Danica Roem

Danica Roem, born on September thirtieth, nineteen eighty-four, is a trailblazing American journalist and politician. Since January twenty twenty-four, she has served in the Virginia Senate, representing the thirtieth district, which includes parts of Prince William County, such as the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. Her political journey began in the Virginia House of Delegates, where she represented the thirteenth district from twenty eighteen to twenty twenty-four.

Roem made history in January twenty eighteen when she was sworn in as the first openly transgender person elected to serve in a state legislature in the United States. Her election to the Virginia House of Delegates in twenty seventeen marked a significant milestone not only for her but also for the representation of the LGBTQ+ community in politics.

In twenty twenty-three, she achieved another groundbreaking feat by being elected to the Virginia Senate, becoming the first openly transgender person to hold such a position in the Southern United States. With her swearing-in in January twenty twenty-four, Roem solidified her place in history as the first openly transgender individual to be elected and serve in both chambers of a state legislature in the U.S.