DOVER, Del. — Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride has been elected to the U.S. House and will become the first out transgender person to serve in Congress. McBride easily defeated Republican John Whalen III on Tuesday in the race for Delaware’s lone ...

Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride, already the nation’s highest-ranking openly transgender elected official, is poised to become the first openly transgender member of Congress. McBride, 33, is running to replace U.

Sarah McBride, a Delaware state senator, will win her state’s at-large US House seat, making her the first out transgender person to serve in Congress, CNN projects. The at-large seat was vacated when outgoing Rep.