Sarah McBride made history on Tuesday night.<br />After winning a seat in Delaware's state Senate, McBride has become the highest-ranking openly trans official in America.<br />According to Business Insider, the 30-year-old Democrat won the seat over Republican opponent, Steve Washington.<br />McBride said: “I hope tonight shows an LGBTQ kid that our democracy is big enough for them, too."<br />McBride rose to prominence in 2016 when she became the first openly trans person to speak at a national political convention.<br />That year McBride addressed the DNC by saying: “My name is Sarah McBride, and I am a proud transgender American".