Sarah McBride to Become First Transgender State Senator in US History.<br />McBride won in Delaware to become America's highest-ranking, openly transgender official.<br />She took to Twitter to address her constituents after defeating Republican Steve Washington. .<br />According to her campaign announcement, McBride interned with the Obama administration while in college.<br />making her the first openly transgender woman to work in the White House as well. .<br />Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David said McBride "made history not just for herself but for our entire community.".<br />This victory, the first of what I expect to be many in her career, shows that any person can achieve their dream, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation, Alphonso David, president of the Human <br />Rights Campaign, via NBC News
