Sarah McBride has made history. McBride tells PEOPLE that getting elected to the House as an out transgender woman proves “this nation is big enough to love all of us.” | People

Sarah McBride on her bid to become the first transgender member of US Congress

Delaware Democrat Sarah McBride, who in 2020 became the nation’s first openly transgender state senator, is setting out to make history again — this time as the first out transgender person elected to Congress. “My commitment is to the people in Delaware who aren’t seen,” McBride said in a campaign video announcing her bid for Delaware’s sole House seat. “Everyone deserves a member of Congress who sees them and who respects them.” McBride came out publicly as transgender at age 21, while enterin

Senator Sarah McBride