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