Sarah McBride, American LGBT activist

Sarah Elizabeth McBride is an American politician, serving as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district, author, and LGBTQ rights activist. 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 2021. McBride is the nation's highest ranking openly transgender elected official and the first openly transgender member of the United States Congress.