20 trans & nonbinary Election Night winners you need to know

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20 trans & nonbinary Election Night winners you need to know

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Story by Mira Lazine (8 Nov 2024)

While many eyes were on the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election, quite a few other races were occurring throughout the country for congressional, state, and local offices where trans and nonbinary people won.

According to data from the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, the proportion of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming candidates for political office increased by nearly half since 2020, up to 15.2%. This election saw not only the election of new transgender candidates but the reelection of ones currently in office as well.

Sarah McBride – U.S. House of Representatives (Delaware)
Brian Cina – Vermont House of Representatives
Mari Cordes – Vermont House of Representatives
Brion Curran – Minnesota House of Representatives
Leigh Finke – Minnesota House of Representatives
Alicia "Liish" Kozlowski – Minnesota House of Representatives
DeShanna Neal – Delaware House of Representatives
Ambureen Rana – Maine House of Representatives
Abigail Salisbury – Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Brianna Titone – Colorado House of Representatives
Aime Wichtendahl – Iowa House of Representatives
Zooey Zephyr – Montana House of Representatives

Bonus: Proposition 1 – New York
Proposition 1, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment, codified the protection of transgender people into the state Constitution by adding an amendment that detailed specific marginalized groups that are guaranteed rights and representation within the state.