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Sarah McBride
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American human rights activist and politician (born 1990)
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Sarah McBride is a trans woman and American politician who serves as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Born Timothy Ryan McBride on August 9, 1990, in Wilmington, Delaware, she is also an LGBTQ rights activist. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has worked for the Center for American Progress and the Human Rights Campaign. Her professional affiliations include roles with Jack Markell and Beau Biden.
McBride was educated at American University, where she also serves as a board member. She resides in Washington, D.C., and Wilmington. Her work locations include Dover and Washington, D.C. She began her work period in 2012. Significant events in her life include her coming out and delivering an oration.
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Sarah Elizabeth McBride (born August 9, 1990) is an American activist and politician who is the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Delaware Senate from January 2021 to January 2025, representing the state's 1st senate district. Prior, she was the national press secretary of the Human Rights Campaign from 2016 to…
Known for
- State of Firsts — Self2026
- Friends & Neighbors2023
- For They Know Not What They Do2019
- Crowning Change — Self2018
- Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric — Self2017
- The View — Self1997
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Succeeded by
- Dan Cruce
- Born
- ( 1990-08-09 ) August 9, 1990 (age 35) , Wilmington, Delaware , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Andrew Cray ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 ; died 2014 )
- Education
- American University ( BA )
- Website
- House website , Campaign website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Timothy
- Family name
- McBride
- Gender
- trans woman
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wilmington
- Occupation
- LGBTQ rights activist
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Educated at
- American University
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Official website
- mcbride.house.gov
- Image
- Representative Sarah McBride Official Portrait.jpg
- Work location
- Dover
- Residence
- Wilmington
- Significant event
- oration
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- date of birth
- 1990-08-09
- Commons category
- Sarah McBride
- board member
- American University
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- WikiProject Human rights
- name in native language
- Sarah McBride
- social media followers
- 106026
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- P10632
- Sarah McBride
- birth name
- Timothy Ryan McBride
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Encyclopedic overview
Sarah Elizabeth McBride (born August 9, 1990) is an American politician, author, and LGBTQ rights activist serving as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Delaware Senate from 2021 to 2025, representing the state's 1st senate district. Prior, she was the national press secretary of the Human Rights Campaign from 2016 to 2021. McBride is the nation's highest ranking openly transgender elected official and the first openly transgender member of the United States Congress.
In 2020, McBride became the first openly transgender person elected as a state senator in the United States. Prior to her election, McBride lobbied for the successful passage of legislation in Delaware banning discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment, housing, insurance, and public accommodations. In July 2016, she was a speaker at the Democratic National Convention, becoming the first openly transgender person to address a major party convention in American history. In 2018, McBride published her memoir Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality, with a foreword by then-former vice president and later U.S. president Joe Biden. McBride has been credited with shaping Biden's personal views and political evolution on transgender issues.
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