Sarah McBride said she sees 'the importance of representation. But it's also my job to make clear to people that I'm more than just one thing, that I am a multi-dimensional human being.”
Sarah McBride said she sees “the importance of representation. But it’s also my job to make clear to people that I’m more than just one thing, that I am a multi-dimensional human being.”
McBride isn’t the first candidate challenged to strike a balance between being a political “first” and winning over voters with more than her personal identity. If she can prevail in the competitive primary, though, she’s pretty much guaranteed to nab the deep-blue seat — plunging her into tense workplace dynamics. She insists she’s ready to work with colleagues who openly question transgender identity itself, saying she hopes to bring a “cultural change” to Congress.
During several campaign stops on a muggy September afternoon, McBride leaned into her gender identity in largely friendly territory, arguing that recent antagonistic rhetoric about transgender rights made it impossible to ignore. Still, she said there are other parts of her story that have been more formative than her gender identity, namely serving as a caregiver to her late husband Andrew Cray during his terminal battle with cancer.
The candidates have largely shied away from attacking each other so far, with Young pitching solutions for housing affordability, and Davis leaning on her statewide record as Treasurer. McBrideout of the gate — over $400,000 in contributions in just the first week of her candidacy, though Young and Davis haven’t posted public fundraising numbers yet.
“We’re a state of neighbors. We run into each other all over the place,” noted New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, who hasn’t taken a side in the congressional primary. On top of the name recognition, her leadership record and two election victories at the state level “diminishes a lot of doubts” that voters might have over her identity, said Rep. Mark Takano , who was the first openly gay person of color elected to Congress. “She has already shown that she can win.”
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