TRANSGENDER VIRGINIAN MAKES HISTORY AT POLLS

RICHMOND, VA. A Virginia woman who is set to become the first openly transgender person to get elected and serve in a state legislature in the U. S. brushed off her historic win, saying she is focused on fixing congested roads and making government more transparent.

“It will be historic when a transgender woman finally helps fix Route 28 because that’s what I’m here to do.” Democrat Danica Roem, pictured, told FOX 5 in Washington.

Roem defeated Republican Del. Bob Marshall, winning 54 per cent of the 22,000 votes cast.

She will be the only out trans state legislator in the U. S. and the first to both get elected and serve, according to the Victory Fund, a political action committee that works to get openly LGBTQ people elected.