Sarah McBride becomes first openly transgender person to win a seat in Congress

Sarah McBride smiles and looks away (Credit: Bloomberg / Contributor—Getty Images)

One of Delaware’s state senators, Democrat Sarah McBride, made history Tuesday night as the first transgender person elected to Congress in U.S. history. 

The Delaware native won the state’s single seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. She will replace fellow Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester, who also won her race and made history on Tuesday night, becoming Delaware’s first female senator.